A popular beach in Albany, Western Australia, has been closed to the public after multiple great white sharks were sighted near the shore, attracted by a decaying whale carcass.
The City of Albany announced the closure of Goode Beach via its Facebook page on Monday afternoon, stating the beach would remain closed while arrangements are made to remove the carcass, expected to occur on Tuesday morning.
At least three large white sharks have been spotted in the area since the weekend. A decomposing whale carcass was reported drifting about 200 meters offshore at 8am on Saturday.
Two 3-meter-long white sharks were seen swimming about 15 meters from the sand at 11am on Sunday. A third shark, estimated at 3.3 meters by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, was spotted about 250 meters offshore at 1.30pm on Monday.
Officers from DPIRD and other agencies are monitoring the situation and providing advice to relevant authorities.
