This Saturday, Australian authorities closed several beaches in four areas of Sydney due to the risk of shark attacks, after the discovery of the corpse of a whale on the coast.
Australian public broadcaster ABC, cited by the Efe agency, gave instructions on the closure of beaches in Garie, Wattamolla, Era and Burning Palms, while teams work to remove the whale’s body. The body of that mammal it releases oils and fluids that act as a magnet for sharks.
These beaches, frequently visited by Australian and foreign tourists, will remain closed to the public at least until Sundayaccording to authorities’ estimates cited by radio station ABC.
The closures have affected economic activity in Sydney’s Royal National Park, where surveillance drones and jet skis have been deployed to detect any sharks approaching shore.
“Rescuers are reporting that there are a significant amount of sharks visible in front of the beach and around the rocky platform” where the whale was found, the general manager of the New South Wales rescue team, the state where Sydney is located, Stephen Pearce, told ABC.
Australia is one of the countries with the largest shark population in the world and also leads, along with the United States, in the number of attacks on humans.
Last December, dozens of sharks reached almost the coast of Byron Bay, attracted by fish used as bait, generating an unusual concentration that caught the attention of tourists, also in New South Wales.
According to a national incident database, between 1791 and 2025 more than 1,280 shark attacks were recorded in Australia, of which approximately 260 were fatal.
