‘Unusually high’: Shark sightings continue in SA as 4m monster spotted in the shallows on Eyre Peninsula
Even more chilling vision has emerged of sharks just metres off SA beaches as the unusually high amount of sightings continue across the state. Video: Shark Watch SA/Joe V
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Even more chilling vision has emerged of sharks just metres off SA beaches as the unusually high amount of sightings continue across the state.
At about 6pm on Thursday night, a 4 metre shark was spotted at Coffin Bay on the Eyre Peninsula.
Shark Watch SA identified the species as a white shark and its threat to humans as “very dangerous”.
The sighting report comes as a fresh video of a shark just metres from the shore at Marion Bay was uploaded to social media.
The shark can be seen with the sandy beach in the background and the jetty nearby.
The latest reports take the tally of sightings up to 19 in the past 11 days with great whites, bronze whalers, and some unknown spotted unusually close to SA shorelines.
Since January 1, there have been about 170 reported sightings of sharks in SA waters which is “more than usual”, according to Anton Covino, founder of Shark Watch SA.
Shark Watch SA founder Anton Covino said he didn’t know what was going on, “but I can tell you it’s not a man in a suit”.
One shark, named Bruce by Mr Covino, is believed to be the sole circler of the southern seas, but he said there could be multiple sharks.
“I don’t even know if it’s the same shark or a different one. It could be a number of different sharks,” he said.
“It’s an intriguing situation.”
The most common belief is that it’s because of the algal bloom in the Fleurieu Peninsula pushing sharks up the coast.
Originally published as ‘Unusually high’: Shark sightings continue in SA as 4m monster spotted in the shallows on Eyre Peninsula
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