Warnbro Sound

Coordinates: 32°20′05″S 115°43′51″E / 32.3346°S 115.7308°E / -32.3346; 115.7308

Warnbro Sound, an Indian Ocean embayment, is located on the coast of Western Australia south of Cape Peron, 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of Fremantle. It is a semi-circular sound, 7 kilometres wide with 11 kilometres of shore.[1]

In summer 2014–2015, the beach at Warnbro Sound was closed for a number of days while the state Department of Fisheries pursued a great white shark that was frequenting the area. The impact of the department's "catch-and-kill" order on beach safety and scientific research was the subject of some controversy.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Andrew D. Short; Colin D. Woodroffe (14 April 2009). The Coast of Australia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-0-521-87398-7.
  2. ↑ Aleisha Orr (22 December 2014). "Kill order hangs over great white shark in Warnbro Sound". WAtoday. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Calla Wahlquist (22 December 2014). "WA shark cull: killing tagged great white risks safety of beachgoers, expert says". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2015.


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