Aerial vision just off a popular Gold Coast beach after a handful of evacuations confirms that sharks have been cruising in the shallows. We asked a biologist what it all means.
abc.net.au/news/shark-sightings-gold-coast-beaches-off-burleigh-heads/101904508Shark sightings have prompted lifeguards to evacuate one of the Gold Coast's busiest beaches multiple times in the past week.
Now, aerial vision just off the headland at Burleigh Heads has confirmed that sharks have been cruising in the shallows.Not really. Shark expert Daryl McPhee said it was not unusual to see small species, such as whaler sharks, in the summer months. "It's a seasonal thing, we expect to see them," Dr McPhee, an associate professor at Bond University, said.A change in the number of cameras trained on the water has also contributed."What we are doing though is we're getting much better at spotting them, particularly in a coastal and beach zone where lots of people are swimming," he said.
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