{"id":370378,"date":"2025-12-25T06:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T06:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/370378\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T06:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T06:01:10","slug":"christmas-shark-alert-issued-for-nanarup-beach-near-albany-after-whale-carcass-spotted-floating-close-to-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/370378\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas shark alert issued for Nanarup Beach near Albany after whale carcass spotted floating close to shore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">A shark alert has been issued for the Great Southern coast with a whale carcass floating at a beach near Albany.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development put out the warning after the carcass was spotted at Nanarup Beach about 9.10am on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">It said it was possible that the carcass could attract sharks close to shore, urging water users to take extra care in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">DPIRD officers are monitoring the situation and the City of Albany has put warnings signs on the beach.<\/p>\n<p>What to do<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Take additional caution in the Nanarup Beach area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Adhere to beach closures advised by rangers, Parks and Wildlife Service officers, and Surf Life Saving WA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Use your sea sense and stay informed by checking for shark activity on the SharkSmart website, SharkSmart WA app or Surf Life Saving WA\u2019s X feed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">If you see a shark, call Water Police on 9442 8600.<\/p>\n<p>Extra information<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Switch on your Sea Sense and stay informed of shark activity information by checking the SharkSmart website <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharksmart.com.au%2Fshark-activity%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctroy.deruyter%40wanews.com.au%7C1b936875e3b146c538ff08dca54586de%7Ca45470d5309e426fae080255f1aa55cc%7C0%7C0%7C638566965251265736%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6uoDg5VL74S7t1GBP3SKtYNud6r3ydgZtJTex%2F%2BoYiY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">sharksmart.com.au\/shark-activity<\/a>, download the SharkSmart WA app or follow Surf Life Saving WA Twitter \u2013 <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FSLSWA&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctroy.deruyter%40wanews.com.au%7C1b936875e3b146c538ff08dca54586de%7Ca45470d5309e426fae080255f1aa55cc%7C0%7C0%7C638566965251278137%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AH%2FQbm8xlXNRZBL9vRavNHRpVT4odFZhnCBBVz%2BDW4o%3D&amp;reserved=0\">twitter.com\/SLSWA<\/a>. Check <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharksmart.com.au%2Fnews%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctroy.deruyter%40wanews.com.au%7C1b936875e3b146c538ff08dca54586de%7Ca45470d5309e426fae080255f1aa55cc%7C0%7C0%7C638566965251285215%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=v22fu6bkMQVzUMzbIwo3dC%2Bm6eFmDdjCl48MtObHo6Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\">sharksmart.com.au\/news<\/a> for updates to this alert and to view other warnings and media releases.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A shark alert has been issued for the Great Southern coast with a whale carcass floating at a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44,1042,45],"class_list":["post-370378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news","tag-sharks","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}