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Shark Bay (Malgana: Gathaagudu, lit. 'two waters') is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia . The 23,000-square-kilometre (8,900 sq mi) [ 1 ] area is located approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi) north of Perth , on the westernmost point of the Australian continent.
The marine park is known for its large marine animals, such as the famous Monkey Mia dolphins, turtles, dugongs and sharks. The park and its vast seagrass meadows, with a total of twelve species of seagrass in the park, form an important part of the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. [5] [6]
Henri Freycinet Harbour, also known as Freycinet Estuary, is one of the inner gulfs of Shark Bay, Western Australia, a World Heritage Site that lies to the west of the Peron Peninsula. [1] It has a significantly larger number of islands than Hamelin Pool, and has a number of smaller peninsulas known as prongs on its northern area.
Francois Peron National Park is a national park on the Peron Peninsula in Western Australia, 726 kilometres (451 mi) north of Perth, and located within the boundary of the Shark Bay World Heritage area.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has posted Mailander's shark photos and videos on its website in the past, and he often helps Cal State Monterey Bay researchers identify, count and tag great white ...
Heirisson Prong provided an ideal location to establish a fox-free reserve and to then re-establish endangered mammals. It was in close proximity to islands at Shark Bay where remnant populations of threatened mammals had persisted and its long and narrow shape lent itself to being fenced to exclude foxes and feral cats.
At least five shark attacks have occurred in the Northeast since June 30. Further south in Keaton Beach, Florida, a teen survived a shark bite after punching the shark in the nose.
Shark bites are common in Volusia County, with blacktips and bull sharks mostly to blame. But the bites are rarely fatal. Here is what we know.