Beaches around Newcastle will remain shut for a record ninth day after repeated sightings of a five-metre great white shark nicknamed Bruce.
Also in the waters off Newcastle is a three-and-a-half metre shark that on Thursday snacked on a dolphin.
A 3.5 metre shark attacked a pod of dolphins off a Newcastle beach, keeping the surf and sand closed.
Inspectors will consider reopening beaches on Monday, but only if the sharks are not spotted for at least 24 hours and appear to have moved away.
A 1.5m shark also bit the hand of a 17-year-old boy, while he was spearfishing at Mollymook Beach, on the NSW south coast, on Friday.
He’s in a stable condition in a Sydney hospital.
Beachgoers stay out of the water at Newcastle.
Despite the attack hundreds of nippers competed in a surf lifesaving competition at the other end of the beach.
The 3.5m shark was last seen by helicopter crews near Burwood Beach on Friday morning.
It’s thought the predators are hanging about due to increased marine activity and warm weather.
source: 9news.com.au
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