Sharks news headlines

A great white shark that washed up on a Victorian beach is likely the victim of a pod of killer whales.

A member of the public alerted lifeguards that a shark was swimming near the shore before the shark alarm was activated, forcing everyone out of the water.

A woman has been left stunned after a great white shark mauled her first prized tuna catch off in South Australia.

Pam Cook, who was mauled by a shark in South Australia's south-east, has taken a major step forward in her recovery.

Pamela Cook was bitten on the ankle at first and thought it was one of her fellow swimmers, but shock set in when she turned around.

Pamela Cook was part of a group swimming near the jetty in the small South Australian town when she was mauled.

The carcass was identified as that of a bronze whaler.

The gator had "basically no chance" of surviving in the wild with the radical injury.

Brisbane painter Mick Brown spent the last 10 years collecting 1970s Holden, Ford and Chrysler cars but recently turned his collection into art.

Nets are installed from September 1 to April 30 to reduce the rates of human interactions with sharks.

It is believed father-of-two Toby Begg tried to fight off the four-metre shark for 30 seconds while surfing about 10am yesterday.

Toby Begg is believed to have been mauled by a great white shark while surfing in Port Macquarie this morning.

It comes after the state government decided to re-install the nets on multiple beaches.

The drone tracking program has taken on new urgency following a spate of shark attacks at New York beaches this summer.

Ryan Selvey was fishing with his friends on K'gari when a massive beast took hold of his fishing line.

Jack Frost, 24, managed to paddle 600m back to shore while bleeding heavily after he was attacked by a great white shark in the Margaret River region, south of Perth late last month.

There's no shortage of shark-related news in in Australia - but despite our fearful fascination with these majestic beasts, the chances of one of those needle-like teeth ever puncturing your skin are staggeringly low.

A surfer managed to paddle 600m back to shore while bleeding heavily after he was attacked by a Great White Shark in the Margaret River region, south of Perth.

Sharks have scared us a lot this year, primarily for suspected attacks on humans - however, humans are a larger threat to sharks than sharks are to us.

A teenager who was mauled by a shark has revealed how her brother saved her life by punching the creature.

It's understood the carcass that washed into the area was a juvenile.

"Get out of the water!" panicked onlookers can be heard screaming as a shark casually swims amongst a crowd at a beach in Florida.

The latest in a spate of shark attacks off the coast of New York, a fifteen-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark.

Incredible drone footage has captured the moment "about 50" sharks descended, prompting authorities to issue a warning.

Researchers don't believe it was one killed by an orca a day earlier.

The captain of Sensation, a US fishing boat, is adamant he won the tournament fair and square.

Land-dwellers have been given a glimpse at one of the most rare and bizarre creatures lurking in the depths.

Egyptian authorities have banned swimming near a beach at an Egyptian Red Sea resort following a deadly shark attack that killed a Russian citizen.

A new interactive map has launched online unveiling Australia's major hotspots for shark attacks, with two states in particular emerging as danger zones.

A New Zealand man who walks the beach daily, picking up rubbish with his dog has found the satellite tracking tag of a great white shark named Daisy.

A fisher has captured his close encounter with a massive great white shark on camera just off the Gold Coast.

Daisy the Great White Shark's missing satellite tracking tag is in a landlocked suburb of New Zealand.

The piece of jewellery hadn't been seen since the famous ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic in April 1912, causing the death of 1500 people.

Swimmers have been urged to be cautious in the water over the coming months after drone footage captured a shiver of sharks off the Queensland coast.

Footage has emerged of a shark lurking off South Australia's coastline as the search for a missing surfer enters its third day.

For many fisherman, there's a tale of the one that got away. In this case, Scott Haraguchi is glad this one got away.

There is still no trace of a surfer who is believed to have died in a shark attack off South Australia on Saturday.

Swimming has been banned in a Pacific tourist hotspot for a year after a spate of shark attacks.

The "large sharks" completely dwarfed an orange kayak in the grey glass harbour, which was said to be "full" of the beasts.

An 11-year-old boy bitten by a shark off the coast of Western Australia has a long road to recover and get back home to Tasmania.

The 11-year-old was rushed to Exmouth Hospital after being attacked while he was snorkelling in waters off Kurrajong Campsite in the Cape Range National Park.

The professional angler was able to capture an extreme close-up off the apex predator after it rammed his boat with so much force it was left with paint smears.

A surfer attacked by a shark off Western Australia's mid-west coast is waiting for surgery, as his fellow surfer processes the close encounter.

A large hammerhead shark washed up on a US beach was pregnant with dozens of pups, researchers have found.

A prominent surfer has been bitten by a shark in Western Australia's mid-west.

Rachel and her stepdaughter thought she had found an "interesting stone", but what she unearthed was "bigger than anything we've ever seen".

A group of sharks have been spotted metres from the shore at a beach in Queensland.

A group of sharks have been spotted metres from the shore at a beach in Queensland.

A surfer has been hospitalised in a serious condition after an encounter with a shark off the south shore of Oahu in Hawaii.

Five sharks, including great whites, were spotted swimming near popular beaches by both the Surf Life Saving Westpac helicopter and locals within a 24-hour period.