A catch-and-kill order has been issued for a great white shark off the coast of Western Australia, after a man was killed while on a morning swim at a popular beach on Friday.
Authorities have said that beaches along the state's coast, including in the capital Perth, will remain closed until at least Sunday as the search for the shark continues.
The swimmer has been identified as 63-year-old Greg O'Neill, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has reported.
WA Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis said that she took the "extraordinary step" of issuing the order after the shark was spotted by water police on Saturday morning, and "positively identified as the shark involved in the incident".
A 12-year-old boy died after he was bitten in Sydney Harbour in January, and three divers were fatally mauled in separate incidents between May and June - two in Western Australia and the third in Queensland.
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A catch-and-kill order has been issued for a great white shark off the coast of Western Australia, after a man was killed while on a morning swim at a popular beach on Friday. His body has still not been found.
Authorities have said that beaches along the state's coast, including in the capital Perth, will remain closed until at least Sunday as the search for the shark continues.
The incident, at Sorrento Beach in Perth's north, has reignited debate about how to keep beachgoers safe in Australia.
The swimmer has been identified as 63-year-old Greg O'Neill, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has reported.
Authorities in Perth's Joondalup area, where Sorrento is located, said all beaches were closed "as a precautionary measure" and would remain so until at least midday on Sunday.
WA Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis said that she took the "extraordinary step" of issuing the order after the shark was spotted by water police on Saturday morning, and "positively identified as the shark involved in the incident".
Catching and killing sharks has a long history in Western Australia - there were months of large protests in 2014 when the state government authorised a cull after a spate of attacks.
A 12-year-old boy died after he was bitten in Sydney Harbour in January, and three divers were fatally mauled in separate incidents between May and June - two in Western Australia and the third in Queensland.
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