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Big shark caught on drum line as expert warns whale scent could draw predators to City Beach for weeks

The Sydney Morning Herald Indigo Lemay-Conway
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  • the headline was changed: Lingering scent of Big shark caught on drum line as expert warns whale scent could draw sharks predators to City Beach for weeksexpert

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As a 13-metre carcass draws great whites into the shallows, scientists question whether drum line bait can lure predators away from the offshore buffet.

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  • The Sydney Morning Herald Big shark caught on drum line as expert warns whale scent could draw predators to City Beach for weeks plain
  • The West Australian Public banned from City Beach as expert warns scent of 31-tonne whale carcass could attract sharks for a week plain
  • WAtoday Lingering scent of whale could draw sharks to City Beach for weeks: expert plain

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Also covered by The West Australian, Brisbane Times, WAtoday, The Age. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

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The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story 12

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The West Australian Public banned from City Beach as expert warns scent of 31-tonne whale carcass could attract sharks for a week Niral 3.8 · calm political 0 Brisbane Times Big shark caught on drum line as expert warns whale scent could draw predators to City Beach for weeks Niral 12 · mostly calm political 0 WAtoday Lingering scent of whale could draw sharks to City Beach for weeks: expert Niral 8.7 · calm political 0 The Age Big shark caught on drum line as expert warns whale scent could draw predators to City Beach for weeks Niral 12 · mostly calm political 0