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Red Sea authorities suspend diving at ‘The Two Brothers Islands’ due to shark monitoring

The Red Sea Marine Park Authority (RSMPA) closed diving activities in The Two Brothers Islands area on Tuesday for 42 hours due to shark monitoring. The site is a popular diving and safari destination in the southern Red Sea, and is known for its shark population. This serves to implement a program to track and …

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Egypt Independent June 25, 2025

Support grows to ditch shark nets along popular beaches

The home of some of Australia’s best-known beaches is inching closer to ditching shark nets as more communities voice concern

Australian Associated Press January 9, 2025

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim’s friend says

The population of great white sharks is “exploding” and surfers must abandon the west coast of South Australia as a

Australian Associated Press January 5, 2025

Shark attacks Egyptian swimmer in Dahab, beach closed

A beach in the city of Dahab in South Sinai was closed after a shark attacked an Egyptian swimmer on Wednesday, causing her a severe injury, Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad confirmed. Fouad instructed the natural reserves of South Sinai to form an urgent committee to evaluate the situation in the city, determine the causes of …

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Egypt Independent September 14, 2023

Egypt mummifies shark that killed Russian tourist in Red Sea

A team of marine scientists, in cooperation with the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, embalmed a tiger shark which recently killed a Russian tourist in the Red Sea. Five embalming experts who specialized in the field of mummification of marine organisms took part in the process. The shark was caught by a number of …

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Egypt Independent June 15, 2023

Shark attack victim identified as popular school teacher

A surfer believed to have been mauled to death by a shark in South Australia has been identified as a popular local school teacher. Simon Baccanello, 46, had reportedly moved … Continued

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The New Daily May 14, 2023

Man survives shark attack in WA

A man has been transferred to hospital after being bitten by a shark off the coast of northern Western Australia. Authorities have confirmed that a man received non-life-threatening injuries from a … Continued

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The New Daily March 23, 2023

Shark nets go back in water at NSW beaches

Shark nets are back in the water in NSW, a day after a surfer was mauled north of Sydney, but conservationists say they are wildlife killing machines that don’t protect … Continued

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The New Daily September 1, 2022

NOT READY YET- South Sinai governor denies death of tourist in shark attack

South Sinai governor Khaled Fouda refuted reports of British media that a female tourist, 68, died in a shark attack at a beach in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh. The governor said, on Saturday, that the news is not based on solid evidence and there are no incidents at all that tourists have been …

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Egypt Independent July 5, 2022