Updated September 29, 2026 — 5:42pm , first published 3:47pm

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Authorities have caught and tagged a great white shark within hours of setting drum lines near a whale carcass at South City Beach that was attracting several of the predators close to shore.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development tagged and released a 3.7 metre great white shark off Floreat Groyne on Tuesday.

It comes after a 13-metre whale was spotted beached at 7.30am on Monday morning.

The whale remnants were originally planned to be removed on Tuesday…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU