A 38-year-old man has died after a suspected shark bite near Rottnest Island, off Western Australia, on Saturday May 16. Police said he was in the water at Horseshoe Reef when the attack occurred around 10am. He was taken by vessel to Geordie Bay, where St John WA paramedics treated him, but he could not be revived. A rescue helicopter was dispatched to evacuate him to the mainland. The ABC also reported a public sighting of a roughly five-meter white shark nearby.
Researchers in Western Australia detected DNA evidence consistent with giant squid in deep waters, using genetic material collected directly from seawater. The same study uncovered a rich community of previously unknown deep-sea canyon life. Scientists say the findings could reshape what we know about elusive ocean giants and strengthen calls to protect these dark, hard-to-study ecosystems.
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