Warnbro Sound

Warnbro Sound, an Indian Ocean embayment, is located on the coast of Western Australia south of Cape Peron, 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of Fremantle. It is a semi-circular sound, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) wide with 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) of shore.[1] The area was surveyed in 1837 by Surveyor-General John Septimus Roe, who named it in 1838; the etymology of the name is unknown. The Perth suburb of Warnbro is named after it.[2]

Warnbro Sound, seen from the north

In summer 2014–2015, the beach at Warnbro Sound was closed for a number of days while the state Department of Fisheries pursued a great white shark that was frequenting the area. The impact of the department's "catch-and-kill" order on beach safety and scientific research was the subject of some controversy.[3][4]

References
  1. Andrew D. Short; Colin D. Woodroffe (14 April 2009). The Coast of Australia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-0-521-87398-7.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. Aleisha Orr (22 December 2014). "Kill order hangs over great white shark in Warnbro Sound". WAtoday. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. Calla Wahlquist (22 December 2014). "WA shark cull: killing tagged great white risks safety of beachgoers, expert says". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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