The SharkSmart app provides real-time alerts, information and resources for people using NSW ocean beaches.
Features include:
- alerts about shark-related incidents
- maps showing where you are in relation to the general location of beaches with shark mitigation gear
- real-time information about:
- detections of tagged sharks by the network of 37 tagged shark listening stations along the NSW coast
- sharks observed by the many drones operated by Surf Life Saving NSW
- target sharks (White, Tiger and Bull sharks) tagged and released by 305 SMART drumlines
- marine animal strandings
- other beach safety issues
- information about sharks and other marine creatures, including images of dangerous and non-dangerous sharks and other marine animals that sting and bite.
The app is free and is available for Apple and Android devices.
Last updated: 15 October 2024