Authorities ask for help over Smithton shark incident

Leah McBey
January 11 2021 - 3:00pm
PROTECTED SPECIES: A Great White shark was reportedly killed on the beach at Circular Head over the weekend. Picture: Supplied
PROTECTED SPECIES: A Great White shark was reportedly killed on the beach at Circular Head over the weekend. Picture: Supplied

Authorities are investigating reports of a great white shark being caught and killed in the Perkins Bay area near Smithton on Tasmania's far north-west coast.

Leah McBey

Leah McBey

Senior Journalist

As a southern New Zealander I love island life. So Tassie was an obvious choice after living in North America, Europe and the Pacific Islands. I've done a bit of everything but communication is the motif threading through my life.