Fisheries officers in South Australia are investigating the discovery of a dead great white shark at a popular snorkelling and diving spot.
The shark's body washed up on rocks at Point Lowly, near Whyalla, on Tuesday.
The Department of Primary Industries has now launched an investigation.
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"With the assistance of locals, the shark was located and retrieved for forensic examination as part of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the possible cause of death," a department spokesman said.
Great whites are protected species in Australian waters.
People who catch, keep, buy, sell, possess or harm them face fines of up to $10,000.
Point Lowly, on the Upper Spencer Gulf, has abundant sea life and is a popular diving and snorkelling area.
A study by the CSIRO in 2018 found that there are an estimated 1460 adult great white sharks in waters off South Australia and Western Australia.
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