Stunned couple on a road trip spot a four-metre-long shark circling a popular bay while fishing
- Renee and James were visiting Apollo Bay, Victoria, on Tuesday morning 10am
- The couple spotted a four-metre shark circling the water at the popular bay
- Renee told 7News that there had been a kayaker in the water but he moved on
A couple were left terrified on Tuesday after spotting a four-metre-long shark swimming just metres away from them at a popular bay.
Melbourne couple, Renee and James, had been travelling along the Great Ocean Road when they stopped to fish at Apollo Bay just before 10am.
Minutes after arriving and setting up their equipment, the couple spotted the enormous shark circling in the water.
A couple were left terrified on Tuesday after spotting a four-metre-long shark swimming just metres away from them at a popular bay (pictured)
Renee told 7NEWS there had been a kayaker in the water, but he had luckily moved on before the shark entered the bay.
'It's pretty crazy. You see it on the news, but you never see it with your own eyes,' Renee said.
Fisheries Victoria education and enforcement director Ian Parks said they'd been made aware of the sighting.
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'People need to be mindful and make good choices when getting into the water to swim, surf, dive or fish, as they are entering the shark's natural environment,' Mr Parks told the Herald Sun.
'While there is no evidence that shark numbers are increasing, Victoria's human population is growing each year and more people are using the coastline to relax and recreate.
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There are seven shark varieties commonly found in Victorian waters (pictured Apollo Bay in Victoria)
According to Fisheries Victoria, there are seven shark varieties commonly found in the state's waters.
These include the bronze whalers, the grey nurses, and the broadnose sevengills which grow to about three-metres.
However, Shark Attack Data revealed there have only been 13 recorded shark attack victims in Victoria since 1849.
The latest was former Prime Minister Harold Holt, who is presumed to have been taken by a shark in 1967.
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