Surf Life Saving (SLS) New South Wales on 26/4 issued a warning, announcing the closure of all beaches within Royal National Park, including: Era, Garie, Burning Palms, and Wattamolla, due to "increased shark activity".

Australian coastal rescue and wildlife officials reported that an 8-meter long, 25-ton whale carcass washed ashore on rocks at Era Beach, located in Royal National Park, on 25/4.

"We spotted a number of great white sharks and also bull sharks there," stated Brendon Neilly, a regional manager for the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service.

"This is an event that seems frightening and concerning to people, but it is an entirely natural phenomenon. The whale carcass is being returned to the food chain by sharks. So, I wouldn't swim there, but it's quite an interesting process to observe," he added.

Whale carcass washed ashore on Era Beach in Sydney on 25/4. *Photo: 9News*

Neilly mentioned that wildlife officials are currently developing a strategy to handle the whale carcass, with the earliest implementation expected on 28/4.

According to a database tracking shark-human encounters, Australia has recorded nearly 1,300 incidents involving sharks since 1791, resulting in over 260 fatalities. The most recent case involved a 12-year-old boy who died after a shark attack in Sydney Harbor earlier this year.