SharkSmart for Android

11 things about SharkSmart

1. The Maps feature shows where the user is in relation to the general location of beaches with shark mitigation gear, alerts about shark-related incidents and news and real-time information from NSW’s VR4G tagged shark listening stations.

2. It provides a range of interactive features and resources including a fundamental risk assessment profile that allocates a user into a ‘risky’ or ‘safer’ behaviour rating using factors understood to affect shark bite risk.

3. The SharkSmart app provides information and resources such as Alerts to help you reduce the chance of a close encounter with a shark at NSW beaches and estuaries.

4. Beachgoers can download the app and set it to receive tagged shark alerts at certain times and locations.

5. A better awareness and understanding of sharks and their behaviour can help everyone enjoy the beach and reduce the chances of a shark encounter.

6. If you have a smart watch running Wear OS by Google, the SharkSmart App also comes with a companion smart watch app to receive SharkSmart alerts.

7. These alerts can be viewed by your location with the “around me” feature or set up to receive alerts for a region, by time or favourite beaches.

8. Check the latest sightings by Surf Life Saving drones and tagged shark detections before you hit the water in NSW.

9. This feature presents images of dangerous and non-dangerous sharks and other marine animals that sting and bite for information and education purposes.

10. The app has links to the official NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development social media channels including Facebook, NSW SharkSmart Twitter and YouTube.

11. There’s also a link to the Department’s SharkSmart webpage so users can be up to date with the latest information provided by the department.