The sharks are particularly vulnerable to being caught in fishing nets because of the unique shape of their head. In April this year, an endangered mako shark has washed up on the shores of K’gari.

In late July, Haltermann and his crew caught a 14-foot-2-inch-long hammerhead -- and not for the first time within the month. He told 3NEWS he has made the unusual catch twice in his lifetime.

Thousands of fishers travel to K'gari (Fraser Island) every year to drop a line, but rangers say animals and birds are being seriously injured by scrapped fishing tackle.

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — A group of Rhode Island fishermen had an unusual catch in Narragansett Wednesday morning. Aboard the Lady Frances, part of the Frances Fleet, a small great white ...

K’gari or Fraser Island as many still like to call it, may be the largest sand island and one of the most beautiful places in the world, but you might not want to swim there.