John     4d ago

Rotting #SpermWhale #carcass forces relocation of #Tasmania's largest open water swim.

A 40-tonne sperm whale carcass has been decomposing on a Tasmanian beach for the past month and the state's environment department says it is not feasible to move it.
The carcass, and concerns about it attracting sharks, has forced the annual #DevilOfASwim to be moved from #Bicheno to #ColesBay.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/decomposing-whale-carcass-relocates-open-water-swim/106537682

'They attract sharks': Rotting whale carcass forces ocean swim to move

A 40-tonne sperm whale carcass has forced the relocation of Tasmania's biggest open water swim. Organisers of the event had hoped it would be moved, but the state's environment department says that was not feasible.