Community Funded Drone Patrols

Having undertaken and completed the approvals process to fly commercially, Shark Watch SA is now fully licensed to carry out community funded drone patrols at various places in South Australia upon request from members of the public and recreational coastal clubs around the state.

We now offer a flexible and affordable range of options the community can conveniently fund in order to get portions of South Australia's vast coastline aerially monitored to help beach-goers feel safer in the water. Drones have become a lifesaving and non-invasive measure of shark bite mitigation around the country. Simply click on one of the options below to fund a random patrol date over the upcoming 2026/27 season from December to April, or contact us for a personalised quote. Please note, we are not trained lifeguards and have little experience handling water rescue situations. In the event of an emergency, we will contact 000 and provide as much help as safe to do so.

What's Included

1x fully licensed RePL and ReOC holder (drone pilot) professionally trained to be up to CASA standards for safe duty of drone operations around the general public.
Orange flag erected and air-horn used to alert swimmers in the event of a shark sighting.
1x Remote first aider and Shark Bite trauma kit on standby in the unlikely event of a shark bite.

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Fleurieu Peninsula/Mid-Coast Patrols

Description

Starting from $350 per day. These patrols will be held on SLSSA non-patrol days (between Monday to Friday) at any beach which is not situated within a Marine Sanctuary Zone. These beaches include:

O'Sullivan Beach.
Christies Beach.
Port Noarlunga South.
Seaford Surf Breaks.
Seaford Beach.
Moana Beach.
Port Willunga Beach.
Aldinga Beach.
Silver Sands Beach.
Sellicks Beach.

To book personalised drone surveillance at a particular beach, on a particular date, please email sharkalertsa@gmail.com or click the "enquire" button below. Note: Weather and other legislative requirements may impede our ability to fulfill all requests.

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Pricing

1x 3 hour patrol at any Mid-Coast beach is valued at $350.
1x 5 hour patrol is $450.
1x 8 hour patrol is $750.

Middleton Beach/Goolwa Beach Patrols

Starting from $350 per day. Launch locations include Chapman Road foreshore precinct or Miami Boulevard foreshore precinct. The Goolwa Beach launch location is planned for the foreshore precinct in front of the SLSC on non-patrol days.

Our Shark Spotting Duo

Liam Kress from Korella Aerial Solutions (Left) and Anton Covino (Right) are a dynamic working duo that have become good friends in their time coordinating the Shark Watch SA drone operations. After starting his own drone business in 2025, Liam has since founded a zeal for UAV operations specialising in FPV photography work and gaining additional CASA approvals to help him gain an impressive skill-set in a short amount of time.

Since commencing operations with SWSA after founding the organisation in 2014, Anton recently obtained his RePL and ReOC to fly drones for the business commercially and has enjoyed spending time around other commercial and recreational drone operators to help him gain knowledge about the use of different drones in different environments. The pair will incorporate different DJI drones into their shark spotting operations.