Ocean Safety & Support Esperance was founded by local waterman Mitch Capelli back in 2017 following the tragic death of teenager Laeticia Brouwer as a not-for-profit organisation that focussed on protecting ocean users in the water from Great White Sharks in form of education, training, experience, technology and research.

OS&S hosts annual FirstAid training, shark information nights, specialised Waterman training courses and regularly shares information to the local community and National media based on local experiences. We have collaborated with the Department of Transport, Surf Life Saving WA, Surfing WA, Surfing Doctors, WAFIC, AIAWA, Flinders University and more to provide the safest ocean environment for our ocean users.

Esperance has and still continues to be the site of many Great White Shark sightings, encounters and tragically deaths. It is our goal to minimise these attacks and prioritise human life.

To provide the safest ocean environment possible for our community group. We support the collaborative work of research with the input of experienced commercial fishermen and divers, to come up with a sustainable model for shark mitigation strategies. We aim to engage local ocean users, implement the latest technology and educate first aid procedures. By doing this, we will have created the safest ocean environment possible for both humans and sharks living as one in an ever-growing world.

We support our local community and prioritise human safety in the water.