White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) sightings in Atlantic Canada (1873 to 2022)

White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) sightings in Atlantic Canada (1873 to 2022) is an open dataset from Fisheries and Oceans Canada with 6 files (CSV, ESRI REST, FGDB/GDB); catalogue record updated 2026-03-24. On CanQuery you can open 3 CSV or Excel files as tables, filter, chart and export up to 10,000 rows as CSV and follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

Locations are indicated based on the information available. If coordinates were not available, the approximate location is indicated using the description associated with the record. Note that effort is not accounted for in this dataset, nor is effort equally distributed throughout the area captured. Data derived from satellite or acoustic tagging are not included in this dataset. Note that not all records are confirmed. DFO Science reviews records and reports and classifies them as either confirmed or unconfirmed, based on the available information (e.g., pictures, videos, descriptions).

Publisher

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Resources

6

Catalogue metadata updated

2026-03-24