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

White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) sightings in Atlantic Canada (1873 to 2022) 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). 2024-04-11 Fisheries and Oceans Canada paige.crowell@dfo-mpo.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentWhite sharkCarcharodon carchariasSightingsAtlantic CanadaSpecies at riskOceans Data DictionaryCSV https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/05268c57-b8da-4662-8e3e-04ed2aa5209b/attachments/WhiteShark_DataDictionary.csv White Shark Observation DataCSV https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/05268c57-b8da-4662-8e3e-04ed2aa5209b/attachments/WhiteShark_GrandRequinBlanc_Observation_DonneesData_FR.csv White Shark Observation DataCSV https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/05268c57-b8da-4662-8e3e-04ed2aa5209b/attachments/WhiteShark_GrandRequinBlanc_Observation_DonneesData_EN.csv White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) sightings in Atlantic Canada (1873 to 2022)FGDB/GDB https://api-proxy.edh.azure.cloud.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/catalogue/records/05268c57-b8da-4662-8e3e-04ed2aa5209b/attachments/WhiteSharkDL.gdb.zip White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) sightings in Atlantic Canada (1873 to 2022)ESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/WhiteSharkSightings_AtlanticCanada/MapServer White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) sightings in Atlantic Canada (1873 to 2022)ESRI REST https://gisp.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/FGP/WhiteSharkSightings_AtlanticCanada/MapServer

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).

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Delivery Point: Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006

City: Dartmouth

Administrative Area: Nova Scotia

Postal Code: B2Y 4A2

Country: Canada

Electronic Mail Address: paige.crowell@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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