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Shark Incident Database - California

Published by California Department of Fish and Wildlife | State of California | Catalog Last Checked: July 31, 2026 at 08:48 PM | Dataset Last Updated: January 18, 2024 at 11:30 PM
The dataset includes information on the date, time, location, water depth, human activity, injury (if any), species of shark, and source information. For latest information, please visit https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/White-Shark. This data and metadata were submitted by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Staff though the Data Management Plan (DMP) framework with the id: DMP000500. For more information, please visit https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/Sci-Data.

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  • CDFW DMP Metadata Worksheet_SharkIncidentDatabase.xlsx

    XLSX
  • SharkIncidents_1950_2022_220302.zip

    ZIP

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