Sharks

Connected Sites: 20

Definition
WHS where the presence of sharks is remarkable in quantity or variety, especially when mentioned in the brief description.

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Connected Sites

  • Bikini Atoll
    Bikini Atoll
    Marshall Islands
    Inscribed: 2010
    0
    0
    "particularly high concentration of several shark species that are considered threatened including gray reef shark, reef whitetip shark"
  • Sanganeb
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.04
    5
    1
    home to populations of sharks (AB ev) - Hammerheads
  • Galapagos Islands
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.60
    115
    9
    Galapagos, Hammerhead, Whaleshark, Silky
  • Ogasawara Islands
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.12
    8
    3
    Sand Tiger Sharks
  • Tubbataha Reefs
    Tubbataha Reefs
    Philippines
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.06
    13
    5
    whaleshark, tigershark, whitetip reef sharks are common
  • Marquesas Islands
    Inscribed: 2024
    3
    0
    Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini, CR) and Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus, CR) "The coastal marine ecosystem is home to 40 emblematic species, including 16 marine mammals, 26 rays and sharks, and 1 endangered marine turtle, all concentrated around the 12 islands that make up the archipelago and many of which are globally threatened. More than 40% of the fish species are endemic to the ecoregion, all of which dwell in shallow marine, brackish and riverine habitats." - AB Evaluation
  • Ibiza
    Ibiza
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.77
    126
    5
    blue sharks, makos
  • Gulf of California
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.50
    78
    6
    "There are approximately 40 shark species in the Gulf of California out of which 12 are labeled as threatened"
  • Great Barrier Reef
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.20
    188
    8
    Great White Shark, Whaleshark, Hammerhead Shark, Bullshark, Zebra Shark, Basking Shark, Lemon Shark and Greenland Shark
  • Shark Bay
    Shark Bay
    Australia
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.58
    40
    2
    "Large numbers of sharks and rays are readily observed" (OUV), "There are at least 28 shark species in Shark Bay. The most impressive is the Tiger Shark or "thaaka" in Malgana language. The most common to spot is the Nervous Shark, a small shark that gets its name due to its timid nature." Also has banded wobbegong.
    See www.sharkbayvisit.com.au
  • Rock Islands
    Inscribed: 2012
    4.00
    33
    6
    "gray reef sharks, blacktips and whitetips", and possibly leopard sharks
  • Ningaloo Coast
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.48
    38
    4
    Leopard Sharks, Tawny Nurse Sharks, Cat Sharks and Wobbegongs
  • Malpelo
    Malpelo
    Colombia
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.90
    3
    1
    Galapagos, Hammerhead, Whaleshark, Silky
  • Lagoons of New Caledonia
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.53
    30
    2
    hammerhead, silky (most of the sharks stay way off coast and that's outside the core zone)
  • Komodo National Park
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.78
    88
    7
    bamboo catfish sharks, Spotted wobbegong
  • Cocos Island
    Costa Rica
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.85
    6
    2
    Galapagos, Hammerhead, Whaleshark, Silky
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.21
    17
    4
    These highly productive waters provide feeding ground for species such as tuna, billfish, cetaceans, sharks... (AB ev) Famous for being a nursery for lemon sharks, also has nurse, tiger
  • Belize Barrier Reef
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.56
    119
    11
    whalesharks, bullsharks, lemonsharks
  • Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.66
    4
    1
    Silky sharks, Galapagos sharks, white tips and silvertips
  • Aldabra Atoll
    Aldabra Atoll
    Seychelles
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.21
    7
    13
    Tawny Nurse