Sharks

Connected Sites: 20

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

Brazilian Atlantic Islands
Inscribed: 2001
3.21
20
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
Cocos Island
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
Inscribed: 1997
3.85
8
2
Galapagos, Hammerhead, Whaleshark, Silky
Malpelo
Malpelo
Colombia
Inscribed: 2006
2.90
3
1
Galapagos, Hammerhead, Whaleshark, Silky
Ningaloo Coast
Inscribed: 2011
3.47
48
4
Leopard Sharks, Tawny Nurse Sharks, Cat Sharks And Wobbegongs
Rock Islands
Inscribed: 2012
4.00
39
6
"Gray Reef Sharks, Blacktips And Whitetips", And Possibly Leopard Sharks
Shark Bay
Shark Bay
Australia
Inscribed: 1991
3.58
54
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
Sanganeb
Inscribed: 2016
3.32
5
1
Home To Populations Of Sharks (Ab Ev) - Hammerheads
Lagoons of New Caledonia
Inscribed: 2008
3.53
39
2
Hammerhead, Silky (Most Of The Sharks Stay Way Off Coast And That's Outside The Core Zone)
Galapagos Islands
Inscribed: 1978
4.62
141
9
Galapagos, Hammerhead, Whaleshark, Silky
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
Inscribed: 2016
3.66
6
1
Silky Sharks, Galapagos Sharks, White Tips And Silvertips
Ogasawara Islands
Inscribed: 2011
3.12
10
3
Sand Tiger Sharks
Great Barrier Reef
Inscribed: 1981
4.21
240
8
Great White Shark, Whaleshark, Hammerhead Shark, Bullshark, Zebra Shark, Basking Shark, Lemon Shark And Greenland Shark
Aldabra Atoll
Aldabra Atoll
Seychelles
Inscribed: 1982
3.21
8
13
Tawny Nurse
Belize Barrier Reef
Inscribed: 1996
3.52
145
11
Whalesharks, Bullsharks, Lemonsharks
Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands
Inscribed: 2010
1
0
"Particularly High Concentration Of Several Shark Species That Are Considered Threatened Including Gray Reef Shark, Reef Whitetip Shark"
Gulf of California
Inscribed: 2005
3.51
96
6
"There Are Approximately 40 Shark Species In The Gulf Of California Out Of Which 12 Are Labeled As Threatened"
Ibiza
Ibiza
Spain
Inscribed: 1999
2.75
163
5
Blue Sharks, Makos
Komodo National Park
Inscribed: 1991
3.78
112
7
Bamboo Catfish Sharks, Spotted Wobbegong
Tubbataha Reefs
Tubbataha Reefs
Philippines
Inscribed: 1993
3.06
14
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