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Bull sharks are spending longer in Sydney Harbour and other summer grounds. Here’s how you can stay safe2.27 MB
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Bull sharks are spending longer in Sydney Harbour and other summer grounds. Here’s how you can stay safe
The Conversation, Vol.20 January 2026
2026
Appears in The Conversation
Abstract
Four people have now been bitten by sharks in the last two days in New South Wales, including three in Sydney Harbour. Two people are in critical condition.
The shark species responsible isn’t yet known. But some of these incidents likely involved the highly adaptable bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas). This unique fish species can tolerate a wide range of water salinity, from oceans to brackish estuaries, and even freshwater rivers.
Bull sharks have long been found in warmer Australian waters, ranging from south-west Western Australia, all the way around the Top End and down the east coast as far as the New South Wales-Victorian border.
Details
- Title
- Bull sharks are spending longer in Sydney Harbour and other summer grounds. Here’s how you can stay safe
- Authors
- Vic Camilieri-Asch - Queensland University of TechnologyBonnie Holmes - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Publication details
- The Conversation, Vol.20 January 2026
- Publisher
- Conversation Media Group
- Date published
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.64628/AA.34xsj5fxk
- ISSN
- 2201-5639
- Copyright note
- © The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991201650502621
- Output Type
- Magazine article
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