Shark Incident Database - California
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.
Data files
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SharkIncidents_1950_2022_220302.zip 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. | Download | ZIP | 08/11/23 |
Supporting files
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CDFW DMP Metadata Worksheet_SharkIncidentDatabase.xlsx California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Data Management Plan (DMP) metadata worksheet. For more information on scientific data in CDFW please visit https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/Sci-Data. | XLSX | 08/11/23 |