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Marine life profile
port jackson shark
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Usually purposeful and energy-efficient, it patrols reef edges or open water and changes course when given space.
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Animal groupSharks
Safety profilePotentially Dangerous
Meet the species
What to look for
How to Recognize It
Look for a streamlined shark profile, visible gill slits and the fin shape or markings that distinguish this species.
How It Behaves
Usually purposeful and energy-efficient, it patrols reef edges or open water and changes course when given space.
Special Ability
Highly tuned senses help it read vibration, scent and tiny electrical signals hidden in the water.
Dive responsibly
Share the water well
How to Approach
Stay calm, keep the animal in view and let it choose the distance. Never chase, surround or block its route.
Safety
Treat every shark as a powerful wild animal. Keep hands close, avoid baited activity and follow the local guide's instructions.
Worth knowing
The detail you remember
Interesting Facts
port jackson shark is closely adapted to its habitat, and patient observation reveals details that a quick swim-by misses.
Where to Find
Look along reef drop-offs, channels, sandy ledges and blue-water edges where currents concentrate food.
Known countries
Australia
Sightings map
port jackson shark locations
Plan a dive
Dive sites with reported encounters
Magic Point
Australia
Magic Point is synonymous with shark scuba diving! It is best known for its grey nurse sharks, as well as Port Jackson sharks, crested horn sharks and wobbegong sharks. The dive site itself can start as shallow as 8 metres depending on where the boat drops its anchor. From there you cruise east and drop down to 15 metres with the aid of a wall. Along here you will find a larger and a smaller cave where Grey Nurse Sharks hang about. Continue east and the seafloor becomes covered with small boulders, large schools of various fish can be found cruising through and around the various rock formations, at a depth of 24 metres the sand line starts.