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2012 shark sightings

2012 shark sightings

The sightings listed here are compiled from third parties from information given to fisheries officers. They are seldom verified or confirmed and no responsibility is taken for the accuracy of the information and we do not guarantee that the information on this website represents all known shark sightings.

The shark sightings recorded on this site do not necessarily indicate the presence or absence of sharks in any particular area or at a certain time and recorded sightings may not be specifically accurate, valid or useful.

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Identifier codes

P    Report from member of the public
R    Surf Life Saving South Australia observation from rotary wing aircraft
F    UniSA/State Emergency Services observation from fixed wing aircraft
S    Report from South Australia Police
A    Report from Abalone Divers Association
W   White Sharks Count program (including sighting ID number) – these reports are provided some time after the sighting date

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Date of Report	Time of Report	Date of Sighting	Time of Sighting	Sighting Location	Shark Species	Identifier
31/12/12	6:30am	01 Jan 2013	3:43pm	Seaford Reef.	White Shark. Sighted by surfer several meters from beach.	P
30/12/12	4:50pm	03 Jan 2013	12:32pm	Moana, in front of surf club, approx 40m from shore.	Bronze Whaler. 2.5 meters long. Was herded to sea by Westpac helicopter.	R
29/12/12	5:55pm	03 Jan 2013	12:34pm	Christies Beach, south side of reef area.	Bronze Whaler. 2 meters long. Was herded to sea by Westpac helicopter.	R
29/12/12	12:17pm	03 Jan 2013	12:40pm	Christies Beach, in between reef area and beach (southern end).	Bronze Whaler. 2 meters long. Was herded to sea by Westpac helicopter.	R
24/12/12	4:25pm	02 Jan 2013	9:45am	Moana Beach. 20 meters from shore. About 200 meters North of Surf Club.	Unknown.	S
29/12/12	08:40	28/12/12	16:00	Adelaide Shores, West Beach	Unknown	P
28/12/12	16:30	28/12/12	16:10	O'Sullivans Beach approximately 50 meters off shore	Unknown (2.5 meters long)	P
24/12/12	08:08	24/12/12	04:00	Port Lincoln Jetty	Unknown (4 meters long)	P
21/12/12	16:41	21/12/12	16:30	Sellicks Beach heading south 50 mtrs off shore	Unknown (2 to 3 meters long)	S
20/12/12	13:39	20/12/12	13:20	Aldinga Beach near Surf Life Saving Club	Unknown	S
20/12/12	Unknown	20/12/12	Unknown	Silver Sands 100m offshore	Unknown, 2m	F
19/12/12	14:44	19/12/12	14:28	Moana Beach	Great White Shark	S
19/12/12	13:45	19/12/12	Unknown	Sellicks Beach 50m offshore	Unknown	F
10/12/12	3:13	10/12/12	2:36	Maslins Beach approximately 20m offshore heading south to Blanche point	Unknown	S
10/12/12	12:13	10/12/12	12:00	Maslins Beach, 1km south of main carpark 50m offshore	Unknown	S
9/12/12	14:22	9/12/12	13:51	Emu Bay, around Backstairs Passage and into American River	Great White Shark, 18 ft	P
30/11/12	unknown	30/11/12	08:00	Greenly Beach, Eyre Peninsula	Great White Shark	A
30/11/12	14:15	26/11/12	unknown	Wreck beach, Pt Lincoln	Great White Shark	P
30/11/12	14:15	25/11/12	unknown	Fisheries Bay, Left Point	Great White Shark	P
29/11/12	10:39	29/11/12	09:04	West of Boston Island, Pt. Lincoln, adjacent to King Fish Farms.	Great White Shark
29/11/12	9:18	19/11/12 - 25/11/12	Unknown	Olive Island near Streaky Bay	Great White Shark
28/11/12	8:40	28/11/12	< 8:30	Sleaford near Port Lincoln	Great White Shark
28/11/12	8:40	28/11/12	< 8:30	Fisheries Bay near Port Lincoln	Great White Shark
28/11/12	7:05	27/11/12	Unknown	Wreck Beach, Eyre Peninsula	4m Great White Shark
26/11/12	17:09	Unknown	Unknown	Brighton Jetty	Unknown	S
26/11/12	9:00	24/11/12-25/11/12	Unknown	Edithburgh jetty, Sultana Point and the bay at Coobowie within 500m of the coast.	17 ft Great White Shark
19/11/12	15:40	19/11/12	Unknown	Western end of Magazine Bay (approx 600 metres offshore.)	12 ft Great White
17/11/12	12:46	17/11/12	12:40	Between Second Valley and Rapid Bay 2km offshore	Grey Nurse Shark
2/11/12	Unknown	1/11/12	Unknown	Sheringa	Possibly a Great White Shark
31/10/12	13:30	31/10/12	Unknown	Between the Whyalla Marina and the one Steele jetty (town swimming beach) - 100m from shore	Great White Shark (16 ft in length)
31/10/12	10:57	30/10/12	22:45	3km off shore of Glenelg	White Pointer
30/10/12	11:10	29/10/12	15:00	Pondie surf break, Yorke Peninsula, Shark leaping out of water	Possible reef shark	P
28/10/12	Unknown	28/10/12	Unknown	Kiana Beach, Eyre Peninsula, within 500m from shore	Great White Shark	P
27/10/12	Unknown	27/10/12	Unknown	Kiana Beach, Eyre Peninsula, within 500m from shore	2 x Great White Sharks	P
19/10/12	Unknown	19/10/12	Unknown	Coles Point, near Cummins	Bronze Whaler (approx 3 meters in length)
6/10/12	Unknown	6/10/12	Unknown	Drummond Headland at Point Drummond	Great White Shark
3/10/12	18:00	3/10/12	18:00	200m east of Point Turton boat ramp, 50m off shore	2 x Great White Shark	S
22/09/12	08:26	21/09/12	17:00	In between Stansbury and Port Vincent	White Pointer
27/08/12		26/08/12	Unknown	Carcass Rock near Cape Donnington near Port Lincoln	Great White Shark – approx 15 ft in length
23/08/12	11:23	23/08/12	10:45	Moana Beach, 100m off shore	Unknown
03/08/12		31/07/12	between 13:00 and 15:00	Back Beach, Streaky Bay
31/07/12	11:00	18/6/12	11:00	Squeaky Beach, Boston Island (S34.42.58 E135.56.56)	Great White Shark	P
27/06/12	14:57	27/6/12	12:00	Eastern side Boston Island, Port Lincoln	White Pointer, female, 5m
31/12/12	17:15	06/06/12	12:00am	2km from Point Lowly, Spencer Gulf	White Shark. Not sure if great white or bronze whaler as below surface and only sighted once. Swam under boat after snapper pulled into boat.	P
01/06/12	15.15	28/5/12	16:00	Gull Rock (north end of Port Willunga Beach)	White Pointer 4m
11/05/12	12.09	10/5/12	15:00	Coopers - reef 3k, south of Port Hughes Jetty, 16FT water	White underneath and dark gray on top, large head
27/04/12	Unknown	26/4/12	Unknown	Dangerous Reef near Port Lincoln	Great White Shark
27/04/12	Unknown	26/4/12	Unknown	Liguanea Island	4 x Great White Shark (approx 3 to 3.5m in length)
30/03/12	10:25	28/03/12	Unknown	Point Sir Isaacs (which is near Coffin Bay)	Great White Shark (approx 12 ft in length)
30/03/12	10:30	20/03/12	14:30	Maslins Beach, just south of car park	Unknown (2-3m)	S
12/03/12	11:10	12/03/12	09:30	Stansbury - The Pole	Great White Shark (4.5 m in length)
10/03/12	16:02	09/03/12	13:00	Stansbury - off the pole (a beacon)	White Pointer
22/02/12	18:12	22/02/12	18:13	50 m off shore Southport Beach	Unknown. 2.5 m in length	S
22/02/12	11:40	22/02/12	11:40	50m of Brighton Jetty	Unknown. 4 m in length	S
21/02/12	14:25	21/02/12	14:25	50m off Moana	Unknown. Two sharks between 2.5 and 3 m in length	R S
21/02/12	12:00	21/02/12	12:00	50m off Moana	Unknown. Two sharks between 2.5 and 3 m in length	R S
20/02/12	16:55	20/02/12	16:55	50m off Moana	Unknown. 4m in length	R S
19/02/12	unknown	19/02/12	unknown	Tennyson Beach near Moredun St	Pt Jackson	P
16/02/12	unknown	08/02/12	unknown	100 metres offshore from the Aldinga Surf Life Saving Club	Bronze Whaler (2 metres)	S
12/02/12	unknown	12/02/12	unknown	Tennyson Beach near Moredun St	Pt Jackson	P
31/01/12	08:22	28/01/12	10:00	Near Fishery Bay (which is near Port Lincoln)	Great White, approx 8ft
28/01/12	11:05	28/01/12	10:30	Sighted at rear of commercial fishing vessel between Seal Island and the Watchers at Elliston SA	Great White
23/01/12	17:21	22/01/12	19:30	In between the river mouth and Triggs	Bronze Whaler	P
23/01/12	16:48	22/01/12	16:00	Grange Tyre Reef	Great White	P
23/01/12	15:10	23/01/12	14:58	Moana Beach. 150m offshore	Unknown. 3m in length	S
23/01/12	08:22	23/01/12	08:10	Pt Willunga, South of Start of Greece. 350m-400m from shore	Unknown	S
22/01/12	14:34	22/01/12	06:00	200m South west of Glenelg tyre reef	White Pointer	P
22/01/12	08:40	22/01/12	08:20	2-3nm off Semaphore	Unknown	S
20/01/12	18:49	20/01/12	18:45	100m South of Grange Jetty. 200m-300m offshore	Hammerhead	S
20/01/12	09:17	19/01/12	12:00	North side of South Bank (Streaky Bay). 3 to 4 kms from shore	Great White Shark approx 14 ft
16/01/12	16:31	16/01/12	16:20	Port Willunga Beach. 100m offshore		P
15/01/12	18:39	15/01/12	18:30	Right hand side of West beach boat ramp	Unknown	P
12/01/12	14:54	12/01/12	14:00	Hot spot which is a location 23 nm west of Elliston	Great White Shark approx 12 ft in length
07/01/12	18:05	29/12/11	12:52	Victor Harbour. 2 metre White Pointer approximately 50m from shore heading from Victor Harbor to Horseshoe Bay	White Pointer	S
07/01/12	18:05	28/12/11	15:05	About 3-4 metre shark approximately 300m offshore about 1nm of Grange Jetty heading SW	Unsure of species
07/01/12	15:11	06/01/12	16:35	Port Willunga. 150 metres from shore	Unknown	S
07/01/12	14:58	07/01/12	14:42	Torrens Outlet in ankle depth water with broken dorsal fin	2 feet Port Jackson Shark
06/01/12	unknown	05/01/12	13:37	Christies Beach. 300 metres from shore	Unknown	S
04/01/12	unknown	04/01/12	16:34	Port Willunga. 30 metres from shore	Unknown, possibly a Bronze Whaler. 2.5 m	S
04/01/12	unknown	unknown	unknown	Point Sir Isaacs near Coffin Bay	Great White Shark
04/01/12	unknown	unknown	unknown	Reef Head near Coffin Bay	Great White Shark
03/01/12	unknown	03/01/12	unknown	Hotspot (which is out from Elliston)	12 foot Great White Shark
02/01/12	unknown	02/01/12	unknown	Howards Rocks near Black Rocks, north of Thistle Island (Port Lincoln)	12 foot Great White Shark
02/01/12	unknown	02/01/12	unknown	Reef Head near Coffin Bay	12 foot Great White Shark

Page last reviewed: 21 Oct 2022

2012 shark sightings

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