ST. LAWRENCE SHARK OBSERVATORY

LATEST RELEASES

CANADIAN SHARK ATTACK REGISTRY

LATEST INCIDENTS

August 31, 2025 — Cap-Chat, Québec
White shark detected at the gateway to the St. Lawrence Estuary, near Cap-Chat.

August 13, 2025 — Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Incident involving a paddleboarder and a white shark: a first in Canada.

August 11, 2025 — Gulf of St. Lawrence
Increased presence of white sharks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: public advisory

August 12, 2025 — Cherry Hill Beach, Nova Scotia
Confrontation between a diver and a white shark

August 2, 2025 — Magdalen Islands, Québec
Encounter between a scuba diver and a white shark

All incidents

ST. LAWRENCE SHARK OBSERVATORY

LATEST RELEASES

13.08.25 — Cap-Chat, Québec
White shark detected at the gateway to the St. Lawrence Estuary, near Cap-Chat.

13.08.25 — Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Incident involving a paddleboarder and a white shark: a first in Canada.

11.08.25 — Gulf of St. Lawrence
Increased presence of white sharks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: public advisory

CANADIAN SHARK ATTACK REGISTRY

LATEST INCIDENTS

12.08.25 — Cherry Hill Beach, NS
Confrontation between a diver and a white shark

02.08.25 — Magdalen Islands, QC
Encounter between a scuba diver and a white shark

All incidents

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500+shark species2811≥≥worldwideshark speciesCanadashark speciesSt. Lawrence(Basking sharkWhite sharkGreenland sharkThresher sharkShortfin makoBlue sharkPorbeagle sharkSpiny dogfishBlack dogfishPortuguese dogfishChain catshark
Misrepresented and misunderstood, sharks play a critical role in North Atlantic ecosystems, but they are under increasing threat due to their unfair reputation, pollution, and a lack of public awareness. Please donate to help us study and protect the sharks of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Canada before it’s too late.Donations to ORS, an all-volunteer charitable not-for-profit organisation, are tax deductible in Canada. Canada Revenue Agency #834462913RR0001

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Misrepresented and misunderstood, sharks play a critical role in North Atlantic ecosystems, but they are under increasing threat due to their unfair reputation, pollution, and a lack of public awareness. Please donate to help us study and protect the sharks of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Canada before it’s too late.Donations to ORS, an all-volunteer charitable not-for-profit organisation, are tax deductible in Canada. Canada Revenue Agency #834462913RR0001

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“Fear and indifference bite deeper than any shark.”— Jeffrey Gallant, St. Lawrence Shark ObservatoryTax deductible in Canada
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In the North Atlantic, the white shark is seasonally present in all of the Maritime provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Québec, including the St. Lawrence.

Shark and seal in New France
by Louis Nicolas circa 1690.

Meet the world's most maligned sea creature, the white shark.

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Recent headlines trumpeted the news that Canada has banned shark fins. Too good to be true? Well, it would appear the devil is in the detail…

Shark fins banned in Canada?
Not really.

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The Canadian Shark Attack Registry (CSAR) is the first database of all documented human encounters with sharks that have resulted in injury or death in Canada.

Shark Attacks in Canada
What you need to know.

In the North Atlantic, the white shark is seasonally present in all of the Maritime provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Québec, including the St. Lawrence.

Shark and seal in New France
by Louis Nicolas circa 1690.

Meet the world's most maligned sea creature, the white shark.

Read

Read

Shark fins banned in Canada? Not really.

In the North Atlantic, the white shark is seasonally present in all of the Maritime provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Québec, including the St. Lawrence.

The Canadian Shark Attack Registry is the first database of all documented human encounters with sharks that have resulted in injury or death in Canada.

Shark Attacks in Canada
What you need to know.

Read