Are there sharks in Delaware Bay?

Yes. There are several dozen species of sharks in Shark Bay, which is located in northwestern Western Australia. The most common species include:

• Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) - Shark Bay has one of the world's largest populations of tiger sharks.
• Western wobbegong (Orectolobus hutchinsi)
• Spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)
• Banded wobbegong (Orectolobus halei)
• Grey carpet shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
• Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
• Zebra shark (Stegastoma fasciatum)
• Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
• Grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus)
• White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
• Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)
• Whiskery shark (Furgaleus macki)
• Pencil shark (Hypogaleus hyugaensis)
• Weasel shark (Hemigaleus microstoma)
• Fossil shark (Hemipristis elongata)
• Spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna)
• Nervous shark (Carcharhinus cautus)
• Whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri)
• Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
• Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
• Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)
• Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
• Lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens)
• Milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)
• Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
• Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)
• Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)
• Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

  Less common, but still observed in Shark Bay, are:

• Creek whaler (Carcharhinus fitzroyensis)
• Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
• Common blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)
• Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)
• Pigeye shark (Carcharhinus amboinensis)
• Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)