While shark attacks are less common

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Tiger sharksOpens in a new tab. – These sharks can grow up to 7m (or 25ft) in length and weigh around 861kg (or 1,900lbs).
Bull sharksOpens in a new tab. – These sharks are much smaller than tiger sharks only getting to be about 2.25m (or 7.4ft) and weigh about 95kg (or 210lbs). This species is the most common around the waters of the bay area.

Whale sharksOpens in a new tab. – Usually, these sharks are quite massive reaching upwards of 13m (or 45ft) in length and weighing almost 14 metric tons. The whaler sharks that have been noticed near Fraser Island in Hervey Bay aren’t quite this large, still large enough to get noticed!


HammerheadsOpens in a new tab. – In November 2020, a group fax lists of hammerhead sharks were spotted in Hervey Bay near the Great Sandy Strait, an area between Fraser Island and the mainland. Like reef sharks, hammerheads aren’t typically aggressive towards humans. They can reach around 6m (or 20ft) in length and weigh about 453kg (or 1,000).


Great white sharksOpens in a new tab. – These dangerous sharks are usually found off the eastern coast of Fraser Island. They can reach about 5m (or 16ft) in length and weigh around 2,270kg (or 5,000lbs).
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These are the most common species that have been spotted in the waters around Hervey Bay.