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year int64 2k 2.03k	month int64 1 12	month_name stringclasses 12 values	area stringclasses 12 values	beach stringclasses 181 values	gear stringclasses 3 values	marine_park stringclasses 4 values	species_group stringclasses 4 values	caab_code stringclasses 118 values	common_name stringclasses 118 values	scientific_name stringclasses 112 values	alive_deceased stringclasses 2 values	fate stringclasses 3 values	fate_reason stringclasses 5 values	number_caught int64 1 24
2,026	5	May	Bundaberg	Kellys Beach	Drum	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37019801	UNKNOWN SHARK	null	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	5	May	Cairns	Ellis Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018039	COMMON BLACKTIP WHALER	Carcharhinus limbatus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	5	May	Capricorn Coast	Emu Park	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	5	May	Gold Coast	Kirra Beach	Net	null	OTHER	37041000	DEVILRAY *	Mobulidae - undifferentiated	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	5	May	Gold Coast	Narrowneck Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018003	DUSKY WHALER	Carcharhinus obscurus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	5	May	Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay	Drum	null	SHARK	37018003	DUSKY WHALER	Carcharhinus obscurus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Bundaberg	Kellys Beach	Drum	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Bundaberg	Kellys Beach	Drum	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Alive	Euthanised	Target Species	2
2,026	4	April	Bundaberg	Kellys Beach	Drum	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37018023	LONG NOSE WHALER	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Bundaberg	Neilson Park	Drum	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Bundaberg	Neilson Park	Drum	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Alive	Euthanised	Target Species	1
2,026	4	April	Bundaberg	Oak Beach	Drum	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Cairns	Clifton	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018023	LONG NOSE WHALER	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Cairns	Clifton	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37019002	GREAT HAMMERHEAD	Sphyrna mokarran	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Cairns	Ellis Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Cairns	Ellis Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Cairns	Holloways	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018023	LONG NOSE WHALER	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Cairns	Holloways	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Cairns	Palm Cove	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37013010	TAWNY SHARK	Nebrius ferrugineus	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Cairns	Palm Cove	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Cairns	Palm Cove	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	CAD 8 Emu Park	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Cooee Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Emu Park	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Emu Park	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Farnborough Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Farnborough Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018023	LONG NOSE WHALER	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Farnborough Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	3
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Fishermans Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Kemp Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Kemp Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Kemp Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Lammermoor Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37013010	TAWNY SHARK	Nebrius ferrugineus	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Mullambin Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Tanby Point	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37013010	TAWNY SHARK	Nebrius ferrugineus	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Tanby Point	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Tanby Point	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018036	BLACKTIP REEF WHALER	Carcharhinus melanopterus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Yeppoon Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Capricorn Coast	Yeppoon Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Gladstone	Tannum Sands	Drum	null	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Gladstone	Tannum Sands	Drum	null	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Gladstone	Tannum Sands	Drum	null	SHARK	37018023	LONG NOSE WHALER	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Alive	Euthanised	Welfare	1
2,026	4	April	Gladstone	Tannum Sands	Drum	null	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Gladstone	Tannum Sands	Drum	null	SHARK	37018039	COMMON BLACKTIP WHALER	Carcharhinus limbatus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Gladstone	Tannum Sands	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	OTHER	37188900	CATFISH	non-current code Ariidae - undifferentiated	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Gladstone	Tannum Sands	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Gladstone	Tannum Sands	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Alive	Euthanised	Target Species	1
2,026	4	April	Gladstone	Tannum Sands	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Gold Coast	Bilinga Beach	Net	null	SHARK	37010001	MAKO	Isurus oxyrinchus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Gold Coast	Currumbin Beach	Net	null	OTHER	37441900	TUNA	non-current code Scombridae - undifferentiated	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Gold Coast	Rainbow Bay	Drum	null	TURTLE	39020001	LOGGERHEAD TURTLE	Caretta caretta	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Gold Coast	Tugun Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Harbour Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37013010	TAWNY SHARK	Nebrius ferrugineus	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Harbour Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Alive	Euthanised	Target Species	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Harbour Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Harbour Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Harbour Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018023	LONG NOSE WHALER	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Harbour Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018035	CREEK WHALER	Carcharhinus fitzroyensis	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Lamberts Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37013010	TAWNY SHARK	Nebrius ferrugineus	Alive	Released Alive	null	2
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Lamberts Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018007	SANDBAR WHALER	Carcharhinus plumbeus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Lamberts Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	3
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Lamberts Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	3
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Lamberts Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Alive	Euthanised	Target Species	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Lamberts Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Lamberts Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018023	LONG NOSE WHALER	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Mackay	Sth Lamberts Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018023	LONG NOSE WHALER	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Nth Stradbroke Is.	Ocean Beach	Drum	Moreton Bay Marine Park (MBMP)	SHARK	37018007	SANDBAR WHALER	Carcharhinus plumbeus	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Nth Stradbroke Is.	Ocean Beach	Drum	Moreton Bay Marine Park (MBMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Alive	Euthanised	Target Species	1
2,026	4	April	Nth Stradbroke Is.	Ocean Beach	Drum	Moreton Bay Marine Park (MBMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Rainbow Beach	Rainbow Beach	Drum	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37018003	DUSKY WHALER	Carcharhinus obscurus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Rainbow Beach	Rainbow Beach	Drum	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Alive	Euthanised	Target Species	1
2,026	4	April	Rainbow Beach	Rainbow Beach	Net	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	OTHER	37441900	TUNA	non-current code Scombridae - undifferentiated	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Rainbow Beach	Rainbow Beach	Net	Great Sandy Marine Park (GSMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Sunshine Coast North	Glen Eden Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018003	DUSKY WHALER	Carcharhinus obscurus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Sunshine Coast North	Maroochydore	Net	null	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Sunshine Coast North	Mooloolaba	Net	null	TURTLE	39020002	GREEN TURTLE	Chelonia mydas	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Sunshine Coast North	Mudjimba Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018003	DUSKY WHALER	Carcharhinus obscurus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Sunshine Coast North	Noosa	Drum	null	SHARK	37018003	DUSKY WHALER	Carcharhinus obscurus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Sunshine Coast North	Sunrise Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018023	LONG NOSE WHALER	Carcharhinus brevipinna	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Sunshine Coast South	Buddina Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018003	DUSKY WHALER	Carcharhinus obscurus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Sunshine Coast South	Caloundra Beach	Drum	Moreton Bay Marine Park (MBMP)	SHARK	37018029	SHARPTOOTH SHARK	Negaprion acutidens	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Sunshine Coast South	Moffat Beach	Drum	null	SHARK	37018003	DUSKY WHALER	Carcharhinus obscurus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Alma Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Alma Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Alma Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018039	COMMON BLACKTIP WHALER	Carcharhinus limbatus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Florence Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Florence Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Florence Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Florence Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018026	PIGEYE WHALER	Carcharhinus amboinensis	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Florence Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018039	COMMON BLACKTIP WHALER	Carcharhinus limbatus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Horseshoe Bay	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	OTHER	37041004	MANTA RAY	Mobula birostris	Alive	Released Alive	null	2
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Horseshoe Bay	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	3
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Horseshoe Bay	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018021	BULL WHALER	Carcharhinus leucas	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Horseshoe Bay	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Alive	Euthanised	Target Species	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Horseshoe Bay	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018022	TIGER SHARK	Galeocerdo cuvier	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Horseshoe Bay	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018036	BLACKTIP REEF WHALER	Carcharhinus melanopterus	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Horseshoe Bay	Drum	Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park (GBRCMP)	SHARK	37018039	COMMON BLACKTIP WHALER	Carcharhinus limbatus	Deceased	null	null	2
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Nelly Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37018013	SPOT-TAIL WHALER	Carcharhinus sorrah	Deceased	null	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Palarenda Beach	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37013010	TAWNY SHARK	Nebrius ferrugineus	Alive	Released Alive	null	1
2,026	4	April	Townsville	Picnic Bay	Drum	Commonwealth Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP)	SHARK	37013010	TAWNY SHARK	Nebrius ferrugineus	Alive	Released Alive	null	1

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Shark Control Program catch numbers, Queensland

The number of sharks and other animals caught by Queensland's shark nets and drumlines, by month, beach, gear and species, since 1996.

This is a copy of the 2026-06-19 version of this dataset on publicdata.au, where it has 23,118 rows and 15 fields. The same version is kept at https://publicdata.au/d/qld-shark-control-catch-numbers/v/2026-06-19/ in 9 formats, with every earlier version and a query API.

Attribution

The data is published by Department of Primary Industries under CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The licence requires this attribution:

Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Government, Queensland's Shark Control Program Data and Information, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/fisheries-queensland-s-shark-control-program-information-and-data, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

To cite this version, including where it was serialised:

Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Government, Queensland's Shark Control Program Data and Information, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/fisheries-queensland-s-shark-control-program-information-and-data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-shark-control-catch-numbers/v/2026-06-19/

This is an independent republication. The publisher has not endorsed this site.

Versions

publicdata.au keeps a new version each time the publisher changes the source file, and lists them all at https://publicdata.au/d/qld-shark-control-catch-numbers/versions.json. This repository tags each version it holds as v<date>, so load_dataset("National-Digital/qld-shark-control-catch-numbers", revision="v2026-06-19") always returns these rows.

Query it without downloading

The publicdata.au query API filters and totals the newest version of this dataset and needs no key:

https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-shark-control-catch-numbers/rows?limit=10

Fields

Field	Type	Description
`year`	integer	Year
`month`	integer	Month
`month_name`	string	MonthName
`area`	string	Area
`beach`	string	BeachName
`gear`	string	Drum (drumline) or Net.
`marine_park`	string	The marine park the gear lies in. Null outside a marine park.
`species_group`	string	SHARK, TURTLE, MAMMAL or OTHER.
`caab_code`	string	Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota species code.
`common_name`	string	CommonName
`scientific_name`	string	ScientificName
`alive_deceased`	string	Alive/Deceased
`fate`	string	What happened to an animal found alive, such as Released Alive or Euthanised. Null when no fate is recorded.
`fate_reason`	string	The reason for the fate, such as Target Species or Safety. The publisher writes NA where it does not apply, kept as published.
`number_caught`	integer	NumberCaught

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