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Best places to dive with Grey nurse shark
Carcharias taurus
A slow-growing coastal shark that aggregates at a small number of eastern Australian sites. The east-coast Australian population receives stricter domestic protection than its global assessment implies.
Destinations ranked by how reliably grey nurse shark is seen. The bars show the likelihood by month — never a guarantee. See the full species page for more.
Byron Bay & Julian Rocks, Australia
| Month | Likelihood |
|---|---|
| January | not seen |
| February | not seen |
| March | not seen |
| April | not seen |
| May | occasional |
| June | peak season |
| July | peak season |
| August | peak season |
| September | occasional |
| October | occasional |
| November | not seen |
| December | not seen |
Winter aggregation is documented; sightings remain probabilistic.
Sydney, Australia
| Month | Likelihood |
|---|---|
| January | rare |
| February | rare |
| March | rare |
| April | rare |
| May | rare |
| June | rare |
| July | rare |
| August | rare |
| September | rare |
| October | rare |
| November | rare |
| December | rare |
Possible year-round; no unsupported peak is applied.