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Much of the information presented here is adapted from the Undersea
Explorer Shark Information Manual produced by Andy Dunstan and Richard
Fitzpatrick and from Sharks and Rays of Australia by P.R. lst and J.D. Stevens.
Sharks of Osprey Reef and the Coral Sea -
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A wide variety of shark species can be encountered during a trip to Osprey
Reef. Resident sharks are the whitetip reef, grey reef, silvertip and
scalloped hammerheads, while occasional encounters with whale sharks,
thresher, tiger, oceanic whitetip, leopard and great hammerhead sharks occur.
Click on the species photographs below for behaviour,
biology and more photos
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