Australian Shark Incident Database
<p>The <em><strong>Australian Shark-Incident Database</strong></em> (ASID), formerly known as the <em><strong><a href="https://taronga.org.au/conservation-and-science/australian-shark-attack-file">Australian Shark Attack File</a></strong></em> (ASAF), quantifies temporal and spatial patterns of shark-human interactions in Australia.</p> <p>The <em><strong>Australian Shark-Incident Database</strong></em> is a joint partnership with <a href="https://taronga.org.au/conservation-and-science/our-contribution">Taronga Conservation Society Australia</a>, along with <a href="http://www.flinders.edu.au/">Flinders University</a>, and the <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/">New South Wales Department of Primary Industries</a><br> <br> Maintained as an uninterrupted record by a few committed Taronga team members since 1984, the File currently comprises > 1000 individual investigations from 1791 to today, making it the most comprehensive database of its kind available.</p>
ShareScore
36/100
Overall dataset sharing score
Score breakdown
These five areas show where the dataset supports — or may limit — practical reuse.
- Stewardship
- 8
- Harmonization
- 4
- Access
- 16
- Reuse readiness
- 8
- Engagement
- 0