ADOPT A SHARK
Choose an individually identified shark. Follow the records, sightings and discoveries that build our understanding of that shark over time.
Meet the sharks.
Each shark below has an individual Shark Search ID and a research record of its own. Start with the shark, then explore what the record can tell us.
VIEW ALL IDENTIFIED SHARKSTiger shark
Maldives
Thresher shark
Monad Shoal
White shark
New Zealand
Sand tiger shark
Australia
Find a shark.
Explore the regions where individually identified sharks available through the Shark Search adoption programme have been recorded. Select a location to discover the individuals currently available.
Choose Your Adoption Path
Finish adopting your own shark
For individuals who have already submitted a shark through Shark ID AI and wish to symbolically adopt that identified shark.
Sponsor / adopt a shark from our catalogue
Choose a shark from the NeuralFin catalogue and support its ongoing monitoring through symbolic adoption.
Gift a shark to someone else
Give a symbolic shark adoption as a meaningful conservation gift for someone else.
What Your Adoption Includes
NeuralFin adoptions use photographic identification, not GPS or satellite tracking.✓ Official Shark Adoption Certificate
Receive a professionally designed, personalised digital certificate commemorating your shark adoption.
✓ Unique Shark ID and Species Information
Each adopted shark is linked to a verified NeuralFin Shark ID together with confirmed species information.
✓ Latest Recorded Sighting
Access the shark’s most recent recorded sighting location within the NeuralFin programme where available.
✓ Re-sighting Updates
Receive updates when your shark is sighted again, helping you follow its ongoing journey through the programme.
✓ Continued Connection to the Programme
Stay connected to your adopted shark through selected programme updates and adoption-related communications.
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ADOPTED
Shark ID: GW-113
Last seen near: Neptune Islands, South AustraliaThis shark is part of the NeuralFin adoption program. Each time it’s re-identified in the wild, you’ll receive an update with location and sighting information — building a living record of its journey.
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ADOPTED
Shark ID: TS-089
Last seen near: Shark Bay, WA
This shark is part of the NeuralFin adoption program. Each time it’s re-identified in the wild, you’ll receive an update with location and sighting information — building a living record of its journey. -
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ADOPTED
Shark ID: HH-052
Last seen near: Coral Sea, Queensland
This shark is part of the NeuralFin adoption program. Each time it’s re-identified in the wild, you’ll receive an update with location and sighting information — building a living record of its journey. -
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ADOPTED
Shark ID: WS-207
Last seen near: Ningaloo Reef, Western AustraliaThis shark is part of the NeuralFin adoption program. Each time it’s re-identified in the wild, you’ll receive an update with location and sighting information — building a living record of its journey.
How Adoption Works
Choose whether you would like to adopt your own identified shark or select a shark from the NeuralFin catalogue. Once your adoption is confirmed, you will receive a personalised digital adoption certificate together with core shark information and future updates where available.
If you have already uploaded a shark through Shark ID AI, you may continue with adoption through your identified record. If not, you can explore the catalogue and sponsor a shark currently included within the programme.
