Are there bull sharks in the St. Johns River?


Are there bull sharks in the St. Johns River? Only the bull shark typically found offshore of Jacksonville can migrate into the local river and swim any distance upstream for very long. Recently a small bull shark was caught near Mandarin. There have been periodic reports of other sharks, usually bulls, being captured in the St. Johns River.


Has a bull shark ever been found in a lake?

The bull shark is commonly found worldwide in coastal areas of warm oceans, in rivers and lakes, and occasionally salt and freshwater streams if they are deep enough.