Out of the 400 shark species in the entire world, 18 live in the waters surrounding the country of Denmark. The major water bodies where sharks are found in Denmark are the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the straits connecting the two – Kattegat and Skagerrak.
Common shark species in Danish territories include the blackmouth catshark, the small-spotted catshark, the spiny dogfish, and the starry smoothhound.
List of the Different Types of Sharks in Denmark
| Species | Maximum Size | Aggressiveness |
| Angel Shark | 4-7 feet | Moderately aggressive |
| Angular Roughshark | 3.3-4.9 feet | Not aggressive |
Basking Shark |
23-30 feet | Not aggressive |
Blackmouth Catshark |
2-2.2 feet | Not aggressive |
Blue Shark |
6-11 feet | Not aggressive |
| Bluntnose Sixgill Shark | 15-20 feet | Moderately aggressive (rarely targets humans, reports of just one provoked attack) |
Bramble Shark |
9.2-10 feet | Not aggressive |
| Common Thresher Shark | 12-18 feet | Not aggressive |
Greenland Shark |
7.9–14.1 feet | Not aggressive |
| Nursehound Shark | 4.3-5.2 feet | Not aggressive |
| Oceanic Whitetip Shark | 5-8 feet | Not aggressive |
| Porbeagle Shark | 6-12 feet | Not aggressive |
| School Shark | 6-7 feet | Not aggressive |
| Small Spotted Catshark | 2.5-3 feet | Not aggressive |
| Smooth Hammerhead Shark | 8-12 feet | Not aggressive (but are potentially dangerous) |
| Spiny Dogfish | 2.5-3.5 feet | Not aggressive (due to their small size) |
| Starry Smooth-hound | 4-4.7 feet | Not aggressive |
| Velvet Belly Lanternshark | 1-2 feet | Not aggressive |
FAQs
1. Have there been shark attacks in Denmark?
There have been no records of shark attacks in Denmark.
2. Are there great white sharks in Denmark?
Denmark’s waters are generally colder for the great white. Still, these leviathans may eventually migrate toward Danish shores thanks to global warming.
