SHARK INFO: CURRENT STATUS OF COMMONLY CAUGHT SPECIES

WHAT ARE YOU FISHING FOR?

The Shark Free Marinas Initiative supports catch and release. In tandem with Fisheries Conservation Foundation we seek new ways of offering sustainable tournament shark fishing where organizers, participants, marinas and more importantly sharks benefit.

To help better understand the implications of the mortal take of sharks Shark Free Marinas provides the latest data of population status for the most targeted sharks in recreational and commercial fisheries. This data is sourced from NOAA's FishWatch and the IUCN's Redlist of Threatened Species.

CURRENTLY LISTED SPECIES

• Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)
• Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
• Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
• Hammerhead Shark (Various Species)
• Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris)
• Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
• Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
• Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
• Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus)
• Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)

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