Warnings

People in an emergency and need of Coast

Guard assistance should use VHF-FM Channel
16 (156.8 MHz), dial 911, or call their nearest
Coast Guard unit.
Deck is slippery when wet
Many tripping hazards from lines, rough seas,
and steps
Be careful when bringing on sharks, they can
bite, flop around, and throw you off balance
Not responsible for injury due to mishandling of
sharks or equipment
Wear proper safety gear and clothing at all times
on the boat
Keep hands and feet away from rotating components and equipment

How to Use the Key:

Sharks are listed in order from
shortest to longest in feet.

Table of Contents
Bonnethead Shark

Sharpnose Shark

Black Tip Shark

Spinner Shark

Sandbar Shark

Nurse Shark

Lemon Shark

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Bull Shark

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Tiger Shark

12

Great Hammerhead
Shark

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Bonnethead Shark

Length: 2-3
Weight: Up to 24 lbs
Broad, smooth, spade shaped head
Greyish brown back, lighter underside

Sharpnose Shark

Length: 3
Weight: 15 lbs
Snout is long and flattened
Could have small white spots on sides
Long slender bodies
Olive grey coloring with a white underside.

Black Tip Shark

Length: 4-6
Weight: 40-50 lbs
Black tips on the ends of most fins.
Moderately long, pointed snout

Spinner Shark

Length: 6
Weight: 120 lbs
Gray-bronze with white belly
Distinguished by dark tip on anal fin
Large and slender

Sandbar Shark

Length: 6-8
Weight: 100-200 lbs
Color can be bluish grey to bronze with and white belly
Moderately long, rounded snout

Nurse Shark

Description:

Length: 7-9
Weight: 160-230 lbs
Easily identified by whiskers coming from top lip
Adult nurse sharks color ranges from light yellowish tan to dark brown
Juveniles up to 2 ft. have black spots, with a lighter pigmentation
outlining their spots

Lemon Shark

Length: 8-10
Weight: 200 lbs
They will have a yellow color, and a white belly
Their teeth are curved rather than straight up and down.
They have a flattened head with a short broad snout

Bull Shark

Length: 7-11
Weight: 200-500 lbs
Unique, stout body appearance
Grey back, off-white underside

Tiger Shark

Length: 10-14
Weight: 900-1400 lbs
Easily recognize by its Tiger like striping

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Great Hammerhead Shark

Length: 11- 20
Weight: 500 lbs
Fins are unmarked
Back of the head or Hammer is straight
Heavily serrated, triangular teeth
Extra tall, pointed dorsal fin

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