Atlantic shark species managed by NOAA Fisheries’ Atlantic HMS Management Division.
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Atlantic angel shark* |
Squatina dumeril |
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Rhizoprionodon terraenovae |
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Cetorhinus maximus |
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Bigeye sand tiger shark* |
Odontaspis noronhai |
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Bigeye sixgill shark* |
Hexanchus nakamurai |
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Alopias superciliosus |
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Carcharhinus altimus |
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Carcharhinus acronotus |
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Carcharhinus limbatus |
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Prionace glauca |
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Sphyrna tiburo |
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Carcharhinus leucas |
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Caribbean reef shark* |
Carcharhinus perezii |
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Caribbean sharpnose shark* |
Rhizoprionodon porosus |
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Carolina hammerhead shark |
Sphyrna gilberti |
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Alopias vulpinus |
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Carcharhinus obscurus |
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Carcharhinus isodon |
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Florida smoothhound |
Mustelus norrisi |
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Galapagos shark* |
Carcharhinus galapagensis |
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Sphyrna mokarran |
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Gulf smoothhound |
Mustelus sinusmexicanus |
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Negaprion brevirostris |
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Isurus paucus |
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Narrowtooth shark* |
Carcharhinus brachyurus |
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Carcharhinus signatus |
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Ginglymostoma cirratum |
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Carcharhinus longimanus |
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Lamna nasus |
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Carcharias taurus |
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Carcharhinus plumbeus |
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Sphyrna lewini |
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Sevengill shark* |
Heptranchias perlo |
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Isurus oxyrinchus |
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Carcharhinus falciformis |
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Sixgill shark* |
Hexanchus griseus |
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Smalltail shark* |
Carcharhinus porosus |
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Mustelus canis |
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Sphyrna zygaena |
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Carcharhinus brevipinna |
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Galeocerdo cuvier |
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Rhincodon typus |
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Carcharodon carcharias |
*Prohibited Atlantic shark species.
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.
Blacktip sharks. Credit: iStock.
Releasing a sandbar shark on a shark survey.
