

Federal shark dealer permit holders are required to attend Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops.
If this is your first workshop, you must attend in person. If you have already attended an in-person workshop and need to recertify, you can choose between in-person and online workshops.
You will need your most recent workshop certificate. Shark dealers and their proxies are required to provide the email address, name, shark dealer number, and business phone number that they provided at the in-person workshop. Also, participants will not be able to successfully complete the assessment at the end of the course without the shark identification key that was provided at the in-person workshop.
Please review the User Guide for the Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop prior to registering.
Take the online course
Eric Sander (386) 852-8588
All federally-permitted shark dealers must attend this workshop and obtain a workshop certificate prior to renewing their shark dealer permit. Shark dealers may send someone else (a proxy) to a workshop. If a dealer sends a proxy, an individual from each place of business which first receives sharks under the dealer’s permit must attend the workshop.
A proxy must be:
Certificates (or copies) must be:
All workshops are held from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott – Virginia Beach Norfolk
5700 Greenwich Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Holiday Inn Express Charleston NE Mount Pleasant
1104 Stockade Lane
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Hampton Inn & Suites Largo,
100 East Bay Drive
Largo, FL 33770.
Please email Eric Sander or call (386) 852-8588.
Please fill out the correct form below and email it to Eric Sander or bring it to the workshop.
2022 Shark Identification Quick Reference Guide (PDF, 1 page)
If you are attending the workshop to obtain a new shark dealer permit, you must be either: