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Shark Research in the Northeast
We conduct shark life history research and long-term monitoring activities essential for stock assessment and management.
Shark Research in Alaska
Shark is not a word most people associate with Alaska, yet three species are commonly found.
NOAA Hollings Scholar Takes a Bite Out of White Shark Research
Student helps NOAA Fisheries advance our knowledge of young-of-the-year white shark habitat usage.
White Shark
The great white shark is a large, wide-ranging species that occurs in temperate and subtropical seas worldwide. As an apex predator, the white shark plays an important ecological role in the oceans.
Shark Identification for Cooperative Shark Tagging Program
The Cooperative Shark Tagging Program is a collaborative effort between recreational anglers, the commercial fishing industry, and NOAA Fisheries to study the life history of Atlantic sharks. Accurate species identification is critical.
Tagging Reveals Secrets of Southern California’s Largest Sharks
Despite its impressive size, little is known about the basking shark’s habitat, behavior, and migratory patterns.
Shark Conservation
As one of the top ocean predators, sharks play an important role in the food web and help ensure balance in the ocean’s ecosystem. With increased demand and exploitation rates for some shark species and shark products, concern has steadily grown regarding
Shark Identification for Cooperative Shark Tagging Program (S-W)
The Cooperative Shark Tagging Program is a collaborative effort between recreational anglers, the commercial fishing industry, and NOAA Fisheries to study the life history of Atlantic sharks.
Shark Identification for Cooperative Shark Tagging Program (A-B)
The Cooperative Shark Tagging Program is a collaborative effort between recreational anglers, the commercial fishing industry, and NOAA Fisheries to study the life history of Atlantic sharks.
Shark Week 2018
Join us for Shark Week 2018 as we celebrate these top ocean predators.
Shark Identification for Cooperative Shark Tagging Program (C-P)
The Cooperative Shark Tagging Program is a collaborative effort between recreational anglers, the commercial fishing industry, and NOAA Fisheries to study the life history of Atlantic sharks.
Eight Surprising Shark Facts
Celebrate Shark Week by learning something new.
U.S.-Caught Sharks Are a Sustainable Food Choice
While overfishing has greatly depleted some shark populations overseas, U.S. shark fisheries are some of the most sustainable in the world.
Shark and Sawfish: Surveys and Tagging
Research conducted at the Panama City Laboratory.
Tagged Hammerhead Shark Travels Widely In Warm Pacific Waters
A hammerhead shark has traveled more than 1,000 miles since NOAA Fisheries researchers tagged it near San Clemente Island about two months ago.