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Shortfin Mako Shark

Shortfin Mako Shark

Isurus oxyrinchus

Side-profile illustration of a bluish gray shortfin mako shark with white underside and pointed snout. Sides are light metallic blue and eyes and pectoral fins smaller (compared to longfin mako shark). Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jack Hornady

Protected Status

CITES Appendix II
Throughout Its Range

Quick Facts

Region
New England/Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Islands, Southeast, West Coast

About the Species

The shortfin mako is a large and highly migratory shark that occurs across all temperate and tropical ocean waters. 

Protected Status

CITES Appendix II

  • Throughout Its Range

Scientific Classification

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Lamniformes
Family Lamnidae
Genus Isurus
Species oxyrinchus

Last updated by NOAA Fisheries on 11/10/2022

Featured News

750x500-sharks-SWFSC.jpg Two mako sharks swimming. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Feature Story

Zero Atlantic Shortfin Mako Shark Retention Limit

National
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Recreational Fishing Regulations

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Commercial Fishing Regulations

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Subsistence Fishing Regulations

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In the Spotlight

Last updated by NOAA Fisheries on 11/10/2022

Management Overview

In November 2022, NOAA Fisheries determined that the shortfin mako shark does not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act.

Key Actions and Documents

Actions & Documents

12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Shortfin Mako Shark Under the Endangered Species Act

We, NOAA Fisheries, have completed a comprehensive status review under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in response to a petition from Defenders of Wildlife to list the species. After reviewing the best…
Notice
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
Published

Last updated by NOAA Fisheries on 11/10/2022

Science Overview

Last updated by NOAA Fisheries on 11/10/2022