Shark Identification and Federal Regulations

for the Recreational Fishery of the U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean

This is a great PDF document to have on-hand when fishing in Federal waters. Published by NOAA with excellent graphics for identifying shark species you may encounter.

• Regulations for shark species in Federal waters
• Images of common sharks
• Identification of charactorists to help you identify each shark
• Prohibited species also included

Note: We maintain the most current version of this document  This document is only updated when Federal shark regulations change, which is not often.

This PDF file is formatted to be read by the free Adobe® Acrobat® software.