Species

Blacknose Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Carcharhinus Acronotus

Common Names:

Blacknose Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

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Blacktip Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Carcharhinus Limbatus

Common Names:

Blacktip Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

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One of the better tasting sharks.

Catch Method:

Use large pieces of cut bait or whole fish; including mullet, whiting, jackfish, stingray on the surf side of jetties.

Catch Season:

Summer.

Bonnethead Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Sphyrna Tiburo

Common Names:

Bonnethead Shark, Shovelnose Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

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Bull Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Carcharhinus Leucas

Common Names:

Bull Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

Table Fare:

Not generally eaten.

Catch Method:

Use large pieces of cut bait or whole fish; including mullet, whiting, jackfish, stingray on the surf side of jetties.

Catch Season:

Summer

Cownose Ray

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Rhinoptera Bonasus

Common Names:

Cownose Ray

Comments :

Commonly used for shark bait.

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Finetooth Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Carcharhinus Isodon

Common Names:

Finetooth Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

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Hammerhead Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Sphyrna Lewini

Common Names:

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

Comments :

One of three significant species of hammerheads found along the gulf coast. The Scalloped Hammerhead (as shown in the image above) has 'bumps' at the front edge of it's head when looking straight down at it. The Greater Hammerhead is more straight across at the front edge and is the larger of the three. And the Bonnethead is more curved at the front without the 'bumps' and is the smaller of the three species. Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

Table Fare:

Not generally eaten.

Catch Method:

Use large pieces of cut bait or whole fish; including mullet, whiting, jackfish, stingray on the surf side of jetties.

Catch Season:

Summer

Lemon Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Negaprion Brevirostris

Common Names:

Lemon Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

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Mako Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Isurus Oxyrinchus

Common Names:

Mako Shark

Comments :

Primarily an offshore species, but occasionally venture inshore. Often leaps from the water when hooked. Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

Table Fare:

Not generally eaten.

Catch Method:

Use large pieces of cut bait or whole fish; including mullet, whiting, jackfish, stingray on the surf side of jetties.

Catch Season:

Winter

Nurse Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Ginglymostoma Cirratum

Common Names:

Nurse Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

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Sandbar Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Carcharhinus Plumbeus

Common Names:

Sandbar Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

Table Fare:

Not generally eaten.

Catch Method:

Use large pieces of cut bait or whole fish; including mullet, whiting, jackfish, stingray on the surf side of jetties.

Catch Season:

Fall

Sharpnose Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Rhizoprionodon Terraenovae

Common Names:

Sharpnose Shark, Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

Comments :

One of the smaller of the shark family. Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

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Catch Method:

Use pieces of cut bait or whole fish; including mullet, whiting, jackfish, stingray on the surf side of jetties. Will sometimes hit live bait when fishing for other species of fish.

Catch Season:

Summer

Southern Ray

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Dasyatis Americana

Common Names:

Stingray, Southern Stingray

Comments :

Generally caught as by-catch when bottom fishing for other species of fish or sharks.

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Not generally eaten, but there are those who do.

Catch Method:

Caught on the bottom with dead bait.

Catch Season:

Year round.

Spinner Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Carcharhinus brevipinna

Common Names:

Spinner Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

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Tiger Shark

Shark-ray

Scientific Name:

Galeocerdo Cuvieri

Common Names:

Tiger Shark

Comments :

Sharks have a long maturing and breeding cycle and should only be kept when necessary in order to protect the resource. The flesh from larger sharks may contain elevated mercury levels.

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