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    SHARK ID GUIDES

    To view entire Hawai'i Community Tagging Program - Offshore Shark Species Identification Guide, click here.

    If you would rather view a shark by species, see below: 

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    • Blue Shark, Prionace glauca

    • Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus

    • Pelagic Thresher Shark, Alopias pelagicus

    • Bigeye Thresher Shark, Alopias superciliosus

    • Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus

    • Silky Shark, Carcharhinus falciformis

    • Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus limbatus

    • Bignose Shark, Carcharhinus altimus

    • Galapagos Shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis

    • Grey Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

    • Sandbar Shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus

    Other relevant guides:

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    • Deepwater shark and skate identification guide,

    Government of Australia

    • On board guide for the identification of Pelagic Sharks and Rays, Western Indian Ocean,

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

    • Guide for the Identification of Atlantic Ocean Sharks,

    International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

    • Field Identification Guide to the Living Marine Resources of Kenya,

    Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association

    • Shark Identification for the Recreational Fishery of the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico,

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