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 gluaca
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Shortfin Mako Shark, Isurus oxyrhincus
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Pelagic Thresher Shark, Alopias pelgaicus
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Bigeye Thresher Shark, Alopias superciliosus
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus
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Silky Shark, Carcharhinus falciformis
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Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus limbatus
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Bignose Shark, Carcharhinus altimus
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Galapagos Shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis
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Grey Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
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Sandbar Shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus
Other relevant guides:
Government of Australia
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
N.O.A.A