Commercial Shark Fishery Observer Program
Species Composition of Catch
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Species Composition By Region, 1994-2003
(ten most commonly caught species for each region shown)
South Atlantic
| Genus species |
Common Name |
Total Sharks Caught |
*CPUE |
| Rhizoprionodon terraenovae |
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark |
10,501 |
48.9 |
| Carcharhinus plumbeus |
Sandbar Shark |
4,091 |
19.1 |
| Galeocerdo cuvier |
Tiger Shark |
2,874 |
13.4 |
| Carcharhinus limbatus |
Blacktip Shark |
1,586 |
7.4 |
| Carcharhinus acronotus |
Blacknose Shark |
997 |
4.6 |
| Ginglymostoma cirratum |
Nurse Shark |
302 |
1.4 |
| Carcharhinus obscurus |
Dusky Shark |
170 |
0.8 |
| Carcharhinus falciformis |
Silky Shark |
199 |
0.9 |
| Sphyrna lewini |
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
224 |
1.0 |
| Carcharhinus leucas |
Bull Shark |
70 |
0.3 |
Eastern Gulf of Mexico
| Genus species |
Common Name |
Total Sharks Caught |
*CPUE |
| Carcharhinus plumbeus |
Sandbar Shark |
4,275 |
28.0 |
| Carcharhinus limbatus |
Blacktip Shark |
3,086 |
20.2 |
| Rhizoprionodon terraenovae |
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark |
2,124 |
13.9 |
| Galeocerdo cuvier |
Tiger Shark |
944 |
6.2 |
| Ginglymostoma cirratum |
Nurse Shark |
843 |
5.5 |
| Carcharhinus acronotus |
Blacknose Shark |
1,330 |
8.7 |
| Carcharhinus leucas |
Bull Shark |
564 |
3.7 |
| Sphyrna lewini |
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
413 |
2.7 |
| Carcharhinus falciformis |
Silky Shark |
282 |
1.8 |
| Carcharhinus obscurus |
Dusky Shark |
41 |
0.3 |
Mid-Atlantic Bight
| Genus species |
Common Name |
Total Sharks Caught |
*CPUE |
| Carcharhinus plumbeus |
Sandbar Shark |
11,420 |
62.2 |
| Rhizoprionodon terraenovae |
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark |
2,236 |
12.2 |
| Galeocerdo cuvier |
Tiger Shark |
1,788 |
9.7 |
| Carcharhinus obscurus |
Dusky Shark |
1,440 |
7.8 |
| Carcharhinus limbatus |
Blacktip Shark |
355 |
1.9 |
| Sphyrna lewini |
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
198 |
1.1 |
| Carcharhinus falciformis |
Silky Shark |
8 |
0.04 |
| Carcharhinus leucas |
Bull Shark |
45 |
0.2 |
| Carcharhinus acronotus |
Blacknose Shark |
38 |
0.2 |
| Ginglymostoma cirratum |
Nurse Shark |
7 |
0.04 |
*CPUE (catch per unit effort) is the number of shark caught per 10,000 hook hours. One "hook hour"=one hook fishing for one hour.
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