Commercial Shark Fishery Observer Program
Species Composition of Catch
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Species Composition, All Regions, 1994-2003
Large and Small Coastal Sharks
| Genus species |
Common Name |
Total Sharks Caught |
*CPUE |
| Carcharhinus plumbeus |
Sandbar Shark |
19,784 |
35.9 |
| Rhizoprionodon terraenovae |
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark |
14,861 |
27.0 |
| Galeocerdo cuvier |
Tiger Shark |
5,580 |
10.1 |
| Carcharhinus limbatus |
Blacktip Shark |
5,027 |
9.1 |
| Carcharhinus obscurus |
Dusky Shark |
1,650 |
3.0 |
| Carcharhinus acronotus |
Blacknose Shark |
2,365 |
4.3 |
| Ginglymostoma cirratum |
Nurse Shark |
1,152 |
2.1 |
| Sphyrna lewini |
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
835 |
1.5 |
| Carcharhinus leucas |
Bull Shark |
679 |
1.2 |
| Carcharhinus falciformis |
Silky Shark |
470 |
0.8 |
| Sphyrna mokarran |
Great Hammerhead Shark |
390 |
0.7 |
| Carcharhinus brevipinna |
Spinner Shark |
567 |
1.0 |
| Negaprion brevirostris |
Lemon Shark |
371 |
0.7 |
| Carcharias taurus |
Sandtiger Shark |
368 |
0.7 |
| Sphryna tiburo |
Bonnethead Shark |
67 |
0.1 |
| Carcharhinus signatus |
Night Shark |
49 |
0.1 |
| Carcharhinus altimus |
Bignose Shark |
29 |
0.1 |
| Carcharhinus perezi |
Caribbean Reef Shark |
19 |
0.0 |
| Carcharodon carcharias |
Great White Shark |
16 |
0.0 |
| Sphryna zygaena |
Smooth Hammerhead Shark |
6 |
0.0 |
| Carcharhinus isodon |
Finetooth Shark |
9 |
0.0 |
| Carcharhinus galapagensis |
Galapagos Shark |
2 |
0.0 |
| Squatina dumerili |
Atlantic Angel Shark |
1 |
0.0 |
*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.
Non-Targeted Pelagic Sharks
| Genus species |
Common Name |
Total Sharks Caught |
| Isurus oxyrinchus |
Shortfin Mako Shark |
9 |
| Alopias vulpinus |
Common Thresher Shark |
9 |
| Alopias superciliosus |
Bigeye Thresher Shark |
6 |
| Heptranchias perlo |
Sevengill Shark |
2 |
| Prionace glauca |
Blue Shark |
9 |
| Hexanchus vitulus |
Bigeye Sixgill Shark |
3 |
| Hexanchus griseus |
Sixgill Shark |
8 |
Non-Targeted Dogfish Sharks
| Genus species |
Common Name |
Total Sharks Caught |
| Mustelus canis |
Smooth Dogfish |
643 |
| Mustelus sp. |
Unidentified Smoothhounds |
21 |
| Squalus acanthias |
Spiny Dogfish |
6 |
| Cirrhigaleus asper |
Roughskin Spiny Dogfish |
6 |
| Mustelus norrisi |
Florida Smoothhound |
39 |
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