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Off the Hook: 10 Sharks Protected from Fishing in American Waters
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White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) have a sharply pointed conical snout,...
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white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Some individual white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) may travel far out...
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A whale shark accompanied by golden trevallies
A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming with golden trevallies (Gnathanodon...
© Matthew Potenski
basking shark
Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).
Chris Gotschalk
sand tiger shark
Jeff Kubina
bluntnose sixgill shark
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration/ Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Atlantic angel shark
Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC
night shark
Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC
Caribbean reef shark
Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi).
© A Cotton Photo/Shutterstock.com
bigeye thresher shark
NOAA
Galapagos sharks
James Watt—SeaPics via NOAA

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