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- Finetooth Shark
- Great Hammerhead
- Lemon Shark
- Longfin Mako
- Night Shark
- Nurse Shark
- Oceanic Whitetip Shark
- Porbeagle
- Sandbar Shark
- Sand Tiger
- Scalloped Hammerhead
- Shortfin Mako
- Silky Shark
- Smooth Dogfish
- Smooth Hammerhead
- Spinner Shark
- Spiny Dogfish
- Thresher Shark
- Tiger Shark
- Whale Shark
- White Shark
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Shark Management
The Highly Migratory Species Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service manages Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS); including tunas, sharks, swordfish and billfish.Please remember that it is a requirement for owners of private vessels used to fish recreationally for Atlantic HMS to obtain an HMS Angling category permit from NMFS. The angling permit can be purchased online here or by calling 888-872-8862.
In addition, any tournament operator responsible for maintaining records of participants and results used for awarding tournament points or prizes for Atlantic HMS must register the tournament with NMFS at least four weeks prior to commencement of the tournament. Call the HMS Management Division's St. Petersburg, FL office at 727-824-5399 or visit the permits website to receive a registration form.
Atlantic shark recreational and commercial fishing compliance guides are available here.
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
FOR TUNA AND BILLFISH TAGS:
Cooperative Tagging CenterSoutheast Fisheries Science Center
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
www.sefsc.noaa.gov/ctsprogram
Toll-Free Number: 800-437-3936
OTHER SPECIES
(Striped Bass, Bluefish, Fluke, Winter Flounder):
Sandy Hook
Highlands, NJ 07732
www.littoralsociety.org/fish_tagging.aspx
732-291-0055
FOR REGULATIONS:
Tuna:HMS Gloucester 978-281-9260
Shark, Swordfish:
HMS Headquarters 301-427-8503
Recreational Swordfish & Billfish:
HMS St. Petersburg 727-824-5399
FOR COPIES OF DOCUMENTS:
Highly Migratory Species Management Division301-427-8503
HMS Shark Documents
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