Facts about Sharks

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Fast Facts About Sharks

• Grow slowly
• Take many years to mature (12 to 18 years in some species)
• Often reproduce only every other year
• Have few young per brood (only 2 pups in some species)
• Have specific requirements for nursery areas (bays and estuaries)
• Are caught in many types of fishing gear (hook and line, gillnet, trawl)

• Teeth that are replaced throughout their life
• Sensitive smell receptors
• Eyes that adapt quickly to low light levels
• Lateral line receptors that sense movement in the water
• Electroreceptors that detect electrical fields due to the presence of prey