Fun Facts
What is the sandy habitats they live in (sand) and their large appetites (tiger)?
The word for sharks or other non-target marine species being unintentionally caught while fishing.
What is bycatch?
This is a conservation strategy that enforces fishing restrictions during certain times of the year.
What is a seasonal no-fishing zone?
This is the term for the exaggerated and irrational fear many people have of sharks due to the popular film it is named after.
The distribution of sand tiger sharks
What is subtropical and temperate coastal waters around the world?
Sand tiger sharks often face mortality after being entangled in this type of marine debris.
What are fishing nets/lines
These are a common way that shark scientists can track shark movements and behavior.
What are satellite tags?
This is the aggressive species that many people confuse with sand tiger sharks.
What is the tiger shark?
The common name for Sand Tiger Sharks in South Africa
What is Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark?
Sand tiger sharks face habitat loss because of this.
What is coastal development?
South Africa uses this conservation strategy to limit harm to sharks due to human interactions.
What are marine protected areas?
Despite the widespread fear of sharks, people are more likely to be killed by these objects/animals.
Vending machines, falling coconuts, cows
This is the reproductive strategy used by sand tiger sharks
What is aplacental viviparity
This activity can lead to sand tiger sharks having miscarriages when safety procedures aren't followed.
This is the type of area that protections should be focused on in order to increase shark populations.
What are nursery areas?
Many supposed shark bites are actually a case of mistaken identity and are actually from these fish species.
What are barracudas, bluefish, or moray eels?
The taxonomy (class, order, and family) of sand tiger sharks.
What is class Chondrichthyes, order Lamniformes, and family Odontaspididae
This type of fishing is an especially large threat to sand tiger sharks.
What is longline fishing?
This growth strategy is why sand tiger sharks have a low reproductive rate and slow population growth/recovery.
What is intrauterine cannibalism?
Despite having a better PR team, this marine predator is way more of a jerk than any shark species.
What is a dolphin?