know the the limit is one per person per day
but im confused by what the regulations are

i see min of 24" and then Min of 64" below???

can someone explain this?

Sharks
� Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, bonnethead limit 1

24" � No limit
then a bar

� other allowable shark species
64" � No limit

what are the other allowable shark species?? are there any?
this has me really confused.....


i know these are a no go.

Atlantic angel, Basking Bigeye sand tiger, Bigeye sixgill, Bigeye thresher, Bignose, Caribbean reef, Caribbean sharpnose, Dusky, Galapagos, Longfin mako, Narrowtooth, Night, Sandbar, Sand tiger, Sevengill, Silky, Sixgill, Smalltail, Whale, and White.

You are allowed one(1) sharpnose OR blacktip OR bonnethead per day. Minimum of 24" with no max limit.

other allowable shark species would be any shark NOT in the prohibited species. For example, you are allowed one(1) bullshark or spinner but it has to be at least 64".

This is simple. Look at this way:

There's 3 groups of sharks. The first is prohibited. You can't keep even one, regardless of size.

The 2nd group must be at least 24" and include 3 species; sharpnose, blacktip, bonnethead.

The 3rd group must be 64" or more. This group includes all known sharks in the gulf except those that are prohibited.

Common examples would be the Greater Hammerhead, short-fin Mako, Bull, Lemmon, Tiger, Nurse, Scalloped Hammerhead, and probably some others.

thank you guys that clears it right up...guess i better get to learning to ID the other ones.

blacktip, sharpnose, and bonnethead i know by sight

is there a good site that shows them all?

figure i wont get lucky and catch anything but a small one off of the pier or jetty anyways.

Some of them can be seen here

http://www.texasgulfcoastfishing.com/identification.html

There's a free app for I-phone. Go to the app store and search "Gulf Fishing Council".

no matter what kind of shark, you can only keep one shark per day.

you can't keep the prohibited sharks.
if the shark is sharpnose OR blacktip OR bonnethead, the min is 24"
if the shark you keep is not sharpnose OR blacktip OR bonnethead, the min is 64"