Salmon sharks occur throughout the North Pacific, most commonly ranging from 65ºN latitude to 35ºN in the west and to 30ºN in the east. They are most concentrated between 50ºN and 60ºN latitude, with northern and southern range extremes of approximately 70ºN and 10ºN latitude . And occur individually and in large aggregations. Vertical distribution [...]
Sharks are currently listed in the Federal Groundfish Management Plans for the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, and Aleutian Islands as “other species” and are allowed as bycatch. This categorization may change in the near future and sharks may be managed separately from the other species group. They are included in the commercial bycatch TAC [...]
Tagged sharks remained in the vicinity of SEFI for periods ranging from 0.5 to 4 months after tagging. Previous acoustic studies have indicated that white sharks are actively searching for prey at this time. While in this area, temperature ranges were narrow (8–14ºC) and diving was shallow as sharks were restricted by the continental shelf. [...]