Shark Fishing / Tagging Ocean City, MD

All the data collected will be provided to NOAA Fisheries Narragansett Laboratory for analysis.

Data from our shark tagging program provides valuable information on migration. The need for international cooperation is underscored by the fact that many shark specieshave wide ranging distributions, frequently traverse national boundaries, and are exploited by multinational fisheries. Shark tagging is also an important means to increase our biological understanding of sharks and to obtain information for rational resource management. The tagging of sharks (and other aquatic animals) provides information on stock identity, movements and migration (including rates and routes), abundance, age and growth (including verification/validation of age determination methods), mortality, and behavior.

Though there is no guarantee you'll catch a shark, past trips have reeled in sandbars, dusky, thresher, blacktip, hammerhead, and other shark species. This trip offers the thrill of deep-sea sport fishing, but with the good conscience of knowing that you're contributing to valuable science that will help conserve these apex hunters of the sea.

Must be 15 years old. The trip tuition includes tackle, bait, chum & sodas on the boat.