{"id":13118,"date":"2017-12-14T06:20:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T12:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.captivafishing.net\/?p=13118"},"modified":"2019-02-19T08:07:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T14:07:22","slug":"captiva-fishing-sandbar-shark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.captivafishing.net\/?p=13118","title":{"rendered":"Captiva Fishing, Sandbar Shark!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sandbar Shark Fishing, Redfish Pass, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Wednesday, December 13, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, December 13, 2017: Sandbar Shark.<\/h2>\n

\"CaptivaRentals.org:<\/a>Captiva Fishing Report, Wednesday, December 13: Sandbar Shark, Redfish Pass, Catch & Release;<\/strong>\u00a0Red Tide Report<\/a> <\/strong>(Caloosahatchee freshwater runoff may be lessening a bit; some Red Tide but it has broken up and largely dispersed); more fishing reports from other areas and Captains below.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, December 13:\u00a0 Cold Weather, Sandbar Shark, North Captiva; Pompano & Bluefish schools running inshore, Snook in the passes, Seatrout on grass flats, Redfish on oyster bars, and Grouper on structure.<\/p>\n

Please also visit the\u00a0Sanibel<\/a>,\u00a0Fort Myers<\/a>,\u00a0Florida Fishing Report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cuban Fishing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>sites.\u00a0 <\/strong>Better water moving north of Sanibel up through Captiva & North Captiva.<\/p>\n

Please click here to\u00a0Book A Charter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or call\u00a0239-472-8658 <\/strong>and here for\u00a0Live Sanibel Traffic Cams<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Captain<\/a>
Captain Joey, Sandbar Shark Fishing, Redfish Pass, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Wednesday, December 13, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0sandbar shark<\/b>\u00a0(Carcharhinus plumbeus<\/i>) is a\u00a0species<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0requiem shark<\/a>, and part of the family\u00a0Carcharhinidae<\/a>, native to the\u00a0Atlantic Ocean<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Indo-Pacific<\/a>. It is distinguishable by its very high first\u00a0dorsal fin<\/a>\u00a0and inter-dorsal ridge.[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It is not to be confused with its similarly named shark cousin, the\u00a0sand tiger shark<\/a>,\u00a0Carcharius taurus.<\/i>[19]<\/a><\/sup>\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tim, Sandbar Shark Fishing, Redfish Pass, Catch & Release, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Wednesday, December 13, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sandbar shark is also called the\u00a0thick skin shark<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0brown shark<\/b>. It is one of the biggest coastal sharks in the world and is closely related to the\u00a0dusky shark<\/a>, the\u00a0bignose shark<\/a>, and the\u00a0bull shark<\/a>. Its\u00a0dorsal fin<\/a>\u00a0is triangular and very high and it has very long\u00a0pectoral fins<\/a>. Sandbar sharks usually have heavy-set bodies and rounded snouts that are shorter than the average shark’s snout.<\/p>\n

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Sandbar Shark, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Sanibel Island, Wednesday, March 22, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their upper teeth have broadly uneven cusps with sharp edges. Its second dorsal fin and\u00a0anal fin<\/a>\u00a0are close to the same height. Females reach sexual maturity around the age of 13 with an average fork-length (tip of the nose to fork in the tail) of 154.9\u00a0cm, while males tend to reach maturity around age 12 with an average fork-length of 151.6\u00a0cm.[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Females can grow to 2\u20132.5\u00a0m (6.6\u20138.2\u00a0ft), males up to 1.8\u00a0m (5.9\u00a0ft). Its body color can vary from a bluish to a brownish grey to a bronze, with a white or pale underside. Sandbar sharks swim alone or gather in sex-segregated schools that vary in size.<\/p>\n

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Sandbar Shark, South Seas Resort, Redfish Pass, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing, Wednesday, 1-6-16 ~ #Sanibel #Captiva.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sandbar shark, true to its nickname, is commonly found over muddy or sandy bottoms in shallow coastal waters such as bays,\u00a0estuaries<\/a>, harbors, or the mouths of rivers, but it also swims in deeper waters (200 m or more) as well as\u00a0intertidal<\/a>\u00a0zones. Sandbar sharks are found in tropical to temperate waters worldwide; in the western\u00a0Atlantic<\/a>\u00a0they range from\u00a0Massachusetts<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0Brazil<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sandbar Shark, 1-25-15, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Juveniles are common to abundant in the lower\u00a0Chesapeake Bay<\/a>, and nursery grounds are found from\u00a0Delaware Bay<\/a>to\u00a0South Carolina<\/a>. Other nursery grounds include\u00a0Boncuk Bay<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Marmaris<\/a>,\u00a0Mu\u011fla<\/a>\/Turkey<\/a>[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and the\u00a0Florida Keys<\/a>.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Natural predators of the sandbar shark include the\u00a0tiger shark<\/a>, and rarely\u00a0great white sharks<\/a>. The sandbar shark itself preys on fish, rays, and crabs.<\/p>\n

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Sandbar Shark, 1-19-15, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sandbar sharks are\u00a0viviparous<\/a>. The embryos are supported in placental yolk sac inside the mother. Females have been found to exhibit both biennial and triennial reproductive cycles, ovulate in early summer, and give birth to an average of 8 pups, which they carry for 1 year before giving birth.[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The longevity of the sandbar shark is typically 35\u201341 years.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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Sandbar Shark, 1-18-15, Sanibel Fishing & Captiva Fishing & Fort Myers Fishing Charters & Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sandbar sharks have been disproportionately targeted by the U.S. commercial shark fisheries in recent decades due to their high fin-to-body weight ratio, and U.S. fishing regulation requiring carcasses to be landed along with shark fins. In 2008, the\u00a0National Marine Fisheries Service<\/a>\u00a0banned all commercial landings of sandbar sharks based on a 2006 stock assessment by\u00a0SEDAR<\/a>, and sandbar sharks were listed as vulnerable, due to overfishing.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are a small number of specially permitted vessels fishing for sandbars sharks for the purpose of scientific research. All vessels in the research fishery are required to carry an independent researcher while targeting sandbars.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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Sandbar Shark, 11-26-14, Redfish Pass, North Captiva, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In spite of their large size and similar appearance to other dangerous sharks like Bull Sharks, there are very few, if any attacks attributed to sandbar sharks and so they are considered not to be dangerous to people. As a result, they are considered one of the safest sharks to swim with and are popular sharks for aquariums.\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>Please see more information here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sandbar Shark, 7-20-14, Redfish Pass, North Captiva, Sanibel & Captiva Islands & Fort Myers Charters & Fishing Guide Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sandbar Shark Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n