PRESENTATION ON Angel Shark

Submitted To: Miss Manpreet Kaur Mann Submitted By : Gurjot Singh

ABOUT ANGEL SHARK

ANGEL SHARKS ARE SHARKS WHICH ARE UNUSUAL IN HAVING FLATTENED BODIES AND BROAD PECTORAL FINS. THEY OCCUR WORLDWIDE IN TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL SEAS

FACTS ABOUT ANGEL SHARK

ANGEL SHARKS CAN REACH UP TO 6.5 FEET IN LENGTH AND UP TO 77 POUNDS OF WEIGHT. ANGEL SHARK HAS 5 PAIRS OF GILLS THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BODY. ANGEL SHARK HAS WIDE MOUTH AND STRONG JAWS EQUIPPED WITH SEVERAL ROWS OF NEEDLE-LIKE TEETH. ANGEL SHARKS CAN SURVIVE MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE WILD.

REASON THAT WHY THEY ARE RARE

ANGEL SHARKS HAVE BEEN DECIMATED BY THE USE OF TRAWLING NETS, WHICH ARE DRAGGED OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN AND THUS SCOOP UP THESE AMBUSH PREDATORS AS BY-CATCH. THIS FACTOR ALONE IS ENOUGH TO THREATEN THE SPECIES

CONVERSATION EFFORTS

CONSERVATION EFFORTS - IT IS FULLY PROTECTED IN THE BALEARIC ISLANDS, WHERE IT HAS BEEN EXTINCT FOR DECADES. THE ONLY POTENTIALLY USEFUL ACTION REGARDING THIS SHARK SPECIES IS A CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAM AT DEEP SEA WORLD IN BRITAIN – IT IS SMALL THUS FAR, BUT SUCCESSFUL, AND MAY SOMEDAY HELP WITH REINTRODUCTION.