Micronesian Shark Foundation

Great Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna mokarran) is a hammerhead shark and belongs to the family Sphyrnidae.

Size: average 3.5 meters (11 ft.); max. 6.1 meter (20 ft.)

Depth: Surface to 350 meter (1,150 ft.)

Habitat: tropical and warm temperate waters worldwide

Diet: Crustaceans, cephalopods, bony fish, small sharks & rays

Reproduction: Viviparous, gestation period 11 months, 20-40 pups, every second year

Sexual maturity: around 2.3-2.5 meter (7.5-8.2 ft.); around 8-10 years of age

Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is a mackerel shark and belongs to the family Lamnidae.

Size: 3.2-3.8 meters (10.5-12.4 ft.)

Depth: Surface to 350 meter (1,150 ft.)

Habitat: open oceans, temperate and tropical seas, prefers temperatures over 16 °C (61 °F)

Diet: Pelagic cephalopods, bony fish, swordfish, sea turtles and sea birds

Reproduction: Viviparous, gestation period 15-18 months, 4-18 pups, every second year

Sexual maturity: around 1.85-2.75 meter (6.1-9.0 ft.); around 8-18 years of age

Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is a requiem shark and belongs to the family Carcharhinidae.

Size: 3.0 meters (10 ft.)

Depth: Surface to 350 meter (1,150 ft.)

Habitat: deep, open oceans, with a temperature greater than 18 °C (64 °F)

Diet: Pelagic cephalopods and bony fish

Reproduction: Viviparous, gestation period 12 months, 1-15 pups

Sexual maturity: around 1.75-2.00 meter (5.7-6.5 ft.); around 7-8 years of age

Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is a requiem shark and belongs to the family Carcharhinidae.

Size: 2.82-3.30 meter (9.3-10.8 ft.);

Depth: Surface to 350 meter (1,150 ft.)

Habitat: oceanic shark in deep tempered oceans

Diet: Squid, cuttlefish, octopuses, lobster, shrimp, crab, bony fish, small sharks & rays

Reproduction: Viviparous, gestation period 12 months, 25-100 pups

Sexual maturity: around 2.15-2.46 meter (7.1-8.1 ft.); around 6-8 years of age