Gummy Shark

Fishing limits

• Minimum size: 45 cm measured from the 5th gill slit to the base of the tail.
• Personal daily bag limit: combined total of 2 Gummy and School Sharks.
• Daily boat limit: combined total of 6 Gummy and School Sharks (when 3 or more people are fishing on board).

Fishing gear restrictions apply to metropolitan shark fishing.

Identifying a Gummy Shark

Description

Gummy Sharks have:

• grey colour on dorsal side and white on underside
• small white spots on dorsal side
• a long and slender body
• small, flat teeth for crushing prey
• a second dorsal fin nearly as large as the first.

They mostly feed on octopus, small crabs and other crustaceans.

They attain size up to ~1.9m born at 35 cm and females reach sexual maturity at 5 years of age and 1.1 m in length. Litters sizes are generally about 14 pups, yet can also reach up to 57 pups, and gestation periods span ~12 months, with a year reproductive cycle

Habitat

They are found in gulf, shelf and shelf slope waters out to ~350 m.