Gummy Shark
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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.
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Page Last Reviewed: 11 Aug 2016