Finding the Sandbar

Finding the Sandbar

We are heading out on the S.S E&E to meet a shark today! Often when you are at the beach, you’ll see where more sand has accumulated and even sticks out of the water- this is called sandbar! Well today we are meeting the sandbar shark! They are found around bays, estuaries and sandy bottoms.

Sandbar Shark Fun Facts: 

• These streamline sharks can grow up to 8 feet long.
• Sandbar sharks have large dorsal fins.
• These carnivores eat mollusks, crustaceans and fish.
• Sandbar sharks are also called brown sharks.
• They are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
• Sandbar sharks give birth to live young!

These relatives of the bull shark are not aggressive like their cousins. Like other sharks, they are threatened by humans- due to shark finning, pollution and over fishing.