Shark - ID Guides and Factsheets

The Shark Trust's ID guides provide a rapid and accurate key for identifying the 35 species of shark encountered in British and Irish waters, as well as the 19 other species recorded elsewhere in the Northeast Atlantic.


The Shark Trust’s factsheets provide more detailed species information and includes a full reference list for further reading.

Skate and Ray ID guides and factsheets are also available.

British Sharks:

Northeast Atlantic Sharks:

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Skate and Ray - ID Guides and Factsheets