Our ID guides provide clear and accurate information for identifying 41 species of shark that can be found in the British Isles and Northeast Atlantic.

The accompanying Pocket Guides provide a simplified, rapid and accurate key for identifying 31 species of shark found in the British Isles.

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Please note: all our resources are created for personal use only. All content (including illustrations) in our ID Guides are copyrighted to the Shark Trust/Marc Dando. If, as an organisation, you would like to use this information to create bespoke ID guides, please contact us first (enquiries@sharktrust.org)

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Bigeye Thresher Shark ID Guide
Oceanic Whitetip Shark ID Guide
Rough Longnose Dogfish ID Guide
Smalleye Catshark ID Guide
Smalltooth Sandtiger Shark ID Guide
Tiger Shark ID Guide
White Ghost Catshark ID Guide
White Shark ID Guide

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