The sport of shark fishing on St. Simons Island goes back for many years. The original sharkers taught the next generation and so on. At first all sharks were destroyed for meat or jaws. Now they are caught for sport and the majority of them released. We do several types of research on the sharks that are here. We catch sharks from March through November. We catch many different species and sizes with blacktips, lemons and Atlantic sharpnose most common. Contrary to popular beliefs there is not an endless supply of sharks in the sea. Our goal is to preserve the ones that are here so they can continue to be the top of the oceanic food chain. We are comprised of people of all sexes, races and religions. We operate as a group and all for the good of the sharks.

We do a variety of different types of research here as well. Primarily there is tag and release for National Marine Fisheries. By inserting a tag under the skin of a shark at the base of the dorsal fin, we track our sharks all over the world. This tag has a number that goes with an info card. When first tagged all info such as length, weight and where caught is recorded. When caught again the tag number is retrieved, this will tell how far the shark traveled and how much the shark has been grown. We do sometimes catch the same sharks again . Additionally, we do DNA sampling, removing a small piece of the fin, for state and federal agencies and universities.

Lastly, welcome to our world.