Texas Fish & Game

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April 21, 2024

A 19-Foot Long Mako?

While working on a story on great white shark lookalikes, I came across an interesting note. While researching makos, I kept seeing, “up to 19 feet” as length which just boggled my mind. After all, that’s […]
October 12, 2021

Handling Sharks You Catch With Care and Safety

Catching sharks of all species is quite exciting, whether they’re your main target or you just happen to encounter one by accident. Either way, handling a shark is unlike handling any other species of fish. We […]
October 29, 2020

Understanding Mysterious Mako Sharks

Mako sharks are heavily targeted in recreational fisheries and are one of the more common species that occur as bycatch in commercial fisheries. This combined fishing pressure has led to a decline in mako shark populations […]