I’ve always been fascinated by sharks and one day I would like to own one. I know they sell small ones for standard aquariums but I would like to know what is the largest shark a person can own and what permits would be involved if any.

This varies by state. Please check with Fish and Wildlife or your laws.

I am currently in North Carolina and I am fishing for shark. My plan is to bring one home with me to California so I can put it in a household aquarium. The shark will range from one to two feet in length. There are a few things I have questions about; What is the best way to ship a live shark? How can I maximize the chance of transport survival? Is there a company that specializes in aquatic animal transport? What kind of container should I put it in? What are the chances of the shark surviving?

contact www.allianceairfreight.com. you can get a shipping price for this by filling out their form on their website.

I have ladybug, flower, and butterfly cupcake molds that I want to make Jello treats in for an upcoming birthday.
I love gummy shark candies that are half gummy/half marshmallow candies in the shape of tiny sharks.

I was wondering if someone could give me the recipe for me to make them at home.

http://candy.about.com/od/gumgelatinbasedcandy/a/gummy_hub.htm – Several options for the gummy part of the candies.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-marshmallows-recipe/index.html – My favorite homemade marshmallow recipe

I am wondering as i would like to try shark fishing sometime, i am an adrenaline junky and i love to take on the biggest and the best challenges i can get.

Ride a motorcycle. Go play in the freeway.

I want 2 or 3 small pet sharks. Can you recommend shark types, aquarium types, etc?

The smallest freshwater sharks are the Red Tailed Sharks/Rainbow Sharks. You can’t have more than one in an aquarium when they are adult as they are aggressive towards their own kind. Their maximum size is 6" long, but they do grow wide enough to look impressive. Each of these sharks needs a 55 gallon, cycled tank. They can’t be housed together. They can’t be housed with more of their kind. Technically, both these sharks are catfish, but are called sharks.

If you are looking for a shoal of sharks, Bala Sharks can top 12" and are shoaling fish. But for a group of 4-5 you are looking towards at least a 150 gallon tank.

Advice:
- Do research. Sharks are not the best beginner fish.

I’m trying to find out what kind of shark my small collection of sharks teeth came from, for my sons show and tell.
I’m having a heck of a time find anything but the history on sharks and anatomy of a tooth,
Can anyone please help me on finding out what type of shark a tooth came from?

It would be VERY difficult to determine that.

My boyfriend has been craving shark meat for some strange reason, and for the holidays i’d love to take him out to a seafood restaurant that serves shark in California. Any advice?

Try any Gladstones along the coast

The question arose when my 3 year old son asked why there weren’t any sharks in the lake we were visiting. We told him sharks don’t live in fresh water. When he asked why, We wondered what would happen if you put an open ocean shark in a fresh water lake.

I am sure their gills are designed and optimized for salt water, so I suspect they’d die, but I wonder how long they’d live and how horrible the death would be.

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/cleucas.htm
The Bull Shark can live in a wide range of habitats from coastal marine and estuarine, to freshwater. It has been recorded from the surf zone down to a depth of at least 150 m. It is the only species of shark that is known to stay for extended periods in freshwater. It has been reported nearly 4000 km from the sea in the Amazon River system, and is known to breed in Lake Nicaragua, Central America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_shark#Freshwater_tolerance

Only 43 species of elasmobranch in ten genera and four families have been reported to enter fresh water, of which the bull shark is the best known. Other species that enter rivers include the stingrays (Dasyatidae, Potamotygonidae and others) and sawfishes (Pristidae). Some skates (Rajidae), smooth dogfishes (Triakidae), and sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) regularly enter estuaries. The ability of elasmobranchs to enter fresh water is limited because their blood is normally at least as salty (in terms of osmotic strength) as seawater, through the accumulation of urea and trimethylamine oxide, but bull sharks living in fresh water reduce the concentration of these solutes by up to 50%. Even so, bull sharks living in fresh water need to produce twenty times more urine than those in salt water.

Until the 1970s, researchers thought the sharks in Lake Nicaragua were a separate species because there was no way for the sharks to move in or out. It was discovered that they were jumping along the rapids just like salmon. Bull sharks tagged inside the lake were later caught in the open ocean.

http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/topics/p_fw_rays.htm

….and the notorious Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas), all of which penetrate far up freshwater rivers — the Bull Shark has been recorded some 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometres) from the mouth of the Amazon River — and some even complete their life cycles in freshwater.

I bought a shark fillet at the grocery store at the request of my 7 year old son and have no idea how to prepare it, any ideas? What spices to use, how to cook it, such as oven or broiler, what temps, and how long to cook it. any help will be appreciated, thanks.

Shark is similar to swordfish–a dense and flavorful ‘meaty’ kind of fish that you’ll want to keep simple and cook so it retains moisture–overcooked, it can be rather dry. My suggestion is to flour it lightly and sautee gently in margarine or butter, seasoning it as it cooks with a little squeeze of lemon juice & salt. It also broils well [similar to a beef filet in that regard] and can be seasoned by a little glazing of marg or butter, lemon juice, salt – and some parsley flakes when you serve it. Depending on thickness of filet, it shouldn’t take long at all. As with all fish, it’s done when you can flake it apart with a fork [testing it, right?]. We like a few capers in with the lemon juice, too. The butter adds moisture, the lemon juice adds ‘tang’, the capers add a little zip. A side dish of some creamy potato thing, some green peas, a few tomato slices… Shark, like swordfish, is the "steak of the sea" and has about the same requirements as a steak dinner would. Bon appetit!