Canadian Shark ConservancyALL SHARKS

ATLANTIC · PACIFIC / CANADA

Blue shark

Prionace glauca

A wide-ranging ocean traveller with unmistakable colour.

A blue shark swimming in profile through clear blue water.
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
A blue shark approaching the camera with its long pectoral fins extended.
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Close-up side view of a blue shark head and pectoral fin.
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
A blue shark swimming beneath the sunlit ocean surface.
Photo: Mark Conlin / NMFS; crop by Abyssal · CC BY-SA 3.0
A blue shark swimming in open water near the Channel Islands.
Photo: Shane Anderson / U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Public domain
CONSERVATION STATUSNot at Risk
SIZEUp to approximately 3.8 m
DIETSquid and pelagic fishes
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Species overview

Blue sharks are highly migratory pelagic sharks encountered in both Atlantic and Pacific Canadian waters.

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Habitat and range

Open ocean

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Diet

Squid and pelagic fishes

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Threats and pressures

Bycatch, International fishing pressure

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