70 COPEIA 



Beginning with the year 1911 careful records 

 have been kept, during which time dates for the 

 sharks seen range from June 17th to September 6th. 

 It is my distinct remembrance that in a previous year 

 I have killed them as late as September loth. The 

 sharks taken were Carcharhinus 1 and those noted as 

 seen, with the exception of the small Hammerhead, 

 were undoubtedly the same. 



During the years from 1911 to 1916, inclusive, 

 I went out on 123 occasions, frequently for a small 

 portion of the day as weather conditions were unfa- 

 vorable. About 1123 were seen, and 146 were taken. 

 Of these 146 only 7 were males. The females taken 

 were all C milberti. Two of the males were C. mil- 

 berti and measured 7 ft. and 6 ft. 6 in., the latter 

 weighing 121 pounds, and 5 were C. obscurus which 

 measured 8'. 8' 2", 8' 5', 8' 3" 7' 8". 



The 8' 2" specimen weighed 27.5 lbs 



The earliest any male was taken was August 3d, 

 and the latest. August 29th. 



The females ranged in length from ,5' 4" to 

 7' 8". 



A 6' 1" specimen weighed 9.5 lbs. 



142 " 



125 " 



124 " 



12.5 • 



136 " 



184 " 



Eight of the females contained young and were 

 taken from June 22d to August 5th. Eight was the 

 smallest number and eleven the greatest number of 

 young, and of a total of 7.5 young 31 were males and 



