Shortfin Mako Shark
Isurus oxyrinchus
Montauk canyon edge
A large, highly migratory shark of temperate and tropical waters — torpedo-shaped, deep blue above, and the fastest shark in the ocean. Retention is prohibited in the US Atlantic.
Best months
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- Best time of day
- Offshore full-day trips
- How to see
- Book a tag-and-release charter out of Montauk; mako must go back in the water.
- Cost
- Private charter — rate by arrangement with the captain
- Age
- 12+
- Accessibility
- Not accessible
- Responsible viewing
- Retention prohibited in the US Atlantic: release with minimal injury and without removing the shark from the water. HMS angling permit required.
- Weather / sea state
- Offshore forecast < 4 ft.