Tope
Galeorhinus galeus · Sharks and dogfish
A protected species. If you catch one, handle it carefully and put it back alive.
A slim, fast coastal shark of the south and west coasts, prized as a catch-and-release fish. Anglers in England and Wales may use rod and line but cannot land a tope caught from a boat.[1]
How to recognise it
When and where
- Found over
- open water, near the seabed[2]
Sources
These notes are a draft: we gathered them from the sources above and are still checking them. We don't work out best times for this fish yet. The size rules come from the same checked byelaws as every other fish.