{"id":2509,"date":"2007-07-31T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/31\/blue-shark-fact-sheet\/"},"modified":"2020-03-10T11:16:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T12:16:37","slug":"blue-shark-fact-shee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-shark-fact-shee\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue shark fact sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Prionance glauca\u00a0<\/em>|\u00a0<\/em>Blue shark\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The blue shark\u00a0is a small shark with asymmetrical colouration: the back is metalic blue and the belly is white or cream coloured. This species has a slender body form, a long snout, long and curved pectoral fins and dorsal fin that is set far back, being closer to the pelvic fin. The tail fin is asymmetrical, with the upper lobe being longer than the bottom lobe. Blue sharks have big eyes that are protected by inner eyelids that close in case of danger, as in others species from the\u00a0Carcharhinidae <\/em>family. This species can be found all around the world, mostly in open water, in tropical and temperate regions \u00a0(in waters of 7 to 21\u00ba C ). \u00a0They are viviparous, reaching maturity after 4 to 5 years of age (with a length of about 2.5 m). Gestation lasts almost one year ( 9 to 12 months). In Portugal this species is a target for sport fishing and is also caught as bycatch (30% of all fish fished by fishing fleets is blue shark).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length:<\/strong>
Adult: 1,7 – 2,21 m (max: 4m)
Pup: 50 – 61 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight:\u00a0<\/strong>205,9 kg (max)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depth:<\/strong>
Average: < 20m
Max: 200m<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longevity:\u00a0<\/strong>20 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gestation:\u00a0<\/strong>9 – 12 months \u00a0(20 – 50 pups per litter)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation Status:\u00a0<\/strong>Near Threatened<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other languages <\/strong>
Portuguese: Tubar\u00e3o-azul\/tintureira\/guelha
Spanish: Tintorera\/tibur\u00f3n azul
French: Requin bleu
Italian: Verdesca\/squalo azzurro
German: Blauhai
Dutch: Grote blauwe haai
Swedish: Bl\u00e5haj
Norwegian: Bl\u00e5hai
Danish: Bl\u00e5haj
Finnish: Sinihai
Polish: \u017bar\u0142acz b\u0142\u0119kitny\/rekin b\u0142\u0119kitny
Russian: \u0421\u0438\u0301\u043d\u044f\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u0301\u043b\u0430\/\u0433\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0431\u0430\u0301\u044f \u0430\u043a\u0443\u0301\u043b\u0430<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prionance glauca\u00a0|\u00a0Blue shark\u00a0 The blue shark\u00a0is a small shark with asymmetrical colouration: the back is metalic blue and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[313],"tags":[277,210],"yoast_head":"\nBlue shark fact sheet - Azores Whales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-shark-fact-shee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blue shark fact sheet - Azores Whales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prionance glauca\u00a0|\u00a0Blue shark\u00a0 The blue shark\u00a0is a small shark with asymmetrical colouration: the back is metalic blue and…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-shark-fact-shee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Azores Whales\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2007-07-31T13:03:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-10T12:16:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Azores Whales\",\"description\":\"Azores Whale Watching Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-shark-fact-shee\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-shark-fact-shee\/\",\"name\":\"Blue shark fact sheet - Azores Whales\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2007-07-31T13:03:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-10T12:16:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ccbb558acf5445295d665fb153636c78\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-shark-fact-shee\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-shark-fact-shee\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-shark-fact-shee\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-shark-fact-shee\/#webpage\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ccbb558acf5445295d665fb153636c78\",\"name\":\"Futurismo Biologists Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc557f0ad5ebe29d770478dfcbf8f29d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc557f0ad5ebe29d770478dfcbf8f29d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Futurismo Biologists Team\"},\"description\":\"At Futurismo, we are not just a sea team. 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