Growing up in Ketchikan Alaska, I always had mixed emotions about these sharks. I remember one time my sister was struggling to real up a fish from the bottom and my dad was counting on a tasty halibut for dinner. Without thinking of her feelings, he exclaimed "Aw hell its a damn dogfish!" They have a huge amount of small razor sharp teeth that break your line often and at the minimum make you retie your leader. It is also best to move away from where these sharks are feeding because they feed in groups and will attack your bait faster than the game fish your are seeking. They are still very abundant up there, but take 7 years to mature and even then only give live birth to a few at a time, so cannot sustain fishery or wanton destruction. I always spoke in favor of releasing them unharmed, but have witnessed people cutting the tip of their nose off, gaffing them, or bonking them before throwing them back. Thanks for bring back the memories and I added you to my follow list.
Thanks for the story from Alaska, I took these images in a couple of different place. The darker green images where captured in Saanich Inlet, on Vancouver Island. The brighter more colourful images was taken just off a small island, Stewart Island, just off of Vancouver Island about 6 hours north of Victoria.
And I also want to hear how and where you took these photos, please!