Pete Oxford / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Ian Coleman / Illustration of Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Carcharhinidae. Endangered / threatened species.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over a coral reef. Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a coral reef, beneath a snorkeler and boat. Near Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Split level image of Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) breaking surface at dusk. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Digitally manipulated image.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) at the surface at sunset. Grand Bahama, Bahamas.

Alex Mustard / Low angle image of Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) at the surface. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) above corals and sponges on a reef. Grand Bahama, Bahamas.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) over sand ripples, Walkers Cay, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean. Taken with natural light.

Alex Mustard / A lone Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) cruises over sand ripples. Walkers Cay, Northern Bahama Islands, Republic of Bahamas.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) cruises over a coral reef. Near Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) silhouetted against the sun. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) cruises over a coral reef. Near Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) at the surface at dusk. Grand Bahama, Bahamas.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi) portrait in blue water above a coral reef. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. March

Jeff Rotman / Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) in hypnotic trance being lifted by shark handler, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit feeding Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model release Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit holding Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) in hypnotic trance. Caribbean sea Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handlers feed Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

Juergen Freund / Richard Fitzpatrick releases Grey reef shark {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} after inserting transmitter into its belly, as part of the Coral Reef census, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia, April 2008

Michael Pitts / Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) at night on wreck of the "'Ray of Hope'', Bahamas. July 2008.

Norbert Wu / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezii) swimming through reef and schooling fish, Bahamas, Caribbean

Juergen Freund / Grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) at North Horn, Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Grey Reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) at North Horn teeming at water surface

Doug Perrine / School of Grey reef sharks {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos}, Micronesia.

Doug Perrine / School of Grey reef sharks {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} on coral reef Micronesia.

Doug Perrine / School of Grey reef sharks {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} Micronesia.

Doug Perrine / School of Grey reef sharks {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} near surface Micronesia.

Fred Bavendam / Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) feeding on a large baitfish ball, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

Norbert Wu / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezii) with remora attached, Bahamas, Caribbean

Norbert Wu / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezii) underwater, Caribbean, Bahamas

Fred Bavendam / Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) feeding on a large baitfish ball, Solomon Islands

Doug Perrine / Caribbean reef shark on reef {Carcharhinus perezi} Bahamas, West Atlantic Ocean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Grey reef shark group {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Caribbean reef sharks {Carcharhinus perezi} Walkers Cay, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea (Non-ex).

Jeff Rotman / Handlers feeding Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi). Bahamas Model released.

Juergen Freund / Grey reef shark dead on seabed after removal of fins {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} Philippines

Juergen Freund / Grey reef shark {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} with Remora fish, Great Barrier reef, Queensland, Australia

Michael Pitts / Grey reef shark {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} Nassau, Bahamas, Caribbean

Michael Pitts / Grey reef shark close up {Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos} Grand Bahamas, Caribbean

Jeff Rotman / Father and sons observe Caribbean reef shark. {Carcharhinus perezi} Bahamas. Model released. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Caribbean reef shark {Carcharhinus perezi} and Yellowtail snapper fish (Ocyurus chrysurus) Bahamas

Jeff Rotman / Divers watch Caribbean reef shark {Carcharhinus perezi} Bahamas, Caribbean. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit feeds Caribbean reef shark(Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas Model released.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii) with a pair of bar jacks (Caranx ruber) cruises through a school of black durgon (Melichthys niger) above a coral reef, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Isla...

Pete Oxford / Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Pete Oxford / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Pete Oxford / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Pete Oxford / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Pete Oxford / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezii), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Pete Oxford / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezii), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Pete Oxford / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezii) silhouetted from below, Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Pete Oxford / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezii) swimming over coral reef, Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Pete Oxford / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezii) swimming over coral reef, Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Pete Oxford / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezii) swimming over coral reef, Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba

Alex Mustard / A pair of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) cruise over a coral reef in the Bahamas. Little Bahama Bank, The Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) bursts through the middle of a school of Yellowtail snappers (Ocyurus chrysurus). Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a colourful coral reef. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over large sponges on a coral reef. Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims over coral reef, underneath the silhouette of a boat, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A pair of Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) swim over coral reef, underneath the silhouette of a boat, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a gorgonian covered coral reef. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Female Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) above a coral reef. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) above a coral reef. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A young female Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a coral reef. Near Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) cruises over a coral reef. Near Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Female Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) at the surface. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi) with two juvenile Bar Jacks (Carangoides ruber) swimming over a coral reef in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. March

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swims under a boat. Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A fast moving Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a tropical coral reef. Near Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) over the Sugar Wreck at dusk. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming fast in open water. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Female Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) swimming over a coral reef. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A fast moving Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi). Near Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) at the surface at dusk. Grand Bahama, Bahamas.

Jeff Rotman / Close up of Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Freeport, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler feeds several Caribbean Reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit holding Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) in hypnotic trance. Caribbean sea Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit feeding a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Caribbean sea Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Head portrait of Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Head portrait of Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler feeds Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Diver uses shark billy to fend off Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea Model released.

Michael Pitts / Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) at night on wreck of the ''Ray of Hope'', Bahamas. August 2008.

Michael Pitts / Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) at night on wreck of the ''Ray of Hope'', Bahamas. August 2008.

Michael Pitts / Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) at dusk on wreck of the "'Ray of Hope'', Bahamas. July 2008.

Fred Bavendam / Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos), Coral Sea, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) dead after its fins were cut off for shark fin soup, Thailand

Fred Bavendam / Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) dead after becoming entangled in fishing net, Thailand

Michael Pitts / Caribbean reef shark {Carcharhinus perez} with fishing hook embedded in jaw and wire trace attached. Bahamas

Jeff Rotman / Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi) wounded with fish hook, Yellowtail Snapper(Ocyurus chrysurus), Bahamas, Caribbean Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler feeds Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi). Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

Juergen Freund / Grey Reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) taking bait, North Horn, Queensland, Australia.