Recreational Fishery Wallet Card

Photo credit: Emily Marcus

Help Save the Smalltooth Sawfish

A SPECIES AT RISK OF EXTINCTION
For more information contact 1-844-4 SAWFISH
Adam.Brame@noaa.gov
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov

Photo: FWC, taken under reseacrh permit

Sawfish are Protected by Federal and State Law

It’s illegal to harvest or handle sawfish - report illegal activity

1-844-4SAWFISH

If you accidentally catch a sawfish

Keep it in the water - DO NOT bring it aboard or drag it ashore
DO NOT use gaffs or ropes to secure
Cut the line close to the hook - A quick release will increase its
chance of survival
DO NOT remove the saw (rostrum) - It will kill the sawfish
Support science - Report encounters to 1-844-4 SAWFISH