Shark Supply LLC
The Big Shark Supplier with the Tiny Environmental Footprint
Over 25 years supplying the Apex Predator of the Aquarium trade
We have been having trouble with our soon to be FORMER webhosting company that we were with for 22 years. So, if you saw a "suspended" message for this site or the site was down (8/26-27) when you checked before, we are sorry but our company has gone nowhere and is still taking and filling orders. The site could go down again shortly as we migrate it to our NEW webhosting company. Sorry for any inconvenience it causes you. 9/2/24
IN fact, to make up for any inconvenience, all Atlantic Rays and Atlantic Sharpnose Shark pups are HALF OFF until FRIDAY!
You may say, "Why are your guarantee and inspection requirements different from everyone else?" Well, that is because we have seen more fish losses (DOA) due to shipper mishandling and failure to pick up than any other cause of loss. We rarely lose stingrays in shipments and sharks are packaged and shipped with the utmost regard for their safety and survival. In our experience, losses have resulted generally from shipper mishandling. We have seen ground crew flip over boxes of cownose rays ignoring the labelling, drop boxes, and have seen crushed boxes and burst bags (caused by drops from great height, tossing and equipment crushing). That is also the reason that we accept ZERO - NAY- NONE of the liability for you shipment when we hand it over to a third party to transport it, INCLUDING YOU. That liability resides with the shipping company or person or persons transporting the animals.
Collection of animals is affected by environmental conditions that are BEYOND OUR CONTROL! Therefore, replacements may not be available in a timely fashion and even initial collection can be delayed by such variables as hurricanes and El Nino to the loss of an entire collection window for the year resulting in a delay to the following year's collection window. Accordingly, if your schedule does not allow for such contingencies, you must notify us prior to deposit as deposits are non-refundable. Alternative credit is acceptable in certain cases at our discretion with approval by both parties. Equal or fair value trade or credit can be offered with approval. Further, we are not responsible for carrier or airline failures or delays or government delays that hazard your shipment.
Your order must be accepted by you within 30 minutes of the time the shipment is marked "ready for pickup" by the airline or you accept ful responsibilities for all losses and forfeit our live arrival policy!
REMEMBER WHEN HANDLING SHARKS: SELLER ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURIES INCURRED IN THE HANDLING OF THESE ANIMALS OR ANY STATE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FACILITY OF THE BUYER!
FURTHER: Any person or employee handling sharks, rays, reptiles, fish, or any potentially poisonous or venomous or otherwise hazardous animals should have proper training and any employee should receive additional OSHA mandated Safety training and a Task Hazard Analysis Review by their employer, supervisor or qualified person PRIOR TO FIRST HANDLING OF ANY SUCH ANIMAL.
It is further recommended that in handling sharks persons wear heavy thick leather or Kevlar gloves at the least. This will not protect from a puncture wound every time, but, should prevent a serious slashing wound. However, this is not advice on the best PPE but a minimum suggestion of PPE. Each animal has its own specific level of hazard and PPE should be chosen based on superior protection to any potential hazard. We always assume we will be bitten by animals and protect ourselves accordingly. Buyers accept ALL responsibility for their own hazard created by their purchase and desire to own, house or handle a potentially or actually hazardous animal and acknowledge that liability and responsibility with the completion of their purchase of same.