Lemon Shark

The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris), unlike some other sharks, doesn't have to swim constantly in order to breathe, so it often spends the day lying on the sandy seafloor. Since it is fairly common, easy to find, and not aggressive, the lemon shark is a popular research subject for scientists.
It is also a popular catch for commercial and recreational fishers. Nearly all of the shark is used in some way: the meat is eaten, the fins are used in soups, liver oil is extracted for vitamins, the hide is used as leather, and the carcass is used as fish meal.
The fisheries in the Mesoamerican Reef ecoregion are largely unsupervised, and biologists are concerned about the status of all sharks in the region of Honduras.