Shark Endorsement Education Video

This video and the accompanying quiz are provided here for educational and demonstration purposes only. Completing the quiz here will not add a shark endorsement to your permit. To obtain a shark endorsement on your HMS permit, please click on the tab to the left titled "Buy/Renew Now!" and proceed to purchase or renew your permit within the HMS permit webpage.

As part of the HMS permit application process, you will be prompted to view the video and take the educational quiz within the permit application. Viewing the video, taking the quiz, and obtaining a Shark Endorsement on your Atlantic HMS permit are required to legally recreationally target and retain sharks in federal waters of the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean.