Established in 2006 Flying Sharks has been flying live marine animals to public aquaria all over the World, from Japan to the USA, Turkey to Dubai, Singapore to Saudi Arabia, all European countries to Russia, and many other locations. We regularly supply ornamental fish and invertebrates in boxes, and frequently move large amounts of animals in large shipping containers by sea, road or air.
All animals are collected by our staff, often in cooperation with commercial fishermen, none of them using environmentally destructive techniques, such as trawling, drift gill-netting or chemicals of any sort. The vast majority of animals are hand collected individually, while some swim passively into traps or get caught by barbless, easily removable, hooks.
Flying Sharks is also proud to boast a predominantly scientific team and fervorously supports research conducted both inhouse or by our "Flying Sharks Research Fund" recipients. All our results (both the good and the not-so-good) are published in peer reviewed journals (check them out in the "Literature" section) and disseminated in scientific meetings all over the globe.
Feel free to get to know us better by touring our "Missions" on the menu on top and don't miss our "Research Fund" area also.
What are we doing
April 27, 2023
Congratulations to Miguel Pisco, who asked us for some funds so he could attend the European Cetacean Conference, and present results from his research on the […]
April 25, 2023
We like to think of ourselves as compulsive hardworkers at Flying Sharks but, every now and then, one needs to stop, breathe, and take stock of […]
April 20, 2023
We’ve done a lot of big shipments over the years and taken many orders that others in the field would say “Are you nuts???” But never […]
April 15, 2023
Few things give more pleasure to grown males than unpacking large pumps, filters, and heavy duty equipment! Such was the case when we received our gorgeous […]
March 17, 2023
After doing a swanky private indoor pool, the clownfish exhibit at the Oceanário de Lisboa, the big badass main panel at Den Bla Planet, and a […]
March 9, 2023
All of our orders have a special place in our hearts, but there’s something unique about shipping animals to CretAquarium, which is located in Crete, home […]







