Shark

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This article is about cooked shark. For other uses, see Shark (disambiguation).

This article is about the cooked version. For the raw version, see Raw shark.

Shark
Detailed
Release	27 February 2002 (Update)
Members	Yes
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Quest item	No
Tradeable	Yes
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Disassembly	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Edible	Yes
Edible	Yes
Value	300 coins
Value	300 coins
High Alchemy	180 coins
High Alchemy	180 coins
Low Alchemy	120 coins
Low Alchemy	120 coins
Destroy	Drop
On death	Reclaimable
On death	Reclaimable
Reclaim	45
Reclaim	45
Sacrifice	180
Sacrifice	180
Exchange	1,933 coins (info)
Buy limit	10,000
Weight	0.65 kg
Examine	I'd better be careful eating this.
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Sharks can be obtained by cooking a raw shark on a fire or cooking range. They require level 80 Cooking to cook, and heal up to 2000 life points each. Sharks are fished with harpoons which requires 76 Fishing, but they can also be fished barehanded which requires level 96 Fishing, level 76 Strength, and some completion of Barbarian Training. Raw sharks can be caught at most net/harpoon fishing spots; some locations include the Fishing Guild, Catherby, Burgh de Rott, Rellekka, Jatizso, and north-west of the Elf Camp. Sharks can also be foraged by granite lobsters, a level 74 Summoning familiar. Sharks give 110 Fishing experience per catch and 210 Cooking experience when cooked.

The minimum Constitution level to receive the full amount of healing from this food is 80.

Calculator

Enter your Constitution level	name=skillstat_Constitution_level|type=int|value=1|range=9,99|size=4|sublist=calchealing
name=healing|type=output

variables=skillstat_Constitution_level

calchealing|

let(minLevel, 80) let(healAmount, 0) let(healAmountOutOfCombat, 0) let(healOverTimeAmount, 0) let(healOverTimeDuration, 0) let(constitutionLevel, skillstat_Constitution_level)

let(pointsPerLevel, 25) if(healAmount){

 let(pointsPerLevel, healAmount / minLevel)

}

if(constitutionLevel < minLevel){

 let(heal, constitutionLevel * pointsPerLevel)

}{

 let(heal, minLevel * pointsPerLevel)

}

let(heal, floor(heal + 0.000001)) let(healing,"This will heal " + heal + " life points at level " + constitutionLevel + " in combat.")

if(healOverTimeAmount){

 let(healing, healing + " It will heal an additional " + healOverTimeAmount + " life points over " + healOverTimeDuration + " seconds.")

}

if(healAmountOutOfCombat){

 let(pointsPerLevelOutOfCombat, healAmountOutOfCombat / minLevel)
 if (constitutionLevel < minLevel){
   let(healOutOfCombat, constitutionLevel * pointsPerLevelOutOfCombat)
 }{
   let(healOutOfCombat, minLevel * pointsPerLevelOutOfCombat)
 }
 let(healOutOfCombat, floor(healOutOfCombat + 0.000001))
 let(healing, healing + " It will heal " + healOutOfCombat + " life points while out of combat.")

}

Players never stop burning sharks (even with cooking boosted to over 100) unless they are wearing Cooking gauntlets, in which case sharks stop being burned at level 94 cooking, or using the Cooking cape perk. Using cook-all, a full inventory of sharks (28) can be cooked in 68 seconds, as they take 4 game ticks each to cook. Each inventory will give up to 5880 cooking experience, and that number is guaranteed at 94+ cooking with cooking gauntlets. Banking times vary, but doing full rounds in 75 seconds (7 second banks) will result in 282,240 cooking experience in an hour.

Sharks are very useful when inside the Wilderness, as they restore up to 2000 life points and are reasonably cheap. For many players, it is a common practice to fill their inventory with sharks prior to entering the wilderness.

Sharks used to be the most popular food for members, but with the introduction of the Living Rock Caverns and rocktails, the use of sharks has greatly decreased. Although rocktails can restore more life points (up to 2300), some people prefer sharks because they are easier to get and a cheaper alternative.

If the perk has been unlocked, raw great white sharks are fished 50% of the time at the same fishing spots as sharks.

Players may occasionally get a big shark while fishing. These can be mounted in a Skill Hall in a player-owned house with 76 Construction.

Tools/utensils	None
Ingredients	Raw shark
level	80
Burn level	Never (94 with cooking gauntlets)
experience	210 (231 with bonfires)
Range-only	No
Instructions	Use raw shark with fire or range.
Servings	1

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Obtaining

Drop sources

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Source	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Airut	122	2	Common
Barrows	N/A	4	Common
Cadarn worker	N/A	1	Common
Chaos Elemental	305	10	Common
Edimmu	122	1	Common
Edimmu (elite)	125	1	Common
Frost dragon	112	1–2	Common
Ice strykewyrm	106	1–3	Common
Kalphite King	2500	50	Common
Mature grotworm	98	2	Common
Nightmare	128	2	Common
Pirate impling	N/A	10–11	Common
Pirate impling jar	N/A	11	Common
Ravenous ghoul	105	1–2	Common
Sergeant Grimspike	102	2	Common
Sergeant Steelwill	102	2	Common
Sergeant Strongstack	102	2	Common
Spiritual warrior	49; 98	1	Common
WildyWyrm (historical)	382	2–10	Common
Wyvern	127	1–3	Common
Wyvern (elite)	133	1–3	Common
Barrel (Viyeldi caves)	N/A	1–2	Rare
Abyssal demon	98	1	Uncommon
Abyssal demon (elite)	107	1	Uncommon
Ancient mage	103	1	Uncommon
Avaryss, the Unceasing	1000	1–3	Uncommon
Balfrug Kreeyath	102	3	Uncommon
Bladed muspah	150	2	Uncommon
Customs evidence files	N/A	1	Uncommon
Cyclossus	89	1	Uncommon
Dagannoth Prime	303	5	Uncommon
Dark beast	105	2	Uncommon
Dark beast (elite)	114	2	Uncommon
Elf warrior	84; 89	1	Uncommon
Exiled Kalphite Queen	356	7	Uncommon
Exiled kalphite guardian	98	2	Uncommon
Exiled kalphite marauder	98; 107	2	Uncommon
Ferocious barbarian spirit	106	3	Uncommon
Force muspah	150	2	Uncommon
Ganodermic beast	112	1–3	Uncommon
Giant Mole (historical)	76	1–5	Uncommon
Glacor	112	1–6	Uncommon
Gourmet impling	N/A	3	Uncommon
Gourmet impling jar	N/A	3	Uncommon
Gregorovic	1000	1–3	Uncommon
Helwyr	1000	1–3	Uncommon
Iorwerth worker	N/A	1	Uncommon
Kalphite Queen	333	14	Uncommon
Knight of Ardougne	53	1	Uncommon
Mithril dragon	112	1–6	Uncommon

Other

Noted sharks can sometimes be found inside barrels. They may also be obtained from level 3 Treasure Trails.

Shark fishing spots

Location	Advantages	Disadvantages	Requirements
Fishing Guild	Closest to bank Cooking range in southern house Fishing shop A small obelisk	More shark spots on southern, further platform	68 fishing (fishing sharks requires 76 fishing anyway)
Catherby	Fairly close to bank Range on bank route Fishing shop A small obelisk	Shark fishing spots are often farther from the bank than other fishing spots	None
Burgh de Rott	Fairly close to bank Spots are close to each other (1 or 2 spaces) Permanent fire just east of Bank.	Vyrewatch may attack you, even on the dock	Must have started In Aid of the Myreque
West of Elf camp	Two everlasting fires in the camp	Very far from bank, unless Deadliest Catch has been completed, unlocking the deposit box. Difficult to get to, unless the Tirannwn lodestone has been unlocked.	Completion of Underground Pass quest
Jatizso	Fairly close to bank A small obelisk	Only one cooking spot in Jatizso, the little range east of the bank.	Started The Fremennik Isles
Rellekka	Can bank using Peer the Seer, after completing part of the Fremennik achievements. This is closer banking than at Catherby. Everlasting fires in main lodge	Far from bank (unless you have done the easy Fremennik achievements).	None, but The Fremennik Trials is useful.
Ape Atoll	Quiet area away from crowds. The spot never disappears, and only moves slightly every once in a while.	Far from a bank unless Deadliest Catch has been completed.	Started Monkey Madness

Disassembly

Disassembly XP	2.4
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
Base junk chance	?  2.3% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 2.3% 1 34 2.3% 2 49 2.3% 3 64 2.2% 4 69 2.2% 5 78 2.1% 6 83 2.1% 7 91 2.0% 8 95 2.0% 9 105 1.9%
Possible materials
Often
Organic parts	89%
Sometimes
Crafted parts	8%
Rarely
Living components	1%
Healthy components	1%
Enhancing components	1%

Defined properties:

All Junk chance: 2.3 Junk chance: 2.3

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Trivia

• Before 2007, the price of sharks was fairly stable at about 1,000 coins each. However, real-world traders and macroers catching sharks brought the price down to as low as 400 coins each in the summer of 2007. In 2008, sharks were around 800 coins each. After trade balancing updates macroes and bots were no longer useful and because of this the shark supply declined and the price increased. The popularity of PvP worlds increased the demand for sharks even more. This combined with inflation from drops on PvP worlds and brought sharks to around 1,500 coins each. The price of sharks then fell as supply caught up with and surpassed the demand of player-killers, causing the price to drop yet again. By February 2011, the price of sharks had fallen to nearly 500 each, with the re-release of free trade. In May 2011 the prices for cooked sharks were at a stable 410 coins for a long period of time. After the Bot nuke update, the price of sharks skyrocketed as bots could no longer fish them, but dropped slowly as bots made their way back into the game.
• Before the release of the Grand Exchange, Edgeville was a popular spot for buying and selling sharks because of its proximity to the wilderness. It was used until the closing of Bounty Hunter Worlds, because many PKers ran out of food and couldn't be bothered to go to the Grand Exchange.
• Sometimes the price of cooked shark greatly surpasses the price for raw. Due to this, they are commonly used for cooking to make a profit. (Beware of losing some of the investment to burning.)
• On Evil Bob's Island, if you have a cooked shark in your inventory and try to uncook it, it tells you that you need "40 uncooking level".
• According to Brugsen Bursen in the Grand Exchange, cooked sharks were once worth only 5 coins.