good to know shark regs for surf fisherman

[Greybeard]

Video away!   Think this reg is more about taking it out of the water for a pic.

[birdshotnj]

The reg says "posing for pictures", so if your buddy is taking pics of you while you're releasing that should be fine correct?

[Bucksnbows]

If you look at it from the feds' viewpoint, T&E species are typically not allowed to be handled by anyone that is not an expert on that plant or animal and has the appropriate scientific collection permit(s).  The federal and state agencies understand they can't keep anglers from catching T&E species like certain sharks and sturgeon and the like, so they try to minimize human impact when handling any rare species.  It may seem silly to some, but you can't pick up a rattlesnake in NJ to take a photo without a scientific collection permit.  When you see guys like LittleM handling T&E snakes, he has the required permit.  Same for me when I'm electro fishing a river to determine trout and other fish populations.  And we have to follow certain protocols to limit our impacts to those species we handle.  Nobody is worried about a photo taken of a T&E species so long as it is not otherwise handled by humans.