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Abstract The data obtained from the zooarchaeological remains of the Rio do Meio shallow site allowed for unprecedented discussions about the role of sharks in the lifestyle of fishermen-hunters-gatherers on the Southern Brazilian coast. These groups captured and processed sharks, using their body parts both as a food source and for other purposes, and the animals thus held great cultural significance for them. These data also provide a window for reflecting on the representativeness of different sampling methods and the difficulties of identification in the study of archaeological shark remains. In this respect, the difference between blue sharks (Prionace glauca) and the Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is to be emphasized.