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Sharks can only spawn within 250 tiles of the map's edge, or from a Shark Statue. Sharks do not flop around on land like most other fish, making them less dangerous to approach when beached. Along with other water enemies, Sharks will ignore players who aren't submerged in at least one tile of water.
The Shark is a pre-Hardmode enemy that spawns in the Ocean. Sharks are rarer than other Ocean enemies like Crabs or Pink Jellyfish, though they are still relatively common.
Find a shark statue, power it with buttons and wire. This would have taken you 30 seconds of just looking at the shark page on the wiki. Make sure you are not in an area that has lowered spawns due to NPC housing nearby (like if you have the angler and other NPSs on the beach).
The Shark Bait is a Pet summon item that summons a pet Shark Pup. It has a 10*1/10 (10%) chance to be found in Water Chests, Ocean Crates, and Seaside Crates. When underwater, the shark pet swims around freely.
They spawn in the ocean at the edge of the world but it’s pretty rare if you find a shark statue which is random to get you can wire it to a switch making it spawn infinite sharks and you can still get shark fins even if the sharks are from the statue.
The Hemogoblin Shark is a Hardmode enemy that can be spawned by fishing during a Blood Moon event. When the bobber dips and the player attempts to reel in a fish, a Hemogoblin Shark, among other enemies, has a chance to spawn within a few blocks of the bobber in place of a fish.
Sharks do not spawn in Corrupted/Crimson or Hallowed oceans. If your oceans have been Corrupted / Crimson infested or Hallowed , bring along some Purification Powder or a Clentaminator . A dart trap shark farm with 1-second timers.
