Possitive identification on this shark?

[grassyknoll]

A friend of mine found this shark washed up on the shore (dead) on a beach in Norther Washington. He was excited thinking he had found a baby GW. I'm pretty sure it's a Salmon Shark but wanted a better opinion before crushing his hopes.
Another question though: if it was a GW I would think based on its' size (about 3') it would have been a fetus and not actually birthed. If it is in fact a Salmon Shark, would it be a juvenile? What length are they normally born at?

Thanks for any insight.
PS- There are more pictures of it in my member gallery.

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[walke121]

White sharks are larger than that at birth so that rules them out. Could be a salmon shark but its hard to tell from the picture. Salmon sharks are 2-3 feet at birth so that is a juvenile.

 

[Paladin]

Kinda looks like a bull shark to me. Do you have them in your neck of the woods?

 

[sphillips3]

Look at the teeth and compare them to pictures. Most shark teeth are unique to each species.

 

[schnitz011]

Kinda looks like a bull shark to me. Do you have them in your neck of the woods?

the coloration, taper of the snout and water temperature of the area are not congruent with that of a bull shark. Bull's are typically brown to very light grey in dorsal coloration with a more rounded than pointed snout. They are also predominantly a warm/tropical water species.

I'm thinking that this is a juvenile salmon shark as well. They are often mistaken for whites and given the region where the image was taken it's safe to say that salmon sharks are more prevalent than whites.