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Deepwater and other sharks of the U.S. Atlantic Ocean Exclusive Economic Zone.

Publication: Marine Fisheries Review
Publication Date: 22-SEP-03
Format: Online - approximately 2843 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Deepwater and other sharks of the U.S. Atlantic Ocean Exclusive Economic Zone.(Part 2: Maps)

Article Excerpt
Map 1:

Bramble shark

Primary Distribution

In the Gulf of Mexico in water depths of 300-900m, from offshore the Florida Panhandle east of the Desoto Canyon at 86.5[degrees]W to west of Mississippi Canyon at 90.5[degrees]W.

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Map 2:

Black dogfish

Primary Distribution

In the Atlantic Ocean in water depths of 180-1600 m, from the northern extent of the EEZ boundary off New England, south to offshore Cape Hatteras, North Carolina at 35[degrees]N.

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Map 3:

Blurred Lanternshark

Primary Distribution

In the Gulf of Mexico in water depths og 100-1000 m, from offshore the Florida Keys at 81.3[degrees]W west to offshore the Mississippi River Delta at 89.5[degrees]W.

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Map 4:

Lined lanternshark

Primary Distribution

In the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico in water depths of 200-850 m, in the Atlantic extending from off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina at 35[degrees]N, south around Florida including the Florida Straits, and into the Gulf of Mexico, west to the Mexico/Texas border.

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Map 5:

Broadband dogfish

Primary Distribution

In the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico in water depths of 70-1000 m: in the Atlantic from the northern extent of the EEZ boundary off New England, south to offshore Cape Hatteras, North Carolina at 35[degrees]N; in the Gulf of Mexico from offshore the Florida Panhandle east of Desoto Canyon at 86.5[degrees]W west to the area of Mississippi Canyon at 90.5[degrees]W.

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Map 6:

Caribbean lanternshark

Primary Distribution

In the Caribbean Sea in water depths of 300-700 m surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, extending east and west to the limits of the U.S. EEZ; in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico in water depths of 300-700 m; in the Atlantic from offshore the Virginia-Maryland border at 38[degrees]N., extending south around Florida, including the Florida Straits, into the Gulf of Mexico west to 83.2[degrees]W; in the Gulf of Mexico from offshore the Florida Panhandle east of DeSoto Canyon at 86[degrees]W to offshore the Mississippi River Delta at 91[degrees]W.

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Map 7:

Great Lanternshark

Primary Distribution

In the Atlantic Ocean depths of 500-2200 m, from from the northern extent of the EEZ boundary off New England, south to offshore Delaware at 38.7[degrees]N.

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Map 8:

West Indian lanternshark

Primary Distribution

In the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico in water depths of 400-800 m; in the south Atlantic beginning at 30[degrees]N, out to the EEZ boundary, including the Blake Plateau, extending south around Florida, including the Florida Straits, and into the Gulf of Mexico west to 83.8[degrees]W.

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