Range
This shark is present in all of the worlds temperate oceans It ranges throughout the coastal waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The spiny dogfish is a seasonal migrant into Canadian waters. In June these sharks appear off Nova Scotia, in the Bay of Fundy and off southwestern Newfoundland. By July they move into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and into waters off of southern Labrador and around the rest of Newfoundland. By late fall most of the spiny dogfish migrate out of Canadian waters and move south to waters off of North Carolina or New England. |
Habitat
The spiny dogfish is found in cold and warm temperate oceans at temperatures between 6 and 15 degrees Celsius. However on the Scotian Shelf this shark has been caught in water temperature between 3 and 11 degrees Celsius. The spiny dogfish is tolerant of a wide range of salinities and can be found in estuaries. It can be located in the water column from the surface to depths of 730 meters (2,400 feet). |
