Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)

Essential Fish Habitat for Dusky Shark:

• Neonate/early juveniles (115 cm TL): Shallow coastal waters, inlets and estuaries to the 25 m isobath from the eastern end of Long Island, NY at 72° W south to Cape Lookout, NC at 34.5° N; from Cape Lookout south to West Palm Beach, FL (27.5° N), shallow coastal waters, inlets and estuaries and offshore areas to the 100 m isobath.
  
  

• Late juveniles/subadults (116 to 300 cm TL): Off the coast of southern New England from 70° W west and south, coastal and pelagic waters between the 25 and 200 m isobaths; shallow coastal waters, inlets and estuaries to the 200 m isobath from Assateague Island at the Virginia/Maryland border (38° N) to Jacksonville, FL at 30° N; shallow coastal waters, inlets and estuaries to the 500 m isobath continuing south to the Dry Tortugas, FL at 83° W.
  
  

• Adults (301 cm TL): Pelagic waters offshore the Virginia/North Carolina border at 36.5° N south to Ft. Lauderdale, FL at 28° N between the 25 and 200 m isobaths.