Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for Shortfin
Mako:
- Neonate/early juveniles (95 cm TL): Between the 50 and
2,000 m isobaths from Cape Lookout, NC, approximately 35° N, north to just
southeast of Georges Bank (approximately 42° N and 66° W) to the EEZ boundary;
and between the 25 and 50 m isobaths from offshore the Chesapeake Bay (James
River) (North Carolina/Virginia border) to a line running west of Long Island,
NY to just southwest of Georges Bank, approximately 67° W and 41° N.
- Late juveniles/subadults (96 to 279 cm TL): Between the
25 and 2,000 m isobaths from offshore Onslow Bay, NC north to Cape Cod, MA;
and extending west between 38° N and 41.5° N to the EEZ boundary.
- Adults (280 cm TL): Between the 25 and 2,000 m isobaths
from offshore Cape Lookout, NC north to Long Island, NY; and extending west
between 38.5° N and 41° N to the EEZ boundary.