White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for White
Shark:
- Neonate/early juveniles (175 cm TL): At this time,
available information is insufficient for the identification of EFH for this
life stage.
- Late juveniles/subadults (175 to 479 cm TL): Offshore
northern New Jersey and Long Island, NY in pelagic waters from the 25 to 100 m
isobath in the New York Bight area, bounded to the east at 71.5° W and to the
south at 39.5° N; also, offshore Cape Canaveral, FL between the 25 and 100 m
isobaths from 29.5° N south to 28° N.
- Adults (480cm TL): At this time, available information is
insufficient for the identification of EFH for this life stage.