Spiny Dogfish SharkSpiny Dogfish Shark

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TaylorTaylor

BursonBurson

It Eats…….It Eats…….

FishFish

SquidSquid

CrabsCrabs

ShrimpShrimp

JellyfishJellyfish

I’d never eat a I’d never eat a jellyfish!!!!jellyfish!!!!

The average size of the species…..The average size of the species…..

3-4 feet long3-4 feet long

Unknown weightUnknown weight

You can find it……You can find it……

3,000 feet below the 3,000 feet below the surfacesurface

Alaska to Baja Alaska to Baja California and California and worldwide in worldwide in temperate and temperate and subartic waters.subartic waters.

Threatened? At Risk? High Threatened? At Risk? High Population?Population?

In 1988-1998 they In 1988-1998 they were considered were considered overfished. Since overfished. Since then I guess there is a then I guess there is a good population.good population.

Cool FactsCool Facts

It can eat jellyfish!!It can eat jellyfish!!If you order fish and If you order fish and chips in Europe, you’ll chips in Europe, you’ll probably be eating probably be eating spiny dogfish shark spiny dogfish shark meat!!meat!!Shark skin was once Shark skin was once dried and then used dried and then used as sandpaper to as sandpaper to polish wood!polish wood!

Thanks For Watching!!Thanks For Watching!!