Delineation and mapping of coastal shark habitat within a shallow lagoonal estuary

• Main Authors: Bangley, Charles W.,Paramore,Lee,Dedman,Simon,Rulifson,Roger A., NC DOCKS at East Carolina University
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Sav’; spiny dogfish; Squalus acanthias
• Online Access: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/ecu/f/0000-embargo-holder.txt

Estuaries function as important nursery and foraging habitats for many coastal species, including highly migratory sharks. Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, is one of the largest estuaries in the continental United States and provides a variety of potential habitats for sharks. In order to identify and...