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Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)
Dusky shark range map
Credit: NOAA
ESA Species of Concern - Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico-Western North Atlantic
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species: obscurus
(All documents are in PDF format.)
| Title | Federal Register | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12-month finding: Northwest Atlantic (NWA) DPS of dusky shark "Not Warranted" for Listing | 79 FR 74954 | 12/16/2014 |
| Status Review of the NWA dusky shark | 2014 | |
| Positive 90-day finding on petitions to list the Northwest Atlantic population of dusky shark under the ESA | 78 FR 29100 | 05/17/2013 |
| Petition from NRDC to list the Northwest Atlantic or range-wide population as Threatened and Designate Critical Habitat | 02/2013 | |
| Petition from WildEarth Guardians to list rangewide and/ or Northwest Atlantic/ Gulf of Mexico population as threatened or endangered | 11/2012 | |
| Species of Concern Fact Sheet: Detailed | n/a | 1/24/2010 |
| n/a | 12/22/2010 |
- Northeast Fisheries Science Center Dusky Shark Information
- Southeast Regional Office Dusky Shark Information
- Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Report on Dusky Shark [pdf]
- IUCN Red List
Updated: January 21, 2015
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