Category Archives: spiny dogfish

The Cape Cod Tagging Recap

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Chuck

The past few posts have been quick short-form recaps of what’s been going on that day.  Now that I’m back in town (after we called the trip early due to weather) I finally have a chance to upload the pictures … Continue reading →

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Where the #@$8* Are the Dogfish!?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Chuck

Just a brief one today. Yesterday we got out on the water again for what should have been a nice half-day excursion to wrap up this round of tagging and surgically implant acoustic receivers into live dogfish.  What it turned … Continue reading →

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Updates from the Field (No Pictures Yet…)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Chuck

I want to start this post off by apologizing for forgetting the upload cable for my camera.  Because of this glaring oversight, I won’t be able to post any pictures from the trip until I get back.  Here’s hoping I … Continue reading →

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Field Work!

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Chuck

The posts for the next couple weeks will likely be pretty brief, because I’m up in Cape Cod helping out with a little dogfish tagging, plus working on refining my own shark puking technique.  Unlike last time, we’ll be working … Continue reading →

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Spiny Dogfish Can Still Be Finned in Oregon

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Chuck

Tip o’ the hat to Jen for bringing this to my attention.  Oregon is among the states putting through bans on the trade and sale of shark fins.  However, looking at the legislation itself, I can’t help but notice a … Continue reading →

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How to Not Catch Dogfish

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Chuck

Even the biggest fan of spiny dogfish can’t deny that these little sharks sure are great at choking up entire nets.  This is especially problematic for commercial fishermen who are trying to catch anything other than dogfish, and particularly for … Continue reading →

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Spring Dogfish Sightings

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Chuck

It’s that time of year again, when spiny dogfish theoretically head out from North Carolina waters on their way back up to New England for the summer.  However, last year there were reports of dogfish sticking around Morehead City and … Continue reading →

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Dogfish on Tour – Greenville, NC

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Chuck

I really should have put this up earlier, but it slipped my mind until now.  I’ll be presenting research at ECU’s Research and Creative Achievement Week, a week’s worth of exhibits and talks celebrating student research and artwork.  If you … Continue reading →

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Spiny Dogfish Devour Pelican!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Chuck

Killer whales aren’t the only hungry predators off of North Carolina right now. A former student of mine just e-mailed me these pictures from a fishing trip off of Cape Lookout.  He was looking for stripers and saw commotion in … Continue reading →

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Who Gets to Fish for Dogfish?

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Chuck

I meant to write about this earlier this month after attending the public comment session related to the spiny dogfish fisheries management plan (FMP).  Since it’s taken this long to actually sit down and write about it, this post isn’t … Continue reading →

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