Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

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Feeding Habits - While its proximity to surfers would seem to suggest that it goes after human prey, the situation is actually reversed. Humans sometimes hunt the Atlantic sharpnose shark for consumption. The shark, on the other hand, consumes small prey, such as small bony fishes, abalone, conch, snails, slugs, limpets, cowries, crabs, segmented worms and shrimps.

Depth - 90 feet