NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

CONSERVATION GENETICS OF BASKING SHARKS PROJECT REPORT PRODUCED BY
HADLEY FARMS GREAT WHITE SHARKS ARE YOU READY FOR
HEXANCHIFORMES FRILL SHARKS COW SHARKS TAXONOMY SUPERCLASS GNATHOSTOMATA –

JAW MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURE IN LAMNIFORM SHARKS BRIAN Y
LESSON PLAN—SHARKS KELLER M LANAHAN MONTESSORI TEACHER ROSARIAN ACADEMY
LONG BEACH WRAP LESSON TITLE OR TOPIC SHARKS AND

Name ____________________

Name ____________________ Per ______________ Date ___________


SHARKS OF NEW JERSEY


Instructions: Use the web site www.njscuba.net to investigate Chondrichthyes found in New Jersey waters. Fill in the blanks.


OFFSHORE SHARKS

BNAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW LUE SHARK Size to _________ feet

1. Describe the external appearance of:

Pectoral fins: ______________________________________

Caudal fin: ________________________________________

Color: ____________________________________________

Body Shape: _______________________________________

2. Approximately how long are Blue Sharks when females reach maturity? _______________________feet (pdf)

NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

BASKING SHARK Size to ___________ feet

1. Sightings of Basking Sharks are often mistaken for _______________

2. How does a Basking Shark differ from a Whale Shark?

Basking Shark Whale Shark

Snout ___________________ ________________________

Color ____________________ ________________________

3. On what do they feed? ______________________________________

4. Basking Sharks are most likely to be seen in NJ during what months? ___________________________________ (pdf)

5. They may occur in groups of _________________________. (pdf)

6NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW . Why were whalers interested in Basking Sharks? _____________________________________________________ (pdf)



GREAT WHITE Size to _______ feet More likely to_______ feet

1. How dangerous are Great Whites considered? ______________

2. Are you allowed to catch Great Whites? ____________________

3. What type of water temp do they prefer? ____________________

4. The NY State Record Great White weighed ________________ pounds. NJ’s record is ______________ pounds.

NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

SHORT FIN MAKO Size to ___________ feet

1. Why has the local population collapsed? _________________

______________________________________________

2. Display a distinct __________ patch around mouth.

3. Fast swimmers. Can leap _________ feet out of water.


NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

PORBEAGLE Size to _________ feet

1. Displays a white patch at base of __________ fin.

2. Porbeagle resembles ______________ in taste. (pdf)


NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW


THRESHER Size to ___________ feet (incl tail)

1. How does a thresher use its tail? ______________________

2. What color is the Big Eye Thresher? ___________________

3. True / False They have weak jaws and small teeth.


INSHORE SHARKS

SNAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW AND TIGER Size to __________ feet

1. Also called __________________________________

2. Usually found from surf zone to depth of _______ feet

3. How does it maintain neutral buoyancy? _____________

_____________________________________________

4. What is uterine cannibalism? _____________________

_______________________________________________

NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

TIGER Size to __________ feet

1. Lives in open ocean, but may enter _________________.

2. What does a tiger shark have in common with starfish?

__________________________________________

3. Why are they considered extremely dangerous? ________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

BULL SHARK Size to __________ feet

1. Circle all locations where bulls can be found.

Coastal waters bays rivers freshwater

Surf depth of 40 feet Amazon R. Mississippi R.

2. Where did the deadly shark attacks of 1916 occur? _________

______________________________________________

3. These attacks were the inspiration for what movie? ___________



NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD Size to ___________ feet

1. May occur in very shallow waters such as _____________ and ___________.

2. May swim in very large schools. True / False


DOGFISH

SNAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW PINY Size to _________ feet

1. What characterizes the dorsal surface? ________________________

2. How large might a pack of spiny dogfish be? ______________________

3. Longest gestation of any vertebrate. How long? ___________________

4. What might the lifespan of a spiny dogfish be? ____________________

5. What is located in front of each dorsal fin? _________________________________________________

NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

SMOOTH Size to ___________ feet

1. During what months will they spawn in coastal waters? ___________

2. Appearance of teeth _______________________________________

3NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW . Feed on ________________________________________________


ATLANTIC ANGEL SHARK Size to _____ feet

1. Describe the feeding behavior. _________________________________________

2. Appearance is between a __________________ and a _________________.







NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

CHAIN DOGFISH Size to ________ inches

1. Found on deep wrecks beyond _____________ feet.




SANDBAR (BROWN) Size to ______ feet

1NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW . The highest concentration of brown sharks in NJ is seen in the ________

as they migrate _____________ to breed.

2. What are 3 reasons this shark population is susceptible to overfishing?

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________


SKATES AND RAYS

NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

LITTLE SKATE Size to ___________ inches

1. What type of substrate (bottom) do they prefer? _________________________


2. Lay eggs inside a tough protective case called a __________________________.





NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

CLEARNOSE SKATE Size to ___________ inches

1. How can it be distinguished from a Little Skate? ________________________

__________________________________________________________





NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW

BLUNTNOSE STINGRAY Size to __________ feet

1. Like sandy bottoms from shallow to depth of _________________ feet.

2. Describe the appearance of its stinger. _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

3. What is the biggest danger of a stingray sting? ________________________________

4. Long whip-like tail _______________ dorsal fins.


CNAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW OWNOSE RAY Size to _____________ feet

1. True / False A free-swimming ray.

2. Feed on ___________________________________________.

3. Cownose rays are a favorite food of __________________________.

4. Describe the contour of the front of a cownose ray’s head. __________________

ATLANTIC TORPEDO Size to ____________ feet

1NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW . Describe the shape of this fish. ________________________________________

2. Can weigh up to ________________ pounds.

3. Produce electricity to stun fish up to ________________ volts.

4. Torpedo oil can be used externally to treat ___________________, or taken

internally to treat ___________________________. (pdf)



MERAMEC SHARKS SQUIRT A2 29 PAYTON ADAMS 47 DYLAN
NAME PER DATE SHARKS OF NEW
OBJECTIVES STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING 1 SHARKS EXHIBIT


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