Spiny dogfish sharks (Squalus acanthias) are longtime residents of our coastal waters and, for many months of the year, one of the most available fish in the sea, and yet local anglers almost never ...

The spiny dogfish is a conservation success story, going from worryingly low levels to incredible abundance. The new challenge is getting people to eat them. Spiny dogfish are small, bottom-dwelling, ...

Spiny dogfish at Canadian research center appear to have headlights, but it’s the effect of reflecting light back through retinas, much like a cat’s eyes. A tank full of spiny dogfish at the Bamfield ...

The cause of spiny dogfish washing ashore at Ocean County beaches this week is likely due to commercial fishing activities, a state official said. Beachcombers have spotted the fish, a member of the ...

Authorities say dozens of spiny dogfish sharks washed up on beaches across southern New Jersey last weekend. And while it’s still not clear what caused the deaths, officials believe it most likely was ...

Wildlife officials in New Jersey are working to determine what caused dozens of spiny dogfish sharks to wash ashore at several beaches over the weekend. The state Division of Fish and Wildlife said ...

Conventional observations show that spiny dogfish in the western North Atlantic rarely eat Atlantic cod. However, some believe the rebuilding dogfish populations are limiting depleted cod numbers by ...

Authorities say dozens of spiny dogfish sharks washed up on beaches across southern New Jersey last weekend. And while it's still not clear what caused the deaths, officials believe it most likely was ...

Federal fishery regulators slashed the coastwide commercial quota for spiny dogfish by nearly 60%, from just over 29 million pounds to 12 million pounds. The Atlantic States Marine Fishery ...

Whenever anglers are able to access it, jigging for stripers and blues this fall has been the best in years, with legal stripers actually being common. The only flies in the ointment have been the ...

Spiny dogfish were collected on 15 fishing trips during normal trawling operations between May 2014 and May 2015 in the Gulf of Maine and on Georges Bank. "This was an excellent example of how ...