Fisheries Infosite

Spiny dogfish (SPD)
Maori name
Scientific name
Squalus acanthias

7 items
Category Environmental impacts
Effects on other species
Fur seal entanglements in set nets details
Effects on other species
Bottlenose, Dusky and Common dolphin entanglements in set nets. details
Effects on other species
Hector's and Maui dolphins entanglements in set nets. details
Effects on other species
Seabird entanglements in set nets. details
Fishing effects on habitat
Bottom trawling effects on sea bed habitats details
Habitat
Sedimentation and smothering. Muds and silts washed down into the nearshore area details
Habitat
Eutrophication. High nutrient levels can cause 'blooms' of phytoplankton and algae. details