摘要
The blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus, is distributed in coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Brazil and is a component of both commercial and recreational fisheries throughout its range. In waters off of the United States, the species is managed as a component of the small coastal shark (SCS) complex. Concerns recently have arisen that blacknose sharks are overfished and experiencing overfishing. Here, we report polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) primers for 37 polymorphic and 26 monomorphic microsatellites isolated from an enriched genomic library of C. acronotus DNA and characterized in 32 individuals. Polymorphic repeat motifs included 36 dinucleotides and one pentanucleotide. The characterized microsatellites will be useful in studies which involve conservation and management of blacknose shark resources.