 Generally, only young sharks are encountered in shallow water, as the adults prefer depths greater than and is most common at .Blacknose sharks in the South Atlantic Bight (off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States) migrate northward in the summer and southward (or possibly offshore) in the winter; a similar migration occurs for sharks in the Gulf of Mexico.The blacknose shark has a slender, streamlined body with a long, rounded snout and large eyes.