. 25 cm (from Goode 1884) Common Name: bluefish Scientific Name: Pomatomus saltatrix Other Common Names: blue, tailor, snapper, elf, fatback, snap mackerel, skipjack, snapping mackerel, horse mackerel, greenfish, skip mackerel, chopper, Hatteras blue (Wilk 1977); fasserga/(French), anchova de banco (Spanish) (Fischer 1978, NOAA 1985). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Pomatomidae Value Commercial: In the Gulf of Mexico, the bluefish is considered an incidental commercial species, with most catches occurring in coastal waters (Lu
. 25 cm (from Goode 1884) Common Name: bluefish Scientific Name: Pomatomus saltatrix Other Common Names: blue, tailor, snapper, elf, fatback, snap mackerel, skipjack, snapping mackerel, horse mackerel, greenfish, skip mackerel, chopper, Hatteras blue (Wilk 1977); fasserga/(French), anchova de banco (Spanish) (Fischer 1978, NOAA 1985). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Pomatomidae Value Commercial: In the Gulf of Mexico, the bluefish is considered an incidental commercial species, with most catches occurring in coastal waters (Lund 1961, Barger et al. 1978, Benson 1982). In the Gulf of Mexico during 1992, approximately mt of bluefish were harvested with over 85 per cent coming from Florida (Newlin 1993). It was once common enough to support a small fishery in east Texas waters, but has not been of commercial interest there since the 1930's (Gunter 1945, Hoese 1958, Newlin 1993). In Alabama, it is a relatively minor component of that state's commercial fishery, contributing only mt in 1992 (Swingle 1971, Newlin 1993). Louisiana landed mt and Missis- sippi landings were too small to be reported (Newlin 1993). Haul seines, gill nets, and hook and line are the primary types of gear used. In Florida, bluefish is generally not the targeted species, but is used to supplement catches of other species (GMFMC 1981). Harvest is limited to fish over 10 inches, and catches are largely by trammel nets in waters off the Gulf beaches. In recent years, incidental catch in shrimp trawls have made up 25% of the Florida harvest. Catches are made by pound nets, gill nets, purse seines, long haul seines, beach seines, and hook and line here and in other areas of the range of this fish (Walford et al. 1978, GMFMC 1981). The market price is generally low, with the average price per pound to fishermen only $ in 1992 (Newlin 1993), but they can supplement the income of commercial fishermen when more desirable
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