Greater Atlantic Fish Species

Each of the species below is caught in the Northeast waters of the United States. Some are caught mostly in federal waters (3-200 miles from shore) and managed by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils together with NOAA Fisheries. Others are mostly caught in state waters (0-3 miles from shore) and are managed by state fishery management agencies. 

Click on the species name for links to our national Fishwatch pages, which provide biological information, fun facts, recipes and more! Click on the regulations link to learn how each species is managed. 

For a downloadable picture guide of selected commercial fish species, please view a Photo Guide to Commercially Encountered Marine Fishes of the Northwest Atlantic.

Federally Managed Fish Species
Acadian Redfish       REGULATIONS		Atlantic Cod      REGULATIONS
Atlantic Herring REGULATIONS		Atlantic Pollock REGULATIONS
Atlantic Sea Scallop REGULATIONS		American Lobster REGULATIONS
Atlantic Mackerel REGULATIONS		Atlantic Salmon REGULATIONS
Atlantic Spiny Dogfish REGULATIONS		Atlantic Surfclam  REGULATIONS
Black Sea Bass REGULATIONS		Bluefish REGULATIONS
Haddock REGULATIONS		Monkfish  REGULATIONS
Longfin Squid REGULATIONS		Ocean Quahog   REGULATIONS
Scup   REGULATIONS		Sharks- Atlantic Blacktip Shark REGULATIONS
Sharks - Atlantic Common Thresher Shark REGULATIONS		Sharks- Atlantic Shortfin Mako Shark REGULATIONS
Silver Hake (Whiting) REGULATIONS		Tunas- Atlantic Albacore REGULATIONS
Tunas- Atlantic Big Eye Tuna REGULATIONS		Tunas- Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna REGULATIONS
Tunas-   Atlantic Skipjack Tuna REGULATIONS		Tunas- Atlantic Yellow Fni Tuna REGULATIONS
Summer Flounder  REGULATIONS		Tilefish         REGULATIONS
Winter Flounder REGULATIONS		Winter Skate   REGULATIONS
Yellow Tail Flounder REGULATIONS		Billfish- North Atlantic Swordfish REGULATIONS
Butterfish REGULATIONS		Red Hake REGULATIONS
State Managed Species
Atlantic Northern Shrimp		Atlantic Striped Bass
Blue Mussel		Eastern Oyster
King Mackerel		Spanish Mackerel