APPENDIX 3 



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COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES 

 OF SPECIES COVERED IN THIS REPORT 1 



UNIT 1: NORTHEAST 

 DEMERSAL FISHERIES 



Principal Groundfish and Flounders 

 Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua 

 Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus 

 Pollock, Pollachius virens 

 Redfish, Sebastes marinus 

 Silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis 

 Red hake, Urophycis chuss 

 Yellowtail flounder, Limanda 



ferruginea 

 Winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes 



americanus 

 Summer flounder, Paralichthys 



dentatus 

 Witch flounder, Glyptocephalus 



cynoglossus 

 American plaice, Hippoglossoides 



platessoides 

 Windowpane, Scophthalmus aquosus 

 Skates and Spiny Dogfish 

 Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias 

 Skates, Raja spp. 



Other Finfish 

 White hake, (Jrophycis tenuis 

 Goosefish, Lophius americanus 

 Cusk, Brosme brosme 

 Ocean pout, Macrozoarces 



americanus 

 Sculpins, Family Cottidae 

 Searobins, Family Triglidae 

 Scup, Stenotomus chrysops 

 Tilefish, Lopholatilus 



chamaeleonticeps 

 Wolffishes, Anarhichas spp. 

 Atlantic argentine, Argentina silus 

 Black sea bass, Centropristis striata 

 Smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis 

 Spot, Leiostomus xanthurus 

 Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis 

 Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus 



hippoglossus 



UNIT 2: NORTHEAST 

 PELAGIC FISHERIES 



Atlantic (sea) herring, Clupea harengus 

 Atlantic mackerel. Scomber scombrus 

 Butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus 



Blueflsh, Pomatomus saltatrix 

 Long-finned squid, Loligo pealei 

 Short-finned squid, ///ex illecebrosus 



UNIT 3: ATLANTIC 

 ANADROMOUS FISHERIES 



Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar 

 American shad, Alosa sapidissima 

 River herring (alewife), Alosa 

 pseudoharengus 



Striped bass, Morone saxatilis 

 Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser 

 oxyrhynchus 



UNIT 4: NORTHEAST 



INVERTEBRATE 



FISHERIES 



Sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus 

 American lobster, Homarus americanus 

 Surf clam, Spisula solidissima 



Ocean quahog, Arctica islandica 

 Northern shrimp, Pandalis borealis 



UNIT 5: ATLANTIC 

 HIGHLY MIGRATORY 

 PELAGIC FISHERIES 



'Species are listed by the Unit in which they 

 are found. Not all are mentioned in the text 

 since many are grouped together for man- 

 agement purposes under one category 

 (i e, pelagic fishery, groundfish fishery). 



Atlantic swordfish, Xiphias gladius 

 Billfishes 

 Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus 

 Blue marlin, Makaira nigricans 

 White marlin, Tetrapturus albidus 

 Longbill spearfish, Tetrapturus 



pfluegeri 

 Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus 

 thynnus 



Other Tunas 

 Albacore, Thunnus alalunga 

 Bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus 

 Blackfin tuna, Thunnus atlanticus 

 Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares 

 Little tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus 

 Skipjack tuna, Euthynnus pelamis 

 Bullet tuna, Auxis rochei 

 Frigate tuna, Auxis thazard 



