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 Appendix II. — Useful and Potentially Useful Marine Molluscs 



Actually used 



Species Overused Underased Potentially 



useful 



C. virginica... X 



V. mercenaria (hard clam) X X. """"II 



Mya arenaria (soft clam) X 



Mytilus edulis (blue mussel) X 



Modilus demissus (ribbed mussel) X 



Spisula solidissima (surf clam) X 



Rangia cuneata (marsh clam) _ X 



Placopecien magoUaritus (sea scaUop) X 



Aequipecten irradians (bay scaUop) ..- X 



Busycon canaliculatum X 



Busycon carica (knobbed) X 



Squid X 



NOTES 



Sea scallops — limited numbers ofl coast, some have been landed at Hampton. 



Busj/con— shipped cooked to New York City by some dealers. 



Bay scallop — might be reintroduced. 



Rangia — thousands of bushels now around Jamestown. 



M. demissus — animal food. 

 Prepared by Dexter S. Haven, head, Department of Applied Science. 



Appendix III. — Marine and Estuarine Fishes of Commercial or 8port Importance 



Commer- 

 Scientiflc name cial im.- Sport im- 



(species) Common name portance portance Level of exploitation 



Carcharhinus milberti-.. Sand bar shark Minor None Probably underexploited. 



Megalops atlantica. Tarpon None Minor Stocks unknown. 



Alosa aestivalis. Blueback or glut Major None Underexploited. 



herring 



Alosa mediocris Hickory shad Mmor Minor Do. 



Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife Major None Do. 



Alosa sapidissima American shad do Moderate.. Adequate, perhaps near 



maximum. 



BrevooTtia tyrannus Menhaden ..do None Near maximum^ level. 



Gadus morhua Cod Minor Minor Virginia stocks perhaps 



temporarily. 



Urophycis regius Spotted hake ..do None Underexploited. 



Urophycis chuss Squirrel hake.- ...do_ do Stock not known. 



Merluccius hilinearis... Silver hake do. do Probably underexploited. 



Anguilla rostrata.. American eel do do Underexploited. 



Mugil cephalus Mullet. ..do do Stock minor in area. 



Centropristes striatus.. Black sea bass Major Moderate.. Exploitation moderate, not 



m^aximum. 



Roccus americanus White perch Minor. .do Underexploited. 



Roccus saxatilis Striped bass.. Major Major Exploitation adequate, near 



maximum. 



Pomatomus saltatrix.. Blueflsh.. Moderate do Moderate, not overexploited. 



Raehycentron canadum Cobia Minor ...do Exploitation adequate. 



Seriolaspp... Amberjacks.. None. Minor Underexploited. 



Coryphaena hippurus Dolphin... do. Moderate.. Do. 



Orthopristis chrysopterus Pigfish Minor Minor Probably underexploited. 



Bairdiella chrysura SUver perch None. do Underexploited. 



Cynoscion nebulosus Spotted weakflsh Minor Moderate.. Stocks minor. 



Cynoscionregalis.. Gray weakflsh Major Major Exploitation adequate. 



Leiostomus xanthurus Spot do... do Exploitation moderate, not 



maximum. 



Menticirrhus saxatilis Northern whiting. . . Moderate.. Moderate.. Probably underexploited. 



Pogonias CTomis Black drum. ..do Major Exploitation adequate. 



Sdaenops ocellata. Red drum Minor do Do. 



Micropogon undulatus. Atlantic croaker Major.. do Stock temporarily lost. 



Stenotomus chrysops Scup do Minor Exploitation moderate, not 



necessarily maximum. 



Chaetodipterus faber Atlantic spadefish... Minor do Stock rather limited. 



Tautoga oniii.i Tautog.. do do Probably underexploited. 



Euthy anus alletteratua Little tuna None Moderate.. Underexploited. 



Sardasarda Atlantic bonita do Minor Do. 



Euthynnus pelamis... Oceanic bonita do do Do. 



Scomberomorus cavalla King mackerel Minor do Stock rather limited. 



Scomberomorus maculatus —. Spanish mackerel... Moderate do Stock probably underex- 

 ploited. 



