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Distribution and Value of Bluefish
BLUEFISH—This fish is found on the Atlantic and the Gulf coasts. On the coasts of the New England and Middle States it is generally called "bluefish"; in Rhode Island, "horse mackerel"; south of Cape Hatteras, "skip-jack"; in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland, "tailor" and "greenfish"; and on the Gulf of Mexico, "bluefish." The bluefish varies in weight from 1 to 20 pounds, according to the season and locality, and large numbers are caught during the summer months with nets, traps, seines and hand lines. The name "bluefish" is also improperly applied to the squeteague from southern New Jersey to Virginia, to the black sea bass at Newport and New Bedford, to the "greenfish" on the California coast south of Monterey, and the "bonito" in the markets. The value of the bluefish catch in 1908 was $506,000.
Brooks, Lake. The Science of Fishing. Columbus, OH: A.R. Harding, 1912. Print.
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