The Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal, in coordination with the Marine-life Data and Analysis Team (MDAT), the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), OceanAdapt, and the Northeast Ocean Data Portal, announce the release of updated maps depicting the distribution and biomass of fish species in the northeastern U.S. continental shelf ...

The following fish are some of the most important to Mid-Atlantic commercial fishermen. These are only a few of the thousands of aquatic species in the Mid-Atlantic ocean, bays and river waters.

Abundant fish stocks offer anglers great fishing opportunities. Learn more about these sustainable fish stocks in our regional waters. Acadian Redfish are orange to flame red and have large mouths with many small teeth. Atlantic Pollock can grow to more than three feet long, weigh up to 40 pounds, and live up to 23 years.

There are several important nearshore and offshore species of shellfish in the Mid-Atlantic region, notably sea scallops, surf clams, ocean quahogs, and oysters. Atlantic sea scallops occur on sand and gravel sediments in the deeper waters of the Mid-Atlantic and represent one of the most valuable commercial fisheries in the U.S. .

Species that we manage, protect, and study in the New England/Mid-Atlantic Region. We manage 42 commercial and recreational fish and shellfish for sustainable use. We protect and conserve dozens of marine mammal, sea turtle, and endangered fish species from Maine to North Carolina.

Find facts about the species we manage. Learn more about their biology and population status, where they live, the threats they face, and how we are conserving and studying each species. NOAA Fisheries manages 474 stocks or complexes under 46 fishery management plans.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is one of eight fishery management councils responsible for the management of marine fisheries in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone. The council develops management plans for twelve species of fish and species off the coast of the Mid-Atlantic region.

2018年8月13日 · Roughly 3,000 maps showing populations and abundance for individual species of fish, birds and mammals along the Atlantic coast comprise the suite of updated marine life data products generated by MDAT to support ocean planning. Go directly to the marine life tutorials:

A series of interactive maps published on the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal illustrates the shifts that have taken place over the last five decades by several commercially and recreationally important fish species living along the East Coast.

Mid Atlantic seafood includes some of the best American shellfish. Among the top delicacies are blue crabs, oysters, hard clams, sea scallops, and warmwater shrimp. The mid-Atlantic states also produce saltwater fish such as striped bass, black sea bass, Atlantic croaker, flounder, weakfish, spot, grouper, snapper, king mackerel, and others.