Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance

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Gear Type

Hook-and-line, pots and weir fishery

Fishing Area

Buzzards Bay, Martha’s Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Sound

Season

May; August

Pounds Landed

161,195 - MA Landings in Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties - 2014

Black Sea Bass

Black Sea Bass

Black sea bass is a delicious and tender fish that is sustainably caught in Massachusetts waters. Although many methods are employed to catch black sea bass, much of the fishery utilizes habitat-friendly gear types. Many skiff fishermen on the Cape, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket target sea bass by either hook-and-lline or with pots, similar to lobster pots. The rod-and-reel fishery usually opens in August and closes when the quota is reached. Black sea bass populations are healthy, robust and growing, so it is a sustainable local seafood choice.

Where it Goes

95 percent of black sea bass is shipped to New York and for the Asian market
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      • John Pappalardo
      • Melissa Sanderson
      • Holly Buddensee
      • Raymond Kane
      • George Maynard
      • Seth Rolbein
      • Doreen Leggett
      • Jennifer Bryant
      • Brigid Krug
      • Stephanie Sykes
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      • Nick Muto
      • Gwen Holden Kelly
      • Tim Linnell
      • Beau Gribbin
      • Eric Hesse
      • Greg Connors
      • Chuck Borkoski
      • Barry LaBar
      • Brian Sherin
      • Richard Banks
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1566 Main Street
Chatham, MA 02633
508-945-2432
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