Skate

On Cape Cod, fishermen often target skates and monkfish together in the winter/spring season in the Southern New England fishing grounds, and exclusively skates closer to shore in the fall/summer season. Skates have yet to make it off of restaurant menus and into the home kitchen in a big way. Skate wings are all the rage in Europe, and fishermen hope Americans will soon follow suit. The fan-like fillets have a mild flavor some compare to sea scallops, but contrary to popular stories, they were never cut into medallions and passed off as scallops.