Abstract
In commercial fishing, groundfish (or bottomfish) are defined as those species that feed on the bottom, sometimes referred to as demersal organisms because they live close to the bottom of a body of water that is limited by the continental shelf. On the East Coast of the United States, this range extends out in places over 200 miles (322 km); the West Coast has a much narrower shelf extending only about 10 miles (16 km). During the last twenty years, populations of many bottomfish species have decreased greatly. However, groundfish as a whole still represent about 12 percent of the weight of all finfish landed by U.S. fishermen and about 20 percent of the value. Table 3-1 lists the major fish species caught on both the East and West coasts.
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Flick, G.J., Hong, GP., Hwang, J.W., Arganosa, G.C. (1990). Groundfish. In: Martin, R.E., Flick, G.J. (eds) The Seafood Industry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2041-2_3
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