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Key Species of Concern
 

Key Species of Concern by Region
In the United States


(Overfished or Experiencing Overfishing in 2003)

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  Northeast
  Atlantic Cod
(Gadus morhua)
 Atlantic Cod
  Black sea bass
(Centropristis striata) 		Black sea bass
  Scup
(Stenotomus chrysops) 		Scup
  Bluefish
(Pomatomus saltatrix) 		Bluefish
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  South Atlantic  
  Vermilion snapper
(Rhomboplites aurorubens) 		http://www.fishbase.com/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Rhomboplites&speciesname=aurorubens
  Red Drum
(Sciaenops ocellatus) 		Red drum
  Black sea bass
(Centropristis striata) 		Black sea bass
  Gag
(Mycteroperca microlepis) 		Gag
  Gulf of Mexico  
  Red drum
(Sciaenops ocellatus) 		Red drum
  Red snapper
(Lutjanus campechanus) 		Red snapper
  Red Grouper
(Epinephelus morio) 		Red grouper
  Vermilion Snapper
(Rhomboplites aurorubens) 		Vermilion snapper
  Greater Amberjack
(Seriola dumerili) 		Greater amberjack
  Pacific  
  Widow Rockfish
(Sebastes entomelas) 		Widow rockfish
  Lingcod
(Ophiodon elongates) 		Lingcod
  Bocaccio
(Sebastes paucispinis) 		Bocaccio
  Canary Rockfish
(Sebastes pinniger) 		Canary rockfish
  Darkblotched Rockfish
(Sebastes crameri)
Darkblotched rockfish
 
 
     
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Dr. Felicia C. Coleman
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Phone: 850.697.4120
FAX: 850.697.3822
email: coleman@bio.fsu.edu

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Phone: 850.697.4139
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email: koenig@bio.fsu.edu


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