Select an underlined link in the table below for more information about that species.
Species Information
Species Name |
|
More Information |
Alewife |
Alewife Description |
Maine Alewife Facts and Fishery Info | River Herring Info c/o NEFSC | River Herring Info c/o ASMFC |
Asian Shore Crab |
|
Asian Shore Crab Fact Sheet and Questionnaire |
Black Sea Bass |
Black Sea Bass Description |
Black Sea Bass Info c/o NEFSC | Black Sea Bass Fishery Info c/o NERO | Black Sea Bass Info c/o ASMFC | Black Sea Bass Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Blueback Herring |
Blueback Herring Description |
Maine River Herring Info | River Herring Info c/o NEFSC | River Herring Info c/o ASMFC |
Blue Shark |
Blue Shark Description |
see Sharks below |
Bluefin Tuna |
Bluefin Tuna Description |
Recreational Fishing Info for Large Pelagics | Tuna Info c/o NOAA | Bluefin Tuna Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Bluefish |
Bluefish Description |
Bluefish Info c/o NEFSC | Bluefish Fishery Info c/o NERO | Bluefish Info c/o ASMFC | Bluefish Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Brown Trout |
Brown Trout Description |
|
Clams |
|
Shellfish Safety and Management |
Cod |
Atlantic Cod Description |
Cod Tagging Program | Cod Info c/o NEFSC | Multispecies Fishery Info c/o NERO | Cod Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Cunner |
Cunner Description |
|
Cusk |
Cusk Description |
Cusk Info c/o NEFSC |
Dogfish |
Spiny Dogfish Description |
Spiny Dogfish Info c/o NEFSC | Spiny Dogfish Fishery Info c/o NERO | Spiny Dogfish Info c/o ASMFC | Dogfish Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Eelgrass |
|
Maps of Maine Eelgrass Beds |
Eels and Elvers |
|
Maine Eel and Elver Fact Sheet | Maine American Eel Assessment | American Eel Info c/o NEFSC | American Eel Info c/o ASMFC |
Flounder |
|
see Winter Flounder below |
Goosefish |
Goosefish Description |
see Monkfish below |
Haddock |
Haddock Description |
Haddock Info c/o NEFSC | Multispecies Fishery Info c/o NERO | Haddock Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Halibut |
Atlantic Halibut Description |
Maine Halibut Fishing Info | Halibut Tagging Program | Halibut Info c/o NEFSC | Multispecies Fishery Info c/o NERO |
Herring |
Atlantic Herring Description |
Maine Atlantic Herring Info | Atlantic Herring Info c/o NEFSC | Atlantic Herring Fishery Info c/o NERO | Atlantic Herring Info c/o ASMFC | Atlantic Herring Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Horseshoe Crab |
|
Maine volunteer monitoring program | Horseshoe Crab Info c/o ASMFC |
Invasive Species |
|
"Non-Native Invasive Marine Species in Maine" - Report to the Legislature, 2006, pdf file | Asian Shore Crab | Chinese Mitten Crab |
Lobsters |
|
Lobster Biology, Fishery, Management, and More! |
Mackerel |
Atlantic Mackerel Description |
Mackerel Info c/o NEFSC | Mackerel Fishery Info c/o NERO | Mackerel Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Mako Shark |
Shortfin Mako Shark Description |
Shortfin Mako Shark Info c/o NMFS FishWatch | also see Sharks below |
Marine Mammals |
|
Marine Mammal Info, and Strandings | Whales |
Menhaden |
Atlantic Menhaden Description |
Atlantic Menhaden Info c/o ASMFC |
Monkfish |
|
|
Mussels |
|
Blue Mussel Fact Sheet | Shellfish Safety and Management | Aquaculture |
Ocean Pout |
Ocean Pout Description |
Ocean Pout Info c/o NEFSC | Multispecies Fishery Info c/o NERO |
Pollock |
American Pollock Description |
Pollock Info c/o NEFSC | Multispecies Fishery Info c/o NERO | Pollock Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Porbeagle Shark |
Porbeagle Shark Description |
see Sharks below |
Redfish |
Redfish Description |
Redfish Info c/o NEFSC | Multispecies Fishery Info c/o NERO |
Rockweed |
|
Cobscook Bay Rockweed Management Area |
Salmon |
Atlantic Salmon Description |
Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission | Maine Salmon Projects | Atlantic Salmon Info c/o NEFSC | Atlantic Salmon Fishery info c/o NERO | Atlantic Salmon Info c/o NMFS FishWatch | Maine Aquaculture |
Scallops |
|
Maine Sea Scallop Info | Sea Scallop Info c/o NEFSC | Sea Scallop Fishery Info c/o NERO | Sea Scallop Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Sculpin |
Longhorn Sculpin Description |
|
Sea Cucumbers |
|
Sea Cucumber Info |
Sea Raven |
|
|
Sea Urchins |
|
Green Sea Urchin Info |
Seals |
|
Marine Mammal Info, and Strandings |
Shad |
American Shad Description |
Maine River Restoration Projects | Shad Info c/o NEFSC | Shad Info c/o ASMFC |
Sharks |
Blue Shark Description | Spiny Dogfish Description | Shortfin Mako Shark Description | Porbeagle Shark Description | Thresher Shark Description |
Recreational Fishing Info for Large Pelagics | Coastal Sharks Info c/o ASFMC | Shark Info c/o NOAA | also see Dogfish and Mako Sharks above and Thresher Shark below |
Shrimp |
|
Northern Shrimp Info |
Skate |
Little Skate Description |
Skate Info (several species) c/o NEFSC | Skate Complex Fishery Info c/o NERO |
Smelt |
Rainbow Smelt Description |
Rainbow Smelt Restoration |
Striped Bass |
Striped Bass Description |
Maine Striped Bass Assessment | Striped Bass Info c/o NEFSC | Striped Bass Info c/o ASMFC | Striped Bass Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Sturgeon |
Atlantic Sturgeon Description |
Maine River Restoration Projects | Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeon Info c/o NEFSC | Atlantic Sturgeon Info c/o ASMFC |
Tautog |
Tautog Description |
|
Thresher Shark |
Thresher Shark Description |
Thresher Shark Info c/o NMFS FishWatch | also see Sharks above |
Tomcod |
|
Atlantic Tomcod Species Profile, 1987, pdf file, 17 pages |
Tunas |
Bluefin Tuna Description |
Recreational Fishing Info for Large Pelagics | Tuna Info c/o NOAA | Tuna Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Whales |
|
Whale Info |
Whelks |
|
Waved Whelk Info |
Whiting |
Silver Hake Description |
Silver Hake Info c/o NEFSC | Whiting Fishery Info c/o NERO |
Winter Flounder |
Winter Flounder Description |
Winter Flounder Fishery info c/o NEFSC | Multispecies Fishery Info c/o NERO | Winter Flounder Info c/o ASMFC | Winter Flounder Info c/o NMFS FishWatch |
Wolffish |
Atlantic Wolffish Description |
Wolffish Info c/o NEFSC |