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Local Catch - Autumn
Quality Counts Sustainable Fisheries
Autumn is an important Sustainable harvests finfish season along our coast. mean we will enjoy seafood Select fresh finfish with: today and in the future. Local catch: North carolina Seafood availability AUTUMN Through generations, fishing gear has been refined to target specific species. The seafood industry continues to work with researchers and government agencies to adapt gear to reduce bycatch, protect endangered species and maintain viable habitats. The following list highlights species in seafood markets and restaurants in autumn. Ask if these or other choices are “Local Catch.” SM Inspiring conservation of our aquatic environments. www.ncaquariums.com LocaL catch: North carolina • Firm, elastic flesh • Bright red gills, if present • Scales adhering tightly to skin Avoid: • Cloudy, sunken eyes • Bruised flesh, dry or brown edges • Slimy skin surface Species listed as North Carolina “Local Catch” are managed for long-term viability. For more information on: • N.C. marine fisheries stock status, • Black Sea Bass: Caught in the ocean using traps (pots) and hook• Sour, ammonia-like odor Raw fish should never be displayed next to cooked fish. To find a North Carolina seafood • • • Flounder (Southern): Caught in sounds with gill nets and pound nets. www.ncdmf.net/stocks U.S. sustainable fisheries efforts, www.fishwatch.noaa.gov A community seafood program, • Oyster: Wild oysters harvested with tongs and dredges. Farmwww.nc-seafood.org • Snapper and Grouper: Caught in the ocean using hook-and-line gear. Seafood availability SM and-line gear. market, go to: www.nc-seafood.org. • Mackerel, King: Caught using www.carteretcatch.org raised available year-round. • Spot: Caught using gill nets in • Blue Crab (Hard): Caught in rivers and hook-and-line gear and gill nets. • Sea Trout, Spotted: Caught sounds and in the ocean. • sounds using wire pots and trawl nets. Clam: Harvested from sounds, or • Mackerel, Spanish: Caught in the ocean and sounds using gill nets North Carolina Seafood Availability is a poster highlighting many species across the year. Also, Mariner’s Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas is a seafood resource book • using gill nets. Shrimp: Harvested from the Marine research and outreach link universities to coastal communities. North Carolina • Striped Bass: Caught with gill nets, seines and trawls in the Seasonal Choices For AUTUMN farm-raised by shellfish growers. and hook-and-line gear. with handling, safety and nutrition information, along with recipes. ocean, sounds and lower reaches 919/515-2454 • UNC-SG-07-05D ocean and sounds. September, October and November • Croaker: Caught with gill nets and • Mullet: Caught using gill nets and seine Order both from North Carolina Sea Grant, 919/515-2454 or www.ncseagrant.org. of some rivers, using otter trawls, www.ncseagrant.org • Tuna, Yellowfin: Caught offshore trawls, largely in the ocean. ocean using traps (pots) and hookand-line gear. sounds using wire pots and trawl nets. farm-raised by shellfish growers. trawls, largely in the ocean. nets from ocean beaches and sounds. sounds with gill nets and pound nets. hook-and-line gear and gill nets. the ocean and sounds using gill nets and hook-and-line gear. nets from ocean beaches and sounds. skimmer trawls and channel nets. with tongs and dredges. Farmraised available year-round. using gill nets. ocean, sounds and lower reaches of some rivers, using otter trawls, skimmer trawls and channel nets.
Through generations, fishing gear has been refined to target specific species. The seafood industry continues to work with researchers and government agencies to adapt gear to reduce bycatch, protect endangered species and maintain viable habitats. The following list highlights species in seafood markets and restaurants in autumn. Ask if these or other choices are “Local Catch.”
• Black Sea Bass: Caught in the • Blue Crab (Hard): Caught in rivers and • Clam: Harvested from sounds, or • Croaker: Caught with gill nets and • Flounder (Southern): Caught in • Mackerel, King: Caught using • Mackerel, Spanish: Caught in • Mullet: Caught using gill nets and seine • Oyster: Wild oysters harvested • Sea Trout, Spotted: Caught • Shrimp: Harvested from the using hook-and-line gear. • Snapper and Grouper: Caught in the ocean using hook-and-line gear. • Spot: Caught using gill nets in sounds and in the ocean. • Striped Bass: Caught with gill nets, seines and trawls in the ocean and sounds. • Tuna, Yellowfin: Caught offshore using hook-and-line gear.
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