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Gulf of Maine Seafood Guide

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New England has a long history and culture of fishing. A wide range of fish, shellfish, and sea vegetables are harvested here and can be found in local grocery stores, fish markets, and restaurants. Explore what the Gulf of Maine has to offer!

There's a wide range of tasty seafood in the Gulf of Maine.

  • See below to learn about the different types of fish, shellfish, and sea vegetables from the Gulf of Maine.
  • Voir ci-dessous pour en savoir plus sur les différents types de poissons, crustacés et légumes de mer du Golfe du Maine.
  • Vea a continuación los diferentes tipos de pescados, mariscos, y vegetales marinos del Golfo de Maine.
  • Veja abaixo informações sobre diferentes tipos de peixes, mariscos e vegetais marinhos do Golfo de Maine.
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Find your translated guide below.

The cold waters of Maine and New England are home to a variety of fish that have a mild-flavored, flaky, white meat when cooked. These fish can be cooked with the same methods and recipes you would use for cod or tilapia.

Some are round fish with thick fillets.

Such as haddock, hake, and pollock.

An illustration of a haddock.
An illustration of a haddock.
An illustration of a pollock.
An illustration of a pollock.
An illustration of a white hake.
An illustration of a white hake.

Some are flat fish with thin fillets.

Such as flounders like plaice or dabs, grey sole, fluke, and halibut.

An illustration of a halibut.
An illustration of a halibut.

Some are particularly good for cooking whole, with small bones.

Such as Acadian redfish, black sea bass, whiting, and scup.

An illustration of a black sea bass.
An illustration of a black sea bass.
This is an illustration of a scup.
Scup.

In addition to the various white fish species, the Gulf of Maine is home to many other types of fish, shellfish, and sea vegetables.

Some fish have meatier or denser meat, and strong flavors that hold up well in stews, roasting, or grilling.

Such as monkfish, dogfish, or skate.

An illustration of a monkfish.
An illustration of a monkfish.
An illustration of a dogfish.
An illustration of a dogfish.
An illustration of a winter skate.
An illustration of a winter skate.

Some fish are stronger-flavored, oily, and rich in healthy fats.

Such as mackerel, bluefish, bluefin tuna, and herring.

An illustration of a mackerel.
An illustration of a mackerel.
This is an illustration of a bluefish.
Bluefish.
An illustration of a bluefin tuna.
An illustration of a bluefin tuna.

There's a wide variety of shellfish.

Such as lobster, crab, clams, mussels, oysters, scallops, whelks, periwinkles, squid, and urchins.

An illustration of a jonah crab.
An illustration of a jonah crab.
An illustration of an oyster.
An illustration of an oyster.
An illustration of a squid.
An illustration of a squid.

And nutritious sea vegetables.

Such as kelp and alaria.

An illustration of kelp.
An illustration of kelp.

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Contact our Sustainable Seafood Program Manager Kyle Foley if you have any questions.

Kyle Foley
Kyle Foley Sustainable Seafood Director (207) 228-1670 [email protected]

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