Bluefish - Commercial Fisheries

Commercial Fisheries

Wild capture of bluefish by countries in thousand tonnes, 1950–2010, as reported by the FAO

In the U.S., bluefish are landed primarily in recreational fisheries, but important commercial fisheries also exist in temperate and subtropical waters . Bluefish population abundance is typically cyclical, with abundance varying widely over a span of ten years or more (see chart).

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