While dogfish is commonly caught with Belford Seafood boats often as by-catch in bottom trawls for fluke or other bottom dwelling fish, it is not commonly sold as a food fish in monmouth county. However, dogfish is eaten in Europe and smoked dogfish is a German delicacy and by-catch dogfish is sold to be smoked for markets outside Monmouth county. At present, New Jersey has very significant catch restrictions on dogfish.

Latin name: Squalus acantias

Taxonomy, classification

Size

Weight

Season

Catch Method: Trawl by-catch such as with fluke

Catch Restrictions

1. New Jersey
2. New York
3. Federal

Sustainability

Landings (tonnage) -Belford -Raritan Bay

Food Description