Types of Fish Sold at Market
and approximate season
Availability of fish may vary due to weather
conditions.
Fillets
Bluefish (April - Nov.)
Blackfish (March - Dec.)
Codfish (Nov. - April)
Flounder (all year)
Fluke (all year)
Herring (Nov. - April)
Mackerel (Boston: Nov. - May, Spanish: July - Sept.)
Mahi Mahi (June - Sept.)
Mako shark (June - Nov.)
Monkfish (Sept. - May)
Scallops (all year)
Scrod (all year)
Shad (March - April)
Shark (dogfish) (June - Oct.)
Skate (all year)
Squid (all year)
Striped Bass (July 1 - Dec. 15)
Swordfish (June - Nov.)
Tilefish (July - Sept.)
Triggerfish (July - Sept.)
Tuna (June - Nov.)
Weakfish (sea trout) (April - Nov.)
Shellfish
Clams (hard shell - all year)
Steamer Clams (summer/fall)
Razor Clams (fall/winter)
Conch (all year if available)
Lobster (all year if available)
Mussels (May - July if available)
Oysters (March - May and Sept. - Dec.)
Whole fish
Bluefish (April - Nov.)
Bonito (July - Sept.)
Butterfish (all year)
Flounder (all year)
Fluke (all year)
Herring (Nov. - April)
Mackerel (Boston: Nov. - May, Spanish: July - Sept.)
Porgies (all year)
Sea Bass (all year)
Sea Robins (all year)
Squid (all year)
Striped Bass (July 1 - Dec. 15)
Tunny (Aug. - Dec.)
Weakfish (April - Nov.)
Whiting (Sept - May)
Other
Flounder Roe (Spring and Fall)
Monkfish Liver (Sept. - May)
Smoked/Pickled Fish
Smoked fish (bluefish, tuna, mackerel (Boston
and Spanish), shark (dogfish), monkfish, striped bass, sea robins,
whiting (all year, as fish is frozen before it is smoked) Pickled
herring (Nov. - March)
*fish marked with an asterisk we usually
buy from another boat.
*clams/mussels/oysters we may buy or harvest ourselves. |