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They are fast swimmers which prey on schools of forage fish , and continue attacking them in feeding frenzies even after they appear to have eaten their fill.

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They are cannibalistic and can destroy their own young. This behavior is sometimes referred to as a "bluefish blitz". In turn, bluefish are preyed upon by larger predators at all stages of their lifecycle.


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As juveniles, they fall victim to a wide variety of oceanic predators, including striped bass, larger bluefish, fluke summer flounder , weakfish, tuna, sharks, rays, and dolphins. As adults, bluefish are taken by tuna, sharks, billfish, seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoises, and many other species. Bluefish are aggressive and have been known to inflict severe bites on fishermen.

Wading or swimming among feeding bluefish schools can be dangerous. As other fish, bluefish harbour a number of parasites. One spectacular parasite is Philometra saltatrix , a philometrid nematode in the ovaries. In Australia Bluefish, called 'tailor', are caught on the west coast from Exmouth to Albany with the most productive fishing areas being in the west coast bioregion. Bluefish is a popular sport and food fish, and has been widely overfished.

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In the middle Atlantic region of the U. Bluefish may be grilled, baked, poached, [30] or smoked. Because of its fattiness, bluefish goes rancid rapidly, so it is generally not found far from its fisheries, [31] but where it is available, it is often inexpensive. FDA recommends that young children and women of childbearing age consume no more than one serving per week a serving size is about 4 ounces uncooked for an adult, 2 ounces for children ages 4—7 years, 3 ounces for children ages 8—10 years and 4 ounces for children 11 years and older.

The bluefish is the only extant species now included in the family Pomatomidae. At one time, gnomefishes were included, but these are now grouped in a separate family, Scombropidae. One extinct relative of the bluefish is Lophar miocaenius , from the Late Miocene of Southern California.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the species of fish. For other uses, see Bluefish disambiguation. Wild capture of bluefish by countries in thousand tonnes, —, as reported by the FAO [24]. International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Retrieved February 25, Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa. Recruitment of young-of-the-year bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix to the New York Bight - variation in abundance and growth of spring-spawned and summer-spawned cohorts. Marine Ecology Progress Series 78 3: Recruitment of bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix to estuaries of the U. Correlated variations in abundances, size, growth, and loss rates of age-0 bluefish in a southern New England estuary. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

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Development of young bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix and distribution of eggs and young in Virginian coastal waters. Sources and distribution of bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix , larvae and juveniles off the east coast of the United States. Government of Western Australia. Bluefish facts Species name: Bluefish are pelagic, schooling fish, staying mainly within the water column.

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They are voracious predators and can be seen feeding at the surface on schools of bait fish. Bluefish eat plankton when they are young, but transition to a piscivorous diet as they get older. Early in life bluefish are hunted by larger fish such as: Striped bass Larger bluefish Summer flounder As adults bluefish are hunted by: They are only 0. Commercial fisheries usually use gillnets to catch bluefish, but sometimes bluefish are caught by hook and line gear or trawls.

NOAA Fisheries implements these regulations. Additional Resources for Bluefish facts Open file for Find Massachusetts saltwater game fish records. Learn more about this organization.