2025年3月11日 · Summer flounder is one of the most sought after commercial and recreational fish along the Atlantic coast. Summer flounder is found in inshore and offshore waters from Nova Scotia, Canada, to the east coast of Florida. Summer flounder are mainly caught in bottom otter trawls, but are also taken by pound nets and gillnets in estuarine waters.

The summer flounder or fluke (Paralichthys dentatus) is a marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. It is especially abundant in waters from North Carolina to Massachusetts .

Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) are found in inshore and offshore waters from Nova Scotia, Canada to the east coast of Florida. In the U.S., they are most abundant in the Mid-Atlantic region from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Cape Fear, North Carolina.

Summer flounder typically have five distinct, dark spots near the tail, distinguishing them from other flounder species. North Carolina and South Carolina are the only two states where fishermen can catch three species of flounder from the same general area.

Size: Summer flounder grow to 32 inches, but catches typically range from 10 to 16 inches. Sometimes confused with: Southern flounder, gulf flounder. Habitat: Summer flounder are found from Massachusetts to Florida, but are most abundant from Delaware to Cape Lookout, N.C.

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The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP uses output controls (catch and landings limits) as the primary management tool, with landings divided between the commercial and recreational fisheries.