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Weakfish Facts
Weakfish are beautiful fish. Typically, fish have a dark olive back, iridescent blue and copper sides and a silvery white belly. Other identifying features are yellow fins, large canine teeth in the upper jaw and dark spots on the upper part of the body, sometimes forming diagonal lines.
Most adult weakfish range from 12 to 18 inches but can grow up to to 3 feet long and weigh 4-18 pounds.
The name "weakfish" comes from the fish's fragile mouth, which tears easily when hooked. Weakfish is the state fish of Delaware.
Weakfish are members of the drum family, which includes spot, red drum, back drum and Atlantic croaker. This family of fish make a drumming or croaking sound by vibrating its swim bladder using special muscles.
Most adult weakfish range from 12 to 18 inches but can grow up to to 3 feet long and weigh 4-18 pounds.
The name "weakfish" comes from the fish's fragile mouth, which tears easily when hooked. Weakfish is the state fish of Delaware.
Weakfish are members of the drum family, which includes spot, red drum, back drum and Atlantic croaker. This family of fish make a drumming or croaking sound by vibrating its swim bladder using special muscles.
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Current Weakfish Stocks
According to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission the current status of the weakfish stock is uncertain. Coastwide landings have declined dramatically, while some of the fishery-independent surveys have remained stable. In 2006, the benchmark stock assessment was further refined and provided significant evidence for five conclusions that the Commission has accepted for management use:
(1) the stock is declining
(2) total mortality is increasing
(3) there is not much evidence of overfishing
(4) something other than fishing mortality is causing the decline in the stock
(5) there is a strong chance that regulating the fishery will not, in itself, reverse stock decline.
source: ASMFC
(1) the stock is declining
(2) total mortality is increasing
(3) there is not much evidence of overfishing
(4) something other than fishing mortality is causing the decline in the stock
(5) there is a strong chance that regulating the fishery will not, in itself, reverse stock decline.
source: ASMFC
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