Abstract:Tautog Tautoga onitis supports both recreational and growing commercial fisheries from Virginia to Massachusetts. Tautogs, which aggregate around structured habitats (wrecks, rocks, bridge pilings, etc.), are slow to mature and have a low reproductive rate relative to other teleosts. Slow growth and easy catchability result in Tautogs being extremely vulnerable to overexploitation, and their populations are slow to rebuild. At present, Tautogs are managed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission as f… Show more
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