| Two species of squid are caught seasonally
in the waters off New Jersey. While squid are caught in traps - aactually
pound nets - in New England and in other parts of the world they are taken
with jigging machines, in Mid-Atlantic waters they are harvested almost
exclusively with trawls.
A domestic market for squid, referred to more commonly on menus as calamari,
has been growing over the last decade or so and there has always been a
significant domestic bait market. However, most of the demand for squid
is from foreign markets. Several New Jersey companies have been pioneers
in developing the ability to supply these foreign markets and have, in
fact, become expert in supplying the high-quality product that the foreign
buyers demand.
 Link
to NMFS short-finned squid page
Link
to NMFS long-finned squid page
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