Ocean Pout

Ocean Pout

Macrozoarces americanus

Size
to 42" and 12 lbs.

Description:
Huge mouth with drooping lips. Anal and caudal fins continuous. Apparently, these are edible, and at times there is some effort on the part of commercial fishermen to catch them. Too ugly for my tastes, though. Pouts like rocky bottoms and structure, from water's edge down to 180 ft. Gregarious.

Ocean Pout
Ocean Pout
Ocean Pout
Pouts are gregarious and don't mind sharing a hole.
Ocean Pout
Ocean Pout
Herb Segars Photography


lobster boat
A typical lobster boat off the coast of Maine. New Jersey boats are similar. Traps are hauled up by a hydraulic lift; steel plating protects the side of the boat.

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