It seems like "Whiting" and really a Silver Hake are part of a "multi-species" trip area for commercial guys. The fish really are collected in most bottom trawls since they tend to be around the bottom area and from my own personal experience they seem to be the most common fish sometimes. Keep in mind that I'm not on the survey boats all the time, yes there are many other numerous species as well so I hope the fans of the spiny dogs don't take offense.
I'm asking around about how the tiny ones get to the markets. There are no restrictions on the size from what I have found so far- there are mesh requirements for the multi-species trips thought-but I'm looking for some more precise info and will check back.
