Sea Robins

[Billfish715]

One man's trash is another man's treasure. That must go for sea robins too. In England they are called gurnards and are catching on as a tasty meal. Here's a video about cleaning/filleting them. Do a search for gurnard recipes to satisfy your own pallet. BTW, they are not regulated........yet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x_OVaX04wZo

[jmurr711]

they are poisonous you cannot eat the american ones.

[mondofish]

Originally Posted by Billfish715

One man's trash is another man's treasure. That must go for sea robins too. In England they are called gurnards and are catching on as a tasty meal. Here's a video about cleaning/filleting them. Do a search for gurnard recipes to satisfy your own pallet. BTW, they are not regulated........yet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x_OVaX04wZo

I've prepared and eaten them many times. They are one of my favorite tasting fish. Recently the Food Network and Travel Channel have shown some chefs in the Northeast preparing them. It's only a matter of time before they're regulated lol.

[Billfish715]

A local seafood store is advertising skate. Imagine what happens when anglers start getting an appetite for sea robins and skates. Do you want to go home with some fillets when the sea bass season shuts down and fluke bag limits are decreased? It's something to think about. Imagine the advertising signs on the PB's! 1/2 Day Birds, Wings and Other Things! LOL!

[jmurr711]

Originally Posted by Billfish715

A local seafood store is advertising skate. Imagine what happens when anglers start getting an appetite for sea robins and skates. Do you want to go home with some fillets when the sea bass season shuts down and fluke bag limits are decreased? It's something to think about. Imagine the advertising signs on the PB's! 1/2 Day Birds, Wings and Other Things! LOL!

skates are venomous cannot eat them either.

[rumster]

Originally Posted by Billfish715

A local seafood store is advertising skate. Imagine what happens when anglers start getting an appetite for sea robins and skates. Do you want to go home with some fillets when the sea bass season shuts down and fluke bag limits are decreased? It's something to think about. Imagine the advertising signs on the PB's! 1/2 Day Birds, Wings and Other Things! LOL!

LOL It`s coming.

[torchee]

Scary....

not many birds this year

[Capt Joe]

Monkfish (goosefish) All year 17 in (See Note 5) No limit N/A Whole fish or tails may be landed (See Note 5)
Ocean pout No retention No retention Closed See Note 7 N/A
Ocean Quahogs All year None 2 bushels See comments Check state regulations There are a number of areas closed to the harvesting of surfclams/ocean quahogs. Please refer to our ocean quahog web page for additional information.
Pollock All year 19 in No limit See Note 7 Filleting at sea allowed (See Note 1)
Red Drum No retention No retention Closed N/A N/A
Redfish (ocean perch) All year 9 in No limit See Note 7 Filleting at sea allowed (See Note 1)
Scup All year 9 in 30 fish per person per trip N/A Federal coast-wide regulations are put in place each year for scup. States or groups of states implement individual measures through ASMFC. Vessels with a Federal permit are subject to the more restrictive measures (See Bulletin).
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Skate, barndoor No retention No retention Closed N/A N/A
Skate, clearnose All year No limit No limit N/A Charter/partyboats with a commercial permit, retaining fish for sale or bait, have a 1,135 lb whole weight or 500 lb wing limit for clearnose, little, rosette and winter skates.
Skate, little All year No limit No limit N/A Charter/partyboats with a commercial permit, retaining fish for sale or bait, have a 1,135 lb whole weight or 500 lb wing limit for clearnose, little, rosette and winter skates.
Skate, rosette All year No limit No limit N/A Charter/partyboats with a commercial permit, retaining fish for sale or bait, have a 1,135 lb whole weight or 500 lb wing limit for clearnose, little, rosette and winter skates.
Skate, smooth No retention No retention Closed N/A N/A
Skate, thorny No retention No retention Closed N/A Spec

Pout - Closed - - NMFS - Freaking Idiots!

[PeteyHD]

I've tried them once or twice and they are tasty. Interesting way of skinning them in the video, I usually just filet em and into the fryer they go.

[bulletbob]

They are better than Porgy, better than Stripers, Blues and Weaks, not as good as sea bass, flounder, ling etc.... . WHY more guys don't eat them I will never understand.. It makes no sense.. If we see a few more down years with the birds like least year, watch out.. CLOSED! NO POSSESSION!, btw the big fat dark red ones are better eating by far than the smaller mottled tan ones for some reason..// bob