Feeding guild Species1 Scientific Name Management authority FMP Apex Predator Other Sharks ASMFC Coastal Sharks Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus NMFS-SFD HMS Swordfish Xiphias gladius Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares Benthivore Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canis ASMFC Coastal Sharks Jonah Crab Cancer borealis Jonah Crab American Lobster Homarus americanus Lobster Tautog Tautoga onitis Tautog Golden Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps MAFMC Tilefish Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata MAFMC/ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Scup Stenotomus chrysops American Plaice Hippoglossoides NEFMC NE Multispecies platessoides Atlantic Wolffish Anarhicas lupus Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Ocean Pout Zoarces americanus Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus Witch Flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferruginea Rosette Skate Leucoraja garmani NE Skate Complex Red Crab Geryon quinquidens Red crab Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus Unmanaged Cancer Crabs Cancer spp. Channel Whelk Busycon Conchs Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus Lady Crab Ovalipes oscillatus Northern Searobin Prionotus carolinus Octopus Sea Urchin Spider Crab Striped Searobin Prionotus evolans Benthos Ocean Quahog Arctica islandica MAFMC Surf Clam & Ocean Quohog Surf clam (Live) Spisula solidissima Sea Scallop (Live) Placopectin magellanicus NEFMC Sea Scallop Mussels Mytilus spp. Unmanaged Sea Cucumber

1 Species may appear in more than one feeding guild if their diet changes with size. Feeding guild Species1 Scientific Name Management authority FMP Macroplanktivore Longfin Squid Loligo peleii MAFMC Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus American Plaice Hippoglossoides NEFMC NE Multispecies platessoides Longhorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus White Hake Urophycis tenuis Red Hake Urophycis chuss NE Small-mesh Multispecies Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus Unmanaged Macrozoo-piscivore Pollock Pollachius virens NEFMC NE Multispecies Windowpane Scophthalmus aquosus Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteria NE Skate Complex Little Skate Leucoraja erinacea Smooth Skate Malacoraja senta Offshore Hake Merluccius albidus NE Small-mesh Multispecies Red Hake Urophycis chuss Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearis Blackbelly Rosefish Heliolenus dactylopterus Unmanaged Cusk Brosme brosme Mesoplanktivore Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus ASMFC Shad & River Herring American Shad Alosa sapidissima Blueback Herring Alosa aestivalis Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus MAFMC Atlantic Menhaden Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus NEFMC/ASMFC Herring Piscivore Striped Bass Morone saxatilis ASMFC Striped Bass Weakfish Cynoscion regalis Weakfish Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix MAFMC Bluefish Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus MAFMC/ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias MAFMC/NEFMC NE Skate Complex Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua NEFMC NE Multispecies Atlantic Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus White Hake Urophycis tenuis Barndoor Skate Diptutus laevis NE Skate Complex Thorny Skate Amblyraja radiata Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellata Offshore Hake Merluccius albidus NE Small-mesh Multispecies Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearis Goosefish Lophius americanus NEFMC/MAFMC Monkfish Fourspot Flounder Hippoglossina oblonga Unmanaged Sea Raven Hemitripterus americanus

Feeding guild Species1 Scientific Name Management authority FMP Planktivore Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus MAFMC Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Butterfish Peprilus triacanthus John Dory Zenopsis conchifer Unmanaged Planktivore- Acadian Redfish Sebastes fasciatus NEFMC NE Multispecies Piscivore Small Shark Chain Dogfish Scyliorhinus retifer Unmanaged