The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the smooth dogfish quota will be a little less than 4 million pounds in 2019. That’s the same as this year and the previous year.
Despite the steady size of the quota, fishermen harvested less than a quarter of it this year. Members of the seafood industry have tried marketing dogfish to U.S. consumers, but it remains an uncommon menu item.
Most of the 2016 harvest came to land in New York, New Jersey and North Carolina, though the quota is shared by states from Maine to South Carolina.
