| The Mid-Atlantic region of the USA offers some of | | | | both states that border large bays. Delaware has both |
| the highest quality fresh seafood in the world. From | | | | coastal waterfront and property along the Delaware |
| New York to North Carolina, fishermen catch a wide | | | | Bay. This small state has landings of blue crabs, clams, |
| range of shellfish, finfish and other wild caught seafood. | | | | oysters and fish. |
| In addition to wild caught seafood, the Mid-Atlantic | | | | Maryland has waterfronts with access to the Atlantic |
| states are home to farmed seafood such as clams, | | | | Ocean, Chesapeake Bay and coastal bays. While |
| oysters, mussels and fish. | | | | Maryland's access to the Atlantic is limited to the port |
| Depending on the port, Mid Atlantic states may offer | | | | of Ocean City, its landings are important to the state. |
| shellfish including lobsters, shrimp, red crabs, blue crabs, | | | | Top quality seafood passes thru the port including |
| hard clams, ocean quahog clams, surf clams, oysters, | | | | scallops, clams, crabs, lobsters, tuna, wahoo, mahi mahi, |
| mussels, and others. Finfish of the region include cod, | | | | swordfish, sharks, flounder, sea bass, monkfish, |
| haddock, pollock, hake, whiting, Atlantic mackerel, winter | | | | croaker, spot, striped bass and other species. |
| flounder, summer flounder, yellowtail flounder, monkfish, | | | | The southern states of this region are Virginia and |
| scup, black sea bass, striped bass, white perch, | | | | North Carolina. Virginia seafood is dominated by |
| weakfish, drum fish, spot, croaker, mullet, shad, red | | | | several important fisheries. From the Chesapeake Bay |
| snapper, groupers, tuna, wahoo, mahi mahi, sharks and | | | | and its tributaries, commercial fishermen harvest blue |
| others. | | | | crabs, oysters, striped bass, croakers, white perch, |
| New York and New Jersey are famous for several | | | | catfish and other species. |
| types of seafood. Boats from these northern states | | | | From the Atlantic, sea scallops are by far the most |
| are within range of some of the cool water fish that | | | | valuable catch for the Commonwealth. Sea scallop |
| are also associated with New England fishing such as | | | | landings make Hampton Roads Virginia among the top |
| cod, haddock, pollock, scup and monkfish. The states | | | | ports in the country in terms of income. |
| are also known for shellfish, including sea scallops, surf | | | | In addition to wild caught seafood, Virginia is known for |
| clams and quahogs from the open ocean and hard | | | | its clam and oyster aquaculture operations which |
| clams and oysters from inshore estuaries. | | | | produce year round harvests of top quality shellfish. |
| In the middle of the region is Delaware and Maryland, | | | | |