American plaice definition

American plaice means Hippoglossoides platessoides, Dab.
American plaice means Hippoglossoides platessoides, Dab. “American shad” means Alosa sapidissima.

Examples of American plaice in a sentence

  • Of particular concern is the predictable increase in catch rates of yellowtail flounder, winter flounder, white ▇▇▇▇, and American plaice, which would occur with any net increase in gillnetting.

  • Landings of the complex of 19 groundfish stocks have declined by 7% since 2002, driven primarily by decreases in landings of Georges Bank cod and American plaice but offset primarily by increases in landings of Georges Bank ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.

  • The principal species managed are cod, flounder, redfish, American plaice, halibut, capelin, shrimp, and squid.