Offshore & ocean species
Shared NOAA Mid-Atlantic species directory with Ocean City context. This page opens on offshore / ocean fish. Switch Area to see bay / nearshore or the full list. Same cards as the bay species hub.
Not in our directory yet? Browse the committed Charter Boat Directory listings grid (marketplace crosswalk).
Likelihood stars (Maryland): how likely you are to encounter the species in Maryland waters anglers reach from Ocean City — coastal bays through the Atlantic out to about 80 miles east — 1 rare/unlikely, 3 occasional or seasonal, 5 common/expected. Canyon staples (mahi, tunas, wahoo, mako, and the rest of the bluewater menu) rate highest when they belong in this directory. Not a guarantee for any trip.
Maryland catch regulations: compact size, bag, and season lines from Maryland’s recreational tables (editorial). Always verify current DNR and federal HMS rules before you keep a fish—limits change.
Species guides
Shared NOAA Mid-Atlantic directory (122 profiles). This page opens on Offshore / ocean — change Area to see the full list or the other lane. Each card opens Maryland catch orientation plus NOAA biology.
No species match these filters. Try Area → All areas, or clear search.
Acadian Redfish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Almaco Jack
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
American Lobster
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
American Plaice
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Bigeye Tuna
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Blacktip Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Chub Mackerel
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Cod
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Common Thresher Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Halibut
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Herring
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Mackerel
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Mahi Mahi
Maryland catch regulations
- Size None
- Bag 10 / day · boat 54
- Season Open year-round
Atlantic Menhaden
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Northern Shrimp
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Pollock
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Salmon
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Sea Scallop
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Shortfin Mako Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Skipjack Tuna
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Spiny Dogfish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Atlantic Striped Bass
Maryland catch regulations
- Size See striped bass section
- Bag See striped bass section
- Season See striped bass section
Atlantic Sturgeon
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Surfclam
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Wahoo
Maryland catch regulations
- Size None
- Bag 2 / day
- Season Open year-round
Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Atlantic Wolffish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Atlantic Yellowfin Tuna
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Black Grouper
Maryland catch regulations
- Size None (grouper group)
- Bag 1 grouper aggregate
- Season Open year-round
Black Sea Bass
Maryland catch regulations
- Size 13″ (excl. tail filament)
- Bag 15 / day
- Season Seasonal (see DNR)
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Blue Catfish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Blue Crab
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Blue Mussel
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Blue Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Bluefish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size 8″
- Bag Shore/private 5 · For-hire 7
- Season Open year-round
Blueline Tilefish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Follow federal
- Bag Follow federal
- Season Follow federal
Bonnethead Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Brown Rock Shrimp
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Brown Shrimp
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Bryde’s Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Butterfish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Clymene Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Cobia
Maryland catch regulations
- Size 43″ total length
- Bag 1/person or 2/vessel
- Season Jun 15–Sep 20 (C&R off-season)
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Eastern Oyster
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Fin Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Finetooth Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Gervais' Beaked Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Giant Manta Ray
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Golden Tilefish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Follow federal
- Bag Follow federal
- Season Follow federal
Gray Seal
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Greater Amberjack
Maryland catch regulations
- Size None (MD snapper complex)
- Bag 10 / day (20 aggregate)
- Season Open year-round
Green Turtle
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Haddock
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Harbor Porpoise
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Harbor Seal
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Harp Seal
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Hooded Seal
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Humpback Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Jonah Crab
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Kemp's Ridley Turtle
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Killer Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Leatherback Turtle
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Loggerhead Turtle
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Longfin Squid
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Long-Finned Pilot Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Melon-Headed Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Minke Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Monkfish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
North Atlantic Albacore Tuna
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
North Atlantic Right Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
North Atlantic Swordfish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish)
Maryland catch regulations
- Size See component stocks
- Bag See component stocks
- Season See component stocks
Northeast Skate Complex
Maryland catch regulations
- Size See component stocks
- Bag See component stocks
- Season See component stocks
Northern Bottlenose Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Northern Quahog
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Ocean Pout
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Ocean Quahog
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Opah
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Pink Shrimp
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Pygmy Killer Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Red Grouper
Maryland catch regulations
- Size None (grouper group)
- Bag 1 grouper aggregate
- Season Open year-round
Red Hake
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Risso’s Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
River Herring
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Rough-Toothed Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Sandbar Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Scup
Maryland catch regulations
- Size 9″
- Bag 30 / day
- Season Open year-round
Sei Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Short-Beaked Common Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Shortfin Mako Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Shortfin Squid
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Short-Finned Pilot Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Shortnose Sturgeon
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Silver Hake
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Sowerby's Beaked Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Sperm Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Spinner Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Striped Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Sugar Kelp
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Summer Flounder
Maryland catch regulations
- Size 16″ (Jan–May) / 17½″ (Jun–Dec)
- Bag 4 / day
- Season Open year-round
True's Beaked Whale
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
White Hake
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
White Shark
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
White Shrimp
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
White-Beaked Dolphin
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Protected — no harvest
- Bag Protected — no harvest
- Season N/A
Windowpane Flounder
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Winter Flounder
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Winter Skate
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Witch Flounder
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Wreckfish
Maryland catch regulations
- Size None (grouper group)
- Bag 1 grouper aggregate
- Season Open year-round
Yellowtail Flounder
Maryland catch regulations
- Size Not listed (no MD species line)
- Bag Not listed (no MD species line)
- Season Not listed
Source directory
This index mirrors the NOAA Fisheries New England/Mid-Atlantic Species Directory . Species facts and imagery are adapted from NOAA profiles; Maryland size/bag lines are editorial orientation—always verify DNR and federal rules before you keep a fish.
Beach Blog on Offshore species
Trip reads written for this hub—pacing and advice, not a second directory.
