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Photo	Names
Image courtesy of: Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia, Office of Seafood and Office of Regulatory Affairs, US Food and Drug Administration.	Latin: Pagarus spp. Calamus spp. Stenotomus spp. French: Dorade German: Meerbrasse Spanish: Esparido Russian: Porgi Japanese: Tai

Description

Porgy is a Native American name for fertilizer, which was one of the fish's many uses during colonial times in the United States. The porgy is also called the seabream. The most commercially important members of this family are the red and yellow seabream, although many other varieties are harvested around the world.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: Japan, United States, Countries along the Gulf of Mexico, Mid-East countries, Indonesia, Argentina, Taiwan Primary Consumers Japan, United States, Spain, Korea, Mexico, Southeast Asia	-----

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