Table 51. Percentage of partyboat anglers ranking a species
as first-, second-, or third-most preferred to catch on partyboat fishing
trips in Massachusetts
Species
Rank
Totala
1
2
3
Atlantic cod
27.2
20.6
14.0
61.8
Striped bass
17.7
25.0
14.3
57.0
Bluefish
13.6
20.9
14.0
48.5
Summer flounder
11.1
12.0
18.2
41.3
Black sea bass
1.5
4.7
6.3
12.5
Haddock
8.2
2.4
1.1
11.7
Tautog
0.4
4.3
2.9
7.6
Scup
3.2
1.1
2.0
6.3
No preference
15.6
7.4
23.1
46.1
Other
2.1
1.6
4.1
7.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
aPercentage of anglers for whom the species
was ranked in the top three.