It is primarily a target of commercial fishermen operating offshore seines and trawls, with recreational catches generally rare.

In 1989, the commercial shark harvest increased to 7,100 tons, while the recreational catch shrank to 1,866 tons, about half as much as 10 years earlier.

The crevalle jack is a popular and highly regarded gamefish throughout its range, with the recreational catch of the species often exceeding commercial catches.

California-Pinto abalone were never a major component of recreational or commercial catch.

Telephone recall and roving samplers are used to estimate recreational catches.

Canada has also limited the recreational catch.

In 1986, commercial landings totaled 14 million pounds and the recreational catch was about 100 million pounds.

With this in mind, the focus has been on the recreational catch.

An Aerobie is a flying ring used in a manner similar to a flying disc (Frisbee), for recreational catches between two or more individuals.

In 1979, the total recreational catch along the Atlantic coast was more than 140 million pounds.