page_title: Chub mackerel
section_title: Fisheries
hierarchical_section_title: Chub mackerel / Fisheries
caption_attribution_description: English: Fisheries recorded capture of chub mackerel Scomber japonicus from 1950 to 2009. Data source FAO fisheries
context_page_description: The chub mackerel, Pacific mackerel, or Pacific chub mackerel is a species of fish in the tuna and mackerel family, Scombridae. This species of mackerel closely resembles the Atlantic chub mackerel.
context_section_description: Known to fisherman as the hardhead, the chub mackerel is regularly fished and canned for human consumption, pet food, bait, or served fresh.  From 1980-89, the recreational catch average in California was 1,462 tons.  Since they have begun being fished, the chub mackerel reached its catching peak in 1978 with 3,412,602 tons.  Since 1978, the catch ratings have continued to decrease, but picked back up a little in 1995.  The ideal method for catching chub mackerel is round-haul gear such as purse seines.  Bycatch is low because nets are placed directly on schools of fish.  Chub mackerel are caught all year round, but especially between June and November.  They can be caught on both sides of North America, but the most important fisheries commercially are in California and Mexico.
caption: Capture of chub mackerel in tonnes from 1950 to 2009
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