Editing Bluefish (section)

== Life history ==
Adult bluefish are typically between 20 and 60&nbsp;cm ({{nowrap|8&nbsp;in to 2&nbsp;ft)}} long, with a maximum reported size of 120&nbsp;cm (4&nbsp;ft) and {{cvt|14|kg|lb}}. They reproduce during spring and summer, and can live up to 9 years.<ref name=Fishbase/><ref name=FAO /> Bluefish [[Spawn (biology)|fry]] eat [[zooplankton]], and are largely at the mercy of currents.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Development of young bluefish ''Pomatomus saltatrix'' and distribution of eggs and young in Virginian coastal waters|year=1974 |volume=103 |page=477 |doi=10.1577/1548-8659(1974)103<477:DOYBPS>2.0.CO;2|issn=1548-8659 |last1=Norcross |first1=J. J. |last2=Richardson |first2=S. L. |last3=Massmann |first3=W. H. |last4=Joseph |first4=E. B. |journal=Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |issue=3 |bibcode=1974TrAFS.103..477N }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author1=Ditty, J. G.|author2= Shaw, R. F. |year=1993|title=Seasonal occurrence, distribution, and abundance of larval bluefish, ''Pomatomus saltatrix'' (Family: Pomatomidae), in the northern Gulf of Mexico|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233587744|journal=Bulletin of Marine Science - Miami|volume= 56|issue=2|pages=592–601}}</ref> Spent bluefish have been found off east-central Florida, migrating north. As with most marine fish, their spawning habits are not well known. In the western side of the North Atlantic, at least two populations occur, separated by [[Cape Hatteras]] in [[North Carolina]]. The [[Gulf Stream]] can carry fry spawned to the south of Cape Hatteras to the north, and eddies can spin off, carrying them into populations found off the coast of the mid-Atlantic, and the [[New England]] states.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Kendall, A. W. Jr.|author2=Walford, L. A.|year=1979|title=Sources and distribution of bluefish, ''Pomatomus saltatrix'', larvae and juveniles off the east coast of the United States|journal=Fishery Bulletin|volume=77|issue=1|pages=213–227|url=http://fishbull.noaa.gov/77-1/kendall.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813212726/http://fishbull.noaa.gov/77-1/kendall.pdf|archive-date=2009-08-13|url-status=dead|access-date=2022-11-13}}</ref>