Category: Finfish

Family: Perch

Location: Southern Atlantic, Florida

Size: 2-3 pounds average

Season: Varies

Cooking Applications: Grilling, roasting, frying.

Substitutes: Mahi Mahi, Tuna

Florida Pompano is a valuable commercial and recreational species.  It’s caught off Florida’s Gulf coast with gill nets, seine nets and hook-and-line methods.  Pompano’s firm, rich, buttery and medium-full characteristics are ideal for grilling, roasting or frying.