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  USS Amberjack (SS-219) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Amberjack (SS-219), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy named for the amberjack, a vigorous sport fish found in the western Atlantic from New England to Brazil.
On 8 February, Amberjack was ordered to move to the west side of Ganongga Island and on 10 February, she was directed to keep south of latitude 7°30'S and to cover the traffic routes from Rabaul and Buka to Shortland Basin.
Amberjack won three battle stars for her World War II service, and was credited with sinking three ships, for a total of 28,600 tons while damaging two more ships for 14,000 tons damaged.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Amberjack_(SS-219)   (1751 words)

  
 Amberjack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amberjack is the name of a pair of species of fish of the Carangidae family, which includes the jacks and the pompanos.
Amberjacks feed on squid, fish, and crustaceans, and are thought to spawn offshore throughout most of the year.
The MC 109 manned offshore oil platform operated by BP is named "Amberjack." It is 13.3 miles (21.4 km) from shore at 28° 51′ 27″ N, 88° 55′ 51″ W in 1100 feet (335 m) of water.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amberjack   (255 words)

  
 Amberjack Species Identification, Facts and Tips Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Amberjack are large jacks (160 lbs max) that are blueish to olive in color with a silver or white belly.
Amberjack are found from the coast to well offshore but are most common in water of over 100 ft and most common is water of 300 ft. depth.
Amberjack are a prized gamefish that is known for its strong powerful line busting capability.
www.thejump.net /fishlist/amberjack.htm   (230 words)

  
 Amberjack
The greater amberjack, or AJ as it’s often called, is a give-no-quarter, rock ‘em, sock ‘em battler that will try to wrench your hands from your arms, your arms from your shoulders, your shoulders from the rest of you and the rest of you from the boat.
Amberjack fillets usually end up in restaurants in one of two forms: fried or grilled on a sandwich called a "Gulf tuna", or smoked, ground, mashed and seasoned into the heavenly concoction known as smoked fish spread.
Amberjack has a stronger flavor than flounder, grouper or snapper, which is why it is often smoked.
www.fishing-boating.com /articles/gamefish/amberjack.htm   (960 words)

  
 Settling for AJ Amberjack fishing methods tips tactics techniques & characteristics how to fish & catch amberjacks
As the boat approached the rig for hookup, a large cluster of fish displayed on the screen of the fishfinder at the depth of 100 ft. From the surface to the 100 ft. mark there seemed to be nothing else in between.
Amberjacks, sometimes called AJ's by locals, are one fish that has not yet seen the fate of being overfished.
The amberjack is not to be confused with the jack crevalle, even though it, too, is in the family of jack fish.
www.jerrylabella.com /amberjack.htm   (1743 words)

  
 Amberjack
The greater amberjack is one of the largest members of the jackfish family.
Amberjacks have a distinctive dark band on the sides of the head which angles from th front of the back fin, through the eye to the mouth.
Amberjack are opportunistic carnivores, normally feeding on other fishes and squid.
www.thechartercompany.org /aj.htm   (170 words)

  
 Greater amberjack - Discover The Outdoors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Greater amberjack are found in subtropical waters in every major ocean throughout the world, yet the largest concentration is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Greater amberjack are generally a migratory species that roam the edges of major currents, though there are areas of permanent populations, especially around the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
Amberjack hit a bait or lure very aggressively and there is seldom a doubt that a strike has occurred.
www.dto.com /swfishing/species/speciesnostate.jsp?speciesid=441   (1026 words)

  
 USS AMBERJACK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Following her second patrol, AMBERJACK’s period of refit, rest and recuperation was cut to twelve days, due to the urgent necessity of submarines in the operating areas.
On 8 February, AMBERJACK was ordered to move to the West Side of Ganongga Island and on the 10th, she was directed to keep south of Latitude 7-30 ‘S, and to cover the traffic routes from Rabaul and Buka to Shortland Basin.
AMBERJACK’s first patrol was made in the Shortland- Rabaul-Buka area, as her last was.
www.csp.navy.mil /ww2boats/ambrjack.htm   (867 words)

  
 Amberjack
Fish Identification Photos: Amberjack, Pacific Amberjack, Almaco Jack, Seriola rivoliana, is the largest member of the Carangidae or Jack Family found in Mexican waters.
The Amberjack and other members of the Jack family are found in all tropical and subtropical seas, with 140 individual species having been identified to date.
One of the larger Pacific Amberjack we are aware of was 86 pounds and caught in 30 feet of water off the surface with a blue-silver Jointed Rebel lure in early April.
www.mexfish.com /fish/ambjk/ambjk.htm   (436 words)

  
 TCPalm.com Outdoors and Fishing - Great Amberjack
Greater amberjack have a dark upper body with lavender and gold tones on the sides.
The largest, and one of the hardest fighting members of the jack family, the greater amberjack is a schooling fish that moves onto the reefs in late spring.
Few anglers target amberjacks because of their low food value, but they are used to make smoked fish spreads.
web.tcpalm.com /sports/areafish/grambr.htm   (242 words)

  
 Amberjack -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Amberjack is the name of a pair of species of (Any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills) fish of the
Amberjacks feed on (Widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins) squid, fish, and (Any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton) crustaceans, and are thought to spawn offshore throughout most of the year.
is named "Amberjack." It is 13.3 miles from shore at in 1100 feet of water.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/amberjack.htm   (272 words)

  
 Amberjack Fishing - Discover The Outdoors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Amberjacks are commonly caught at over 50 pounds, as evidenced by this group's catch.
Amberjack, on the other hand, are a deep-water, structure-oriented fish, most commonly found over rocks, reefs, and wrecks—although deep-water oil production rigs will also attract them.
Since amberjack are aggressive feeders they will usually set the hook with their attack (and circle hooks are pretty much self-setting, at any rate).
www.dto.com /swfishing/article.jsp?articleid=612   (1165 words)

  
 DANFS: USS Amberjack (SS-219)
Amberjack (SS-219) was laid down on 15 May 1941 at Groton, Conn., by the Electric Boat Co.; launched on 6 March 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
Amberjack again departed Brisbane on the 26th and began her third patrol, which took her to waters surrounding the Solomon Islands.
Amberjack had made contact on 1 February with a Japanese submarine 14 miles southeast of the Treasury Islands.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/danfs/SS/ss219.html   (1447 words)

  
 amberjack on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Distribution, age, and growth of young-of-the-year greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) associated with pelagic Sargassum.
Amberjack Pipeline Company LLC to Provide Oil Export Pipeline Transportation for Tahiti Prospect.
Backbreakers; Amberjack not only are great on the dinner table, but they also put on a great show at the end of your line.(SPORTS)(Outdoors)(Column)
www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-amberjac.asp   (261 words)

  
 Amberjack
The second Amberjack (SS-522) was laid down on 8 February 1944 at the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 15 December 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
In July of 1952, Amberjack was transferred to the newly established SubRon 12, though she remained based at Key West and her employment continued as before.
On 17 October 1973, Amberjack was decommissioned at Key West, and her name was struck from the Navy list.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a8/amberjack-ii.htm   (604 words)

  
 Amberjack
The Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) is one of the largest members of the jackfish family.
Amberjack are opportunistic feeders, feeding on other fishes and squid.
The Lesser Amberjack (Seriola fasciata) is not a confirmed visitor to Texas waters, but is included here since as a group the amberjacks are difficult to identify.
www.texasgulfcoastfishing.com /amberjac.htm   (187 words)

  
 Amberjack Surprise By Capt
This is the kind of day one would expect in the summer, when amberjack and Almaco jack hover over deep wrecks scouring the water of every bit of food available.
I have a recipe that I call "Amberjack Surprise", because most who try it usually have no idea that it is what it is, and generally think it's some other sort of fish that is considered more palatable table fare.
A single 15 lb amberjack serves 4, and is also delicious as a replacement for tuna salad.
www.fishorshutup.com /Articles/amberjack_surprise_by_capt.htm   (872 words)

  
 Greater amberjack added to list of overfished species
Greater amberjacks have been added to the list of species the federal officials say are overfished in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council.
The NMFS determination was based on a greater amberjack stock assessment conducted in 2000, and on the findings of the Gulf Council’s Reef Fish Stock Assessment Panel that included data through 1998.
For this reason, although the council must submit a greater amberjack rebuilding plan to NMFS, no new greater amberjack regulations are anticipated until the effect of the most recent regulations can be evaluated when a new stock assessment is conducted in a few years.
www.louisianasportsman.com /news/2001/april01/aj_overfished.htm   (351 words)

  
 Amberjack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
I do not usually fish for large amberjacks with live shrimp but things happen.
On a beautiful December morning with a flat glassy sea and a bait tank full of live grunts and bluefish, I took a party out eighteen miles to a wreck called the Barge to fish for AJs averaging about 50 lbs.
The water was crystal clear and as we drifted over the wreck, we could see a school of small tunny (about 4 lbs.) being inhaled by 80 and 100 pound amberjacks.
www.sarasota-fla-fishing.com /amber.htm   (238 words)

  
 Lesser Amberjack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
May occur inshore as well, although the huge majority of very small Amberjack caught around Gulf wrecks in Florida are simply juveniles of the Great Amberjack.
Almost a dead ringer for the Greater Amberjack, except for size, but only the very smallest of the big species would be confused.
The most obvious difference is that the band through the eye of the Lesser Amberjack stops noticeably forward of the dorsal fin.
www.championbass.com /encyclopedia/lesser_amberjack.htm   (108 words)

  
 MusicAustin: Amberjack Rice
Amberjack Rice has several albums in his discography dating back to cassettes released in 1994.
When Amberjack Rice played The Hole in the Wall it was reported that, "Rice took the stage for a performance that engaged the entire club, not to mention those standing on the street outside."
Catalogued in various locations as pop/rock and country, Amberjack Rice has the raw emotion in his voice that usually gets heard in blues bars.
www.musicaustin.com /blues/amberjack.html   (216 words)

  
 Cancun Fishing Charters - Amberjack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Amberjacks are the largest of the jacks.They are around 40lbs but are capable to reach weights of over 142lbs.Amberjacks usually swim in water around 60--240ft.
Trolling, drifting and chumming are the most commonly used methods to catch amberjack.
Amberjacks are powerful fighters, a large one will test an anglers endurance
cancun-fishing-charters.com /amber-jack.htm   (65 words)

  
 USS Amberjack SS-622
While working out of her new home Fort, Amberjack's operations remained much as they had been before with one significant difference: she began making deployments to European waters.
On 2 September 1969 following another 25 months of operations along the east coast and in the West Indies, she embarked upon her last Charlestonbased tour of duty in European waters during which she participated in another NATO exercise with unuts of the British Canadian, and Dutch navies.
At the conclusion of the exercise Amberjack visited a number of ports in northern Europe before returmng to Charleston on 12 December 1969.
www.multied.com /NAVY/Submarine/Amberjack2.html   (572 words)

  
 MMWR 42(21):1993 Jun 4; Ciguatera Fish Poisoning--Florida, 1991
Twenty cases of ciguatera fish poisoning from consumption of amberjack were reported to the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) in August and September 1991.
No cooked amberjack was available from the same lot from the restaurant for further testing.
The shipment of amberjack was traced to a seafood dealer in Key West, Florida, who had distributed the fish through a dealer in north Florida.
vm.cfsan.fda.gov /~mow/cigua.html   (742 words)

  
 Amberjack Profile
The amberjack has a brownish skin that is hued lavender and golden colors.
The greater amberjack is the largest and most important variety of the amberjacks in the temperate and tropical Atlantic.
Amberjacks, like other fish that inhabit reef areas can ingest the organism that creates the ciguatera toxin.
www7.taosnet.com /platinum/data/light/species/amberjack.html   (172 words)

  
 Amberjack's - South Padre Island, TX, 78597-6915 - Citysearch
Corrugated metal, palm fronds, colorful fish sculptures and suspended ornaments (implying bubbles) in its main dining room give Amberjack's a relaxed, island feel; generous windows allow light and views of Laguna Madre Bay to complement the fun atmosphere.
A bit more inventive than similar Padre restaurants, Amberjack's offers both ubiquitous seafood dishes like oysters Rockefeller, shrimp cocktail, seafood platters and fresher choices, like Rasta shrimp (sauteed in curry sauce), and shrimp and crab enchiladas.
The rest of the menu follows suit: Two wraps--including the meaty club wrap with turkey, ham, lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing on a herb tortilla--have made the sandwich list, and grilled chicken with creamy pesto pasta shares entree space with standards like country fried chicken and filet mignon.
tampabay.citysearch.com /profile/10182682/south_padre_island_tx/amberjack_s.html?cslink=roundup_name_noncust&ulink=roundup__roundupentity2-1_1__0_profile_2_1   (351 words)

  
 USS AMBERJACK (SS-219)
On 15 September, AMBERJACK was patrolling of Kavieng, New Ireland.
After a refit alongside USS GRIFFIN (AS-13) and a series of training exercises, AMBERJACK began her second war patrol on 21 November.
During this engagement, one crew member was killed by machinegun fire and one officer was wounded in the hand.
users.rcn.com /rwtrask/ss219.htm   (1684 words)

  
 USN Ships--USS Amberjack (SS-219)
USS Amberjack, a 1525-ton Gato class submarine, was built at Groton, Connecticut.
Though Amberjack attacked Japanese destroyers on two occasions, one of which resulted in a serious depth-charge counterattack, an enemy submarine and a convoy, no hits were made.
USS Amberjack was not heard from again and was officially presumed sunk when she failed to return to port.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-a/ss219.htm   (481 words)

  
 amberjack description and photos
Amberjack are schooling fish, commonly found on sites like "Barracuda Alley," as well as all of our offshore sites.
Amberjack may range in size anywhere from 20 to 40 pounds, but some individuals may get much, much larger!
Their appearance is primarily characterized by their flat bodies and V-shaped tails.
www.coastalscuba.com /marinelifeamberjack.htm   (62 words)

  
 New Laws for Crab Traps and Amberjack Protection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The new amberjack rule prohibits commercial take and sale in all state waters during the major spawning months of March, April and May and lowers the recreational daily bag limit from three to one fish.
In the early 80's, the amberjack fishery was almost exclusively a recreational fishery.
Much of the commercial take occurs during March, April and May when amberjack are gathered in large numbers for spawning and are much more vulnerable to high volume commercial take.
www.ccaflorida.org /press_releases/1997/11-20-97_pr.htm   (691 words)

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