 It is the most common near-shore (shallow-water) flounder in the waters from Newfoundland down through Massachusetts Bay, reaching a maximum size around 61 cm in length and 2.25 kg in weight.The species grows larger on Georges Bank, where they can reach a length of 70 cm and weight of 3.6 kg.Although winter flounder historically supported large commercial and recreational fisheries, biomass and landings have decreased since the 1980s.