Cartilage Cartilage is a flexible but strong supportive connective tissue. Unlike bone and all other connective tissue types, cartilage is avascular, lacking blood vessels. For this reason alone, cartilage does not possess the regenerative capacity of bone or the other connective tissue types. Remember, nutrient delivery is essential for tissue repair.
The flounder is a species of flatfish that is found in the coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Flounder are found hiding on the ocean floor at depths from shallow coral reefs to the deepest trench on Earth.
Winter flounder spawn from February to May, with an April peak in the Gulf of Maine and an earlier onset and peak in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Tagged winter flounder south of Cape Cod appeared to seek cold temperatures in deep water during summer, whereas winter flounder in the colder Gulf of Maine do not.