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Common name - John Dory
Scientific name - Zeus faber
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Consumer Information
John Dory usually lives a solitary life or is found in small schools in inshore waters all around the world. Spawns in June-August off the coasts of southern England, earlier in the Mediterranean. Dory is generally taken as by-catch in trawls. Because it is an unregulated or unprotected species there is a potential for landing and marketing of immature fish. Avoid eating immature fish (less than 25-35cm) and during their breeding season June-August. John Dory are often sold whole or filleted. It has a delicate, mild to sweet flavour. The fillets are white in colour.
Summary
John Dory is a species moderately resilient to fishing, and is not actively targeted by fishermen. It is brought up as a bycatch in trawls for other fish living on or around the seabed. As there is very little information on the status of the John Dory stocks and no management for the species, it cannot be regarded as sustainable.
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