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Common name - Gurnard, Red
Scientific name - Aspitrigla cuculus
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Caught at sea   White round fish
Red gurnard is a fast growing fish and matures early at a large size. Avoid eating immature fish (less than 25 cm) and fresh (not previously...
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Common name - Gurnard, Yellow or Tub
Scientific name - Triglia or Chelidonichthys lucerna
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Caught at sea   White round fish
The largest European gurnard, yellow or tub gurnard is more vulnerable to fishing than either red or grey gurnard. Avoid eating immature fish,...
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Common name - Haddock
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Scientific name - Melanogrammus aeglefinus
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Caught at sea   White round fish
Haddock from the northeast Arctic (Barents and Norwegian Seas) and in the combined stock areas of the North Sea, Kattegat and Skagerrak, are...
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Common name - Hake, Cape
Scientific name - Merluccius capensis; Merluccius paradoxus
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Caught at sea   White round fish
Hake is a slow growing fish with a lifespan of about 14 years. M. capensis, mainly taken in inshore waters, is above sustainable levels and catches...
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Common name - Hake, European
Scientific name - Merluccius merluccius
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Caught at sea   White round fish
There are two main stocks for European hake - a northern and southern stock. The northern stock is increasing and has recently recovered from...
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Common name - Halibut, Atlantic
Scientific name - Hippoglossus hippoglossus
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Farmed   White flat fish
Atlantic halibut is widely farmed although in small quantities compared to other species. Unlike salmon and cod, halibut can be farmed in closed...
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Common name - Halibut, Greenland
Scientific name - Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
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Caught at sea   White flat fish
Greenland halibut is a long-lived, slow-growing species, making it vulnerable to exploitation by commercial fisheries. In the North East Atlantic...
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Common name - Herring or sild
Scientific name - Clupea harengus
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
The largest single fishery is for Atlantic herring which is fished throughout much of the north Atlantic. Herring is a resilient species and...
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Common name - John Dory
Scientific name - Zeus faber
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Caught at sea   White round fish
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...
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Common name - Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Smallspotted Catshark
Scientific name - Scyliorhinus canicula
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Caught at sea   White round fish
Catshark are one of the few shark species whose numbers appear to be stable at present and possibly increasing in the North Celtic Seas. However,...
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