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Common name - Ling
Scientific name - Molva molva
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Caught at sea   White round fish
Ling is found from shallow coastal waters to the deep sea. Ling is more resilient to fishing than other deepwater species, but when occurring...
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Common name - Mackerel
Scientific name - Scomber scombrus
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
The combined Northeast Atlantic mackerel is assessed as one stock, but comprises three spawning components (Southern, Western and North Sea)....
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Common name - Marlin, blue
Scientific name - Makaira nigricans
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
Atlantic blue marlin has been overfished for many years and is still below safe levels. Avoid eating....
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Common name - Marlin, general
Scientific name - Makaira spp.
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
The health of marlin populations is either poor or unknown. Management of the species is inneffective, and capture methods have a potentially...
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Common name - Marlin, white
Scientific name - Tetrapturus albidus
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
Marlin in general is either overfished or data deficient throughout the world's fisheries and should generally be avoided. Atlantic white marlin...
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Common name - Monkfish, Anglerfish
Scientific name - Lophius piscatorius and Lophius budegassa
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Caught at sea   White round fish
There are two species of monkfish caught commercially in UK and EU waters, white bellied monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) and black bellied monkfish...
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Common name - Mussel
Scientific name - Mytilus edulis
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Farmed   Shellfish
Mussels are widely cultivated. Shellfish farming is an extensive, low-impact method of aquaculture and high quality water standards are required...
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Common name - Northern bluefin tuna
Scientific name - Thunnus thynnus
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
Bluefin tuna is a vulnerable, slow growing and long lived species that is heavily exploited across its range. The market value of these fish...
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Common name - Northern bluefin tuna
Scientific name - Thunnus thynnus
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Farmed   Oily fish
Tuna is highly sought after and forms the basis of many fisheries world-wide. World catches have doubled in the last decade. All 7 commercially...
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Common name - Norway Lobster, Langoustine, Dublin Bay prawn or scampi
Scientific name - Nephrops norvegicus
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Caught at sea   Shellfish
Trawl (demersal otter trawl) fisheries for langoustine or scampi (Nephrops) are associated with large quantities of bycatch, including overfished...
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