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Common name - Skate, white
Scientific name - Rostroraja alba
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Caught at sea   White flat fish
White skate are now very rare in the northeast Atlantic. In general, skates and rays are inherently vulnerable to overfishing due to slow growth...
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Common name - Skipjack tuna
Scientific name - Euthynnus pelamis, Katsuwonus pelamis
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
Skipjack tuna is a fast growing species with a moderate to high resilience to fishing, and is therefore one of the best choices out of the commercially...
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Common name - Sole, Dover sole, Common sole
Scientific name - Solea solea
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Caught at sea   White flat fish
The best choices for Dover or common sole is from the North and Celtic Seas and western English Channel where stocks are classified as healthy...
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Common name - Sole, Lemon
Scientific name - Microstomus kitt
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Caught at sea   White flat fish
Lemon sole is generally unmanaged in EU waters and there is no minimum landing size. The exceptions for this are in areas IV and IIa where there...
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Common name - Southern bluefin tuna
Scientific name - Thunnus maccoyii
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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 - Southern bluefin tuna
Scientific name - Thunnus maccoyii
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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 - Spurdog, Spiny Dogfish, Dogfish, Rock Salmon or Flake
Scientific name - Squalus acanthias
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Caught at sea   White round fish
Spurdog (spiny dogfish, rock salmon or flake) are long-lived, slow growing and have a high age at maturity. These characteristics make them particularly...
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Common name - Sturgeon
Scientific name - Acipenser, Huso spp.
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Caught at sea   White round fish
Sturgeons are vulnerable to over-exploitation because they are generally long-lived and slow to mature, and depend on large rivers to spawn....
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Common name - Sturgeon
Scientific name - All
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Farmed   White round fish
Sturgeons the world over are now greatly depleted in number. Many of the 27 species - prized for their flesh and eggs (caviar) - are in rapid...
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Common name - Swordfish
Scientific name - Xiphias gladius
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
A very valuable commercial species, swordfish have been heavily exploited throughout their range and previously overfished. Improvements to management...
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