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Common name - Tilapia
Scientific name - Oreochromis niloticus niloticus
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Farmed   White round fish
When buying tilapia there are two good choices to make, with those farmed to organic standards or those farmed in closed systems. Both production...
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Common name - Trout, Brown or Sea
Scientific name - Salmo trutta
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Farmed   Oily fish
Rainbow trout is the predominant farmed trout species as brown trout is mainly produced for restocking purposes however some is available for...
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Common name - Trout, Rainbow
Scientific name - Oncorhynchus mykiss
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Farmed   Oily fish
Rainbow trout is a non-indigenous species and was introduced to Europe from the USA. There are very few self-sustaining or breeding populations...
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Common name - Tuna, General
Scientific name - Thunnus spp
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Caught at sea   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 - Turbot
Scientific name - Psetta maxima
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Caught at sea   White flat fish
There is very little management of turbot fisheries and a general absence of stock data, insufficient to evaluate stock trends. Available information...
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Common name - Turbot
Scientific name - Psetta maxima
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Farmed   White flat fish
The farming of turbot is a fairly recent development. Unlike open net pen fish farming such as salmon, turbot are farmed in enclosed land-based...
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Common name - Whitebait
Scientific name - Various inc. spratus spratus
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
The term whitebait is used widely throughout the world, referring to small, usually marine, fishes. It has been reported that English whitebait...
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Common name - Whiting
Scientific name - Merlangius merlangus
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Caught at sea   White round fish
Whiting from the Celtic Sea is the most sustainable option for this species as the stock there is assessed as having full reproductive capacity...
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Common name - Witch, Witch flounder, Torbay sole
Scientific name - Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
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Caught at sea   White flat fish
Fisheries for witch in EU waters outside 6 miles are unregulated, i.e. there is no Minimum Landing Size or other measures specified. Witch are...
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Common name - Yellowfin tuna
Scientific name - Thunnus albacares
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Caught at sea   Oily fish
Yellowfin tuna is a valuable species often substituted for bluefin in restaurants, sold as steaks in supermarkets, and canned. The species is...
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