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gemfish

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gemfish [ˈdʒɛmˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a food fish, Rexea solandri, of Australia, having a delicate flavour
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Fish that contain higher levels of mercury include: Shark Ray Swordfish Barramundi Gemfish Orange roughy Ling Canned or fresh tuna Mackerel Grouper Tilefish Chilean sea bass Moderate mercury: Alaskan halibut, black cod, blue (Gulf Coast) crab, dungeness crab, Eastern oysters, mahimahi, blue mussels, pollack.
Mercury Content of Fish by Christopher Guerriero / Food/cooking/nutrition community
In Australia, the Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry's Fishery Status Report, lot 2002-03, showed that of 70 principal fished species, 16 (23%) were 'overfished' in Commonwealth-managed waters, including orange roughy, southern bluefin tuna, eastern gemfish and school sharks.
A view to the future of Australia's fisheries: according to the ... by Pyper, Wendy / Ecos
The problem at the moment is one of social responsibility If you go to any seafood shop you will see gemfish, redfish etc still on display for sale and the customers are not at all aware that these species are in dire trouble.
Guilt free seafood by Osborne, Matthew / Habitat Australia
 
 
 
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