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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Sebastes marinus French: Grande sebaste German: Rotbarsch Spanish: Gallineta nordica Russian: Zoloteestii okun Japanese: Taisetyopachi

Description

The Atlantic ocean perch are not a true perch, but really a rockfish. They are slow growing fish that have been overfished in past years. Because they mature slowly the stocks are slow to replenish themselves. The fish is also called the redfish. It usually grows to .5 to 1.3 kg (1 to 3 lbs).

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: Canada, Iceland Primary Consumers United States, Japan, Korea, Europe	About 800 tons are harvested annually

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
Because they are slow growing, Atlantic ocean perch are only slowly recovering from overfishing that began in the 1930's. Supplies are expected to be limited.	-----

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