toothfish
- noun
- /ˈtuːθˌfɪʃ/
- UK
- Chefs around the world often appreciate the firm texture and rich flavor of the toothfish, commonly known as Chilean sea bass.
- Patagonian toothfish
- Antarctic toothfish
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You could argue that we fished out midwater animals like orange roughy and toothfish, but not much in the open seas, mostly near seamounts.
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In the Volga case, it concerned the illegal fishing of Patagonia toothfish, also known as Chilean bass.
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Toothfish in the Southern Oceans has been very much in the news lately.
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"Our fishing industry is by no means perfect, but the toothfish fishery really is an example of them at their best."
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A dead fish is a dead fish no matter how well it has been caught, and removing 50% of the adult toothfish is going to destroy the natural.
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The maximum sustainable yield of fish has to be achieved so that nations can fish at a certain level without destroying a fish stock or creating extinctions, such as is happening in the Patagonian toothfish situation.
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The theory that the pirates are going to strip out the toothfish anyhow and we might as well 'get in there first' is incomprehensible and irresponsible.
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Chilean seabass, which is commonly on the menu, used to be called Patagonian toothfish, and orange roughy used to be called slimeheads.
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Sterblom H, Sumaila UR. 2011. Toothfish crises, actor diversity, and the emergence of compliance mechanisms in the Southern Ocean. Global Environmental Change 21: 972-982.
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Given that most IUU fishery products from the high seas are of high value and are targeted to defined markets, the latter measure holds some promise, especially when assisted by private sector initiatives such as the Coalition of Legal Toothfish Operators (COLTO) and the Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Toothfish is simply the two words tooth and fish put together, named for the fish's large teeth. That's why toothfish now refers to the large cold-water fish of the southern oceans, often sold as 'Chilean sea bass'.