finfish
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Origin of finfish
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The result: one in five finfish, and one in five shellfish, were not as advertised.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024
It proved successful, and eight years later, the Hawaii-based company turned into the first and only commercially operating offshore farm to raise finfish in the U.S.
From National Geographic • Sep. 6, 2023
Some, like Lummi Nation Chair Tony Hillaire, said any risk to the health of marine relations — finfish, shellfish or the water itself — was too great of a risk.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2022
Crabs are a benthic species, meaning they crawl around on the ocean bottom and are not able to migrate as quickly as many finfish.
From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2022
There is a potential source of income from harvesting finfish and krill.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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