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rock salmon

Brit (formerly) any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish: now known as catfish or rockfish
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They're being killed and renamed and fed to us as rock salmon, so we don't know we're eating it.
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But these tasty fish, sold by chippies as rock salmon, are slow growers and have been virtually wiped out in some areas by commercial fishing.
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He knows the trade like the inside of a rock salmon,and he'll only sell fish that are of sustainable species.
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"My favourites are rock salmon and the good old cod.
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The company is also marketing filleted portions of rock salmon and cod in five-kilo lots supplied in assorted sizes.
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The dogfish, or rock salmon as it is sometimes called, can reach lengths of up to a metre when fully grown.
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The dogfish, or rock salmon as it is sometimes called, can reach lengths of up to a metre when fully grown and is an important species for commercial fishermen in this country.
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Rock salmon and chips is on the menu, too - just for old time's sake.
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