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Re:A deep-sea fisherman in Russia has been posting his finds... by whyenot on Friday December 23, 2016 @01:28PM (#13246364)
When it comes to many ocean fisheries, we are literally scraping the bottom of the barrel, unfortunately.

Take for example slimeheads (marketed as "orange roughy" in the USA). These fish live deep in the ocean, can take decades to reach reproductive maturity and a marketable size, and can live up to 149 years. Harvested by bottom trawling, their commercial exploitation causes tremendous damage to the seafloor. Just some food for thought the next time you sit down in a restaurant and dine on a fish that is likely older than your parents.

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Re:A deep-sea fisherman in Russia has been posting his finds... by antisthenes on Saturday December 24, 2016 @01:56AM (#13248931)
They aren't even good fish to eat.

High in mercury, low in omega-3 acids. And being from the twilight zone, something tells me it will taste like all the other scavenger-type fish and sea creatures.

Only reason to eat one over a farmed salmon would be for the novelty factor.

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