S.I. No. 320/2003 -- European Communities (Labelling of Fishery and Aquaculture Products) Regulations 2003
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S.I. No. 320 of 2003
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European Communities (Labelling of Fishery and Aquaculture Products) Regulations 2003
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I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 ( No. 27 of 1972 ) and for purpose of giving effect to Article 4 of Council Regulation No. 104/2000(EC)1 of 17 December 1999 and to Commission Regulation No. 2065/2001(EC)2 of 22 October 2001, hereby make the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Labelling of Fishery and Aquaculture Products) Regulations 2003.
2. These Regulations come into operation on 22 July 2003.
3. (1)In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires
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“authorised officer” means one or more of the following;
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(i) a person authorised in writing by the Minister,
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(ii) an authorised officer under the Regulations of 2002;
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“Commission Regulation of 2001” means Commission Regulation 2065/2001(EC), laying down detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation of 2002 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products, as may be amended or replaced by any Regulation, directive or decision of the European Communities;
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“Council Regulation of 2000” means Council Regulation No. 104/2000 (EC), on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture product as may be amended or replaced by any Regulation, directive or decision of the European Communities”;
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“Minister” means the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources;
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“place on the market” includes to advertise, barter, offer or expose for sale by wholesale or retail, or have in possession for sale by wholesale or retail and invite to buy and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;
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“product” means a fishery or aquaculture product;
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“Regulations of 2002” means the European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 483 of 2002 );
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“third country” means a country other than a Member State of the European Communities.
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(2)(a) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Council Regulation of 2000 has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in that Council Regulation.
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(b) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Commission Regulation of 2001 has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in that Commission Regulation.
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(3)(a) A reference to a Regulation or the Schedule is to a Regulation of, or the Schedule to, these Regulations, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended.
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(b) A reference to a paragraph or subparagraph is to the paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.
4. These Regulations shall be deemed to be food legislation for the purposes of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act ( No. 29 of 1998 ).
5. These Regulations do not apply to the direct sale to a consumer by a fisherman or aquaculture producer of a product which does not exceed €20 in value.
6. (1) A person shall not place on the market any product to which Article 4 of the Council Regulation of 2000 and the Commission Regulation of 2001 apply unless it has complied with the conditions specified in the Council Regulation of 2000, the Commission Regulation of 2001 and the Regulations of 2002.
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(2)(a) Subject to paragraph (b) a person shall not place on the market a product unless the information required by Article 8 of the Commission Regulation of 2001 is provided by means of labelling or packaging of the product or by means of a commercial document accompanying the product (including the invoice).
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(b) In the case of a product offered or exposed for sale by retail, the required information shall be provided by means of labelling or packaging of the product.
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(3) Products placed on the market or labelled prior to the commencement of these Regulations may continue to be placed on the market until stocks are exhausted.
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(4) Subject to paragraph (3) a person who fails to comply with paragraph (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence.
7. (1) The list of commercial designations which the State is required to draw up and publish under Article 4.2 of the Council Regulation of 2000, is as set out, in the English language and in the Irish language, in the Schedule.
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(2)(a) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, amend the Schedule as may be required from time to time.
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(b) Any amendment made pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be published in Iris Oifigiúil as soon as may be after it is made.
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(3) In relation to a product included both in the Schedule (as may be so amended from time to time) and in a list published in the English language under Article 4.2 of the Council Regulation of 2000 having effect in another Member State, the commercial designation for that product in the list having effect in that other Member State shall be an alternative to the commercial designation for that product set out in the Schedule (as may be so amended).
8. (1) The Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources is the competent authority for the purposes of Article 2 of the Commission Regulation of 2001.
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(2) The Department shall cause to be published by electronic means, capable of being read in legible form, a list of commercial designations in accordance with Article 4.2 of the Council Regulation of 2000 and details of any changes to that list from time to time, in accordance with Article 2.2 of the Commission Regulation of 2001.
9. In the case of a product farmed in more than one Member State or third country and sold to a consumer in the State, the Member States or third countries of origin shall be indicated pursuant to Article 5.1(c) of the Commission Regulation of 2001.
10. (1) The Minister may appoint such and so many persons as he or she thinks fit to be authorised officers for the purposes of these Regulations.
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(2) An authorised officer shall be furnished by the Minister, or by the chief executive of the relevant health board as the case may require, with a certificate of appointment as an authorised officer and when exercising any power conferred on an authorised officer by these Regulations shall, if so requested by any person, produce the certificate for the inspection of the person.
11. (1) An authorised officer may, for the purposes of these Regulations:
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(a) at all reasonable times, enter and inspect any premises in which the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any product is kept, sold or being produced,
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(b) at all reasonable times, enter any railway wagon, vehicle, ship, vessel or aircraft in which the authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any product is being transported for sale or kept for sale,
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(c) require the owner or any person employed at the premises or any person in charge of the premises to give to the authorised officer such information in the person's power or control that the officer may reasonably require and to produce to the officer any records (in whatever form kept) or books or documents (including labels and fiches) in relation to any product found by or produced to the officer under this Regulation,
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(d) at such premises, inspect and take copies of, or extracts from any books, records or other documents (including in the case of information in non-legible form a copy of or extract from such information in permanent legible form),
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(e) inspect and copy or extract information from any data (within the meaning of No. 25 of 1988 )), found or produced to the officer under this Regulation,
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(f) require any person, by or on whose behalf data equipment is or has been used on the premises in relation to the business of selling or marketing any product or any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the data equipment or any associated apparatus or material, to afford the authorised officer all reasonable assistance in relation to its use thereto,
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(g) carry out or have carried out such examinations, tests, inspections and checks of any product found there as the authorised officer reasonably considers necessary,
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(h) take such samples of any product or of materials or articles used or intended for use in the manufacture or preparation of any product which the authorised officer finds in the course of his or her inspection,
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(i) secure for later inspection the premises or any products found therein.
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(2) (a) Where a sample is taken pursuant to this regulation, the authorised officer concerned shall divide the sample into not more than 4 approximately equal parts each of which the officer shall mark in such a way as to identify it as a part of the sample taken by the officer.
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(b) Where an authorised officer takes a sample consisting of a product contained in unopened containers and the division into parts of the product -
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(i) is not reasonably practicable, or
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(ii) might affect the composition or impede the proper analysis of the contents, the authorised officer shall divide the containers into not more than 4 lots each of which the officer shall mark in such a way as to identify it as a part of the sample taken by the officer.
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(c) In proceedings for an offence under these regulations, the result of any test, examination or analysis of, or report on, a sample taken pursuant to this regulation shall not be adduced unless before the proceedings were instituted one of the parts into which the sample was divided pursuant to this regulation was left with or transmitted to the defendant.
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(5) A person who -
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(a) obstructs or interferes with an authorised officer in the exercise of his or her powers under this Regulation, or
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(b) without reasonable excuse, does not comply with a requirement of an authorised officer under this Regulation, or
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(c) in purported compliance with a requirement referred to in paragraph (b), gives information to an authorised officer that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material respect,
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is guilty of an offence.
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(6) An authorised officer shall not, other than with the consent of the occupier, enter a private dwelling unless the officer has obtained a warrant from the District Court under Regulation 12 authorising such entry.
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(7) An authorised officer, where he or she considers it necessary, may require a member of the Garda Síochána to assist the officer when performing any powers conferred on an authorised officer by this Regulation which involves the breaking open of any premises or any other action in which the use of force may be necessary and is lawful.
12. If a judge of the District Court is satisfied on the sworn information of an authorised officer that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is any product or information relating thereto held on any premises which an authorised officer requires to inspect, the judge may issue a warrant authorising an authorised officer, accompanied if appropriate by other authorised officers or by a member or members of the Garda Síochána, at any time or times within one month from the date of issue of the warrant, on production of the warrant if so requested, to enter that premises, if need be by reasonable force and exercise all or any of the powers conferred on an authorised officer by Regulation 11.
13. If any person fraudulently -
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(a) tampers with any product so as to procure that any sample of it taken under Regulation 11 does not correctly represent the products, or
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(b) tampers or interferes with any sample taken under Regulation 11,
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the person is guilty of an offence.
14. (1) An offence under these Regulations may be prosecuted by -
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(a) the Minister, or
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(b) a health board, in whose functional area the offence was committed.
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(2) A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
15. (1) Where an offence under these Regulations is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been committed with the consent, connivance or approval of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate or any other person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, that officer or person as well as the body corporate is guilty of an offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he or she were guilty of the first-mentioned offence.
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(2) The owner or other person in charge of an operation to which these Regulations apply who fails to take all reasonable steps to secure the compliance of any person employed in, or any person admitted to the place where the operation concerned is undertaken, with these Regulations, is guilty of an offence.
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SCHEDULE-REGULATION 7(1)
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COMMERCIAL DESIGNATIONS
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The following table lists the commercial designations of fish and fishery products showing the scientific name, the name in the English language or the commercial name and the name in the Irish language.
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The name of the individual species (e.g. atlantic salmon, pacific oyster etc.) must also be included where known.
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SEA FISHES
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Scientific_name
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English_name_or_commercial_name
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Irish_name
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Acanthocybium solandri
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Wahoo
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Acipenser baerii baerii
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Siberian sturgeon
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Bradán Fearna Siberia
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Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
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Danube sturgeon
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Bradán Fearna Danube
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Acipenser naccarii
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Adriatic sturgeon
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Bradán Fearna Adriatic
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Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus
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Atlantic sturgeon
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Bradán Fearna Atlainteac
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Acipenser ruthenus
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Sterlet sturgeon
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Bradán Fearna Sterlet
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Acipenser stellatus
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Starry sturgeon
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Bradán Fearna Realtach
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Acipenser sturio
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Sturgeon
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Bradán Fearna
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Alepocephalus bairdii
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Baird's slickhead
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Alepocephalus rostratus
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Risso's smooth-head
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Alopias pelagicus
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Pelagic thresher
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Searc
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Alopias superciliosus
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Bigeye thresher
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Searc
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Alopias vulpinus
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Thresher
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Searc
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Alosa spp.
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Caspian shads
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Sead
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Amblyraja radiata
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Starry ray
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Roc Réaltach
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Anarhichas denticulatus
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Northern wolffish or Rock turbot
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Cat Bog
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Anarhichas lupus
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Atlantic wolffish or Rock turbot
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Cat Mara
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Anarhichas minor
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Spotted wolfish or Rock turbot
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Cat Beag Mara
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Aphanopus carbo
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Black scabbardfish
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Scabaird Dubh
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Apristurus laurussonii
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Iceland catshark
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Cat Searc
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Apristurus spp.
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Deep-water catsharks
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Cat Searc
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Argentina silus
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Greater argentine
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Airginteach Mór
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Argentina spp.
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Argentines
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Airginteach
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Ariidae
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Sea catfish species
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Cat Mara
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Auxis rochei rochei
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Bullet tuna, Frigate and bullet tunas
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Tuinnin
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Auxis thazard thazard
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Frigate tuna, Frigate and bullet tunas
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Tuinnin
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Balistidae
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Triggerfishes, durgon species
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Truicearbhreac
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Bathyteuthis abyssicola
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Deepsea squid
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Máthair Shuigh
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Berycidae
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Alfonsino species
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Beryx decadactylus
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Alfonsino
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Beryx splendens
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Splendid alfonsino
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Beryx spp.
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Alfonsino species
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Boops boops
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Bogue
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Brama brama
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Atlantic pomfret
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Garbhánach Rotha, Cailleach Rua
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Brevoortia tyrannus
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Atlantic menhaden
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Brosme brosme
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Tusk or Cusk
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Torsc
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Calamus penna
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Sheepshead porgy
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Calamus spp.
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Porgies
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Caproidae
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Boarfish species
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Torc
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Capros aper
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Boarfish
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Torc
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Centroberyx affinis
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Redfish
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Centrophorus granulosus
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Gulper shark
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Searc
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Centrophorus squamosus
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Leafscale gulper shark
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Searc
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Centroscyllium fabricii
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Black dogfish
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Fiogach Dubh
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Centroscyllium granulatum
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Granular dogfish
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Fiogach
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Centroscymnus coelolepis
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Portuguese dogfish or Siki Shark
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Fiogach Portaingealach
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Cetengraulis edentulous
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Atlantic anchoveta
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Cetengraulis mysticetus
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Pacific anchoveta
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Chelidonichthys cuculus
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Red gurnard
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Cnudan Dearg
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Chelidonichthys kumu
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Bluefin gurnard
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Cnudan Gorm
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Chelidonichthys lastoviza
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Streaked gurnard
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Cnudan Daithte
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Chelidonichthys lucerna
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Tub gurnard
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Cnudan
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Chelidonichthys obscurus
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Longfin gurnard
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Cnudan
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Chelon labrosus
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Thicklip grey mullet
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Lannach, Glas, Millead
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Chimaera monstrosa
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Rabbit fish
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Coinin Mara
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Chrysoblephus spp.
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Stumpnose or daggerhead bream species
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Garbhanach
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Clupea harengus
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Atlantic herring
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Scadán Atlainteac
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Clupea pallasii
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Pacific herring
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Scadan an Aigein Ciuin
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Conger conger
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European conger
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Eascann Choncair
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Coryphaenoides rupestris
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Roundnose grenadier
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Granadoir
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Cyclopterus lumpus
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Lumpfish or lumpsucker
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Leasan Lice
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Cynoscion spp.
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Weakfish species
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Dalatias licha
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Kitefin shark
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Searc
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Deania calcea
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Birdbeak dogfish
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Fiogach
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Deania spp.
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Deania dogfish species
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Fiogach
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Dentex dentex
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Common dentex
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Garbhanach
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Dentex spp.
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Dentex species
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Garbhanach
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Dicentrarchus labrax
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European seabass or Salmon bass
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Bas Gheal
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Dicentrarchus spp.
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Seabass species or Salmon bass
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Bas
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Diplodus annularis
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Annular seabream
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Garbhanach
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Diplodus spp.
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Sargo bream species
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Garbhanach
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Dipturus batis
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Blue skate
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Sornan Gorm
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Dipturus oxyrinchus
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Longnosed skate
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Sornan Na Sroine Fada
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Engraulis anchoita
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Argentine anchovy
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Ainseabhai
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Engraulis encrasicolus
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European anchovy
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Ainseabhai Na Heorpa
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Engraulis japonicus
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Japanese anchovy
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Ainseabhai Seapanach
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Engraulis mordax
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Californian anchovy
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Ainseabhai California
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Engraulis ringens
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Anchoveta(Peruvian anchovy)
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Ainseabhai Peru
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Engraulis spp.
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Anchovy species
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Ainseabhai
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Epinephelus marginatus
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Dusky grouper
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Epinephelus spp.
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Grouper species
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Epinephelus tauvina
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Greasy grouper
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Etmopterus princeps
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Great lanternshark
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Etmopterus spinax
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Velvet belly
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Etmopterus spp.
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Lanternshark species
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Euthynnus affinis
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Kawakawa
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Euthynnus alletteratus
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Little tunny or Atlantic black skipjack
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Tuinnin Beag
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Euthynnus lineatus
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Black skipjack
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Tuinnin Dubh
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Gadus macrocephalus
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Pacific cod
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Trosc An Aigein Ciuin
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Gadus morhua
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Atlantic cod or Cod
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Trosc Atlainteach
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Galeorhinus galeus
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Tope shark or Tope
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Gobog
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Galeus melastomus
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Blackmouth catshark
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Beal Dubh
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Galeus murinus
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Mouse catshark
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Galeus spp.
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Crest-tail catshark species
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Gilchristella aestuarius
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Gilchrist's round herring
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Ginglymostoma spp.
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Nurse shark species
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Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
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Witch flounder
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Laethog Bhan
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Haemulidae
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Grunt or Sweetlip species
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Harengula spp.
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Scaled sardines
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Harpadon nehereus
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Bombay-duck
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Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus
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Blackbelly rosefish
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Hippoglossoides platessoides
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American plaice or Long rough dab
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Leathog America
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Hippoglossus hippoglossus
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Atlantic halibut
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Oileba
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Hippoglossus stenolepis
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Pacific halibut
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Oileba An Aigean Ciuin
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Hoplostethus atlanticus
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Orange roughy
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Iasc Garbh an Atlantaigh
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Huso huso
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Beluga
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Hydrolagus spp.
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Ratfish species
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Hypomesus spp.
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Smelt species
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Istiophorus albicans
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Atlantic sailfish
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Isurus oxyrinchus
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Shortfin mako
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Searc Mako
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Isurus spp.
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Mako sharks
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Searc Mako
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Katsuwonus pelamis
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Skipjack tuna
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Tuinnin
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Labridae
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Wrasses or Hogfish species
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Ballach
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Labrus bergylta
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Ballan wrasse
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Ballach
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Labrus mixtus
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Cuckoo wrasse
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Creireac
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Lamna ditropis
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Salmon shark
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Lamna nasus
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Porbeagle
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Craosaire
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Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
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Escolar
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Lepidopus caudatus
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Silver scabbardfish
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Scabaird Airgead
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Lepidorhombus boscii
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Four-spot megrim
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Scoitean, Cuacha
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Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
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Megrim
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Scoitean, Cuacha
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Leucoraja circularis
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Sandy ray
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Roc Gainnimh
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Leucoraja fullonica
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Shagreen ray
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Roc
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Leucoraja naevus
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Cuckoo ray
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Roc Cuaiche
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Limanda limanda
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Common dab
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Daba
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Liopsetta glacialis
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Arctic flounder
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Leith Arctic
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Liza aurata
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Golden grey mullet
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Lannach
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Liza ramada
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Thinlip grey mullet
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Lannach
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Lophius piscatorius
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Anglerfish or Monkfish
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Laimhineach, lascaire
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Lophius spp.
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Monkfish species
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Laimhineach, lascaire
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Lutjanus argentimaculatus
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Mangrove red snapper
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Lutjanus spp.
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Snapper species
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Luvarus imperialis
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Luvar
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Lubhar
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Macrouridae
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Grenadiers or rattail species
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Granadoir
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Macrourus berglax
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Roughhead grenadier
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Granadoir
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Macrourus spp.
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Grenadier species
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Granadoir
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Makaira indica
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Black marlin
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Makaira nigricans
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Atlantic blue marlin
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Mallotus villosus
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Capelin
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Melanogrammus aeglefinus
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Haddock
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Cadog
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Merlangius merlangus
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Whiting
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Faoitin
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Merluccius merluccius
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European hake
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Colmoir Eorpach
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Micromesistius poutassou
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Blue whiting or Poutassou
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Faoitin Liath
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Micropogonias spp.
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Croaker species
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Microstomus kitt
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Lemon sole
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Leathog Mhin
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Mola mola
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Ocean sunfish
|
Iasc Gréine
|
|
Molva dypterygia
|
Blue ling
|
Langa Gorm
|
|
Molva molva
|
Ling
|
Langa
|
|
Molva spp.
|
Ling species
|
Langa
|
|
Mora moro
|
Common mora
|
|
|
Mugil liza
|
Lebranche mullet
|
Millead
|
|
Mullus surmuletus
|
Red mullet
|
Millead Dearg
|
|
Muraenidae
|
Morays
|
|
|
Mustelus asterias
|
Starry smooth-hound
|
|
|
Mustelus schmitti
|
Narrownose smooth-hound
|
|
|
Mustelus spp.
|
Smooth-hound species
|
Madra Glas
|
|
Myliobatis aquila
|
Common eagle ray
|
Roc lolair
|
|
Orcynopsis unicolor
|
Plain bonito
|
Bonaiteo
|
|
Osmerus eperlanus
|
European smelt
|
|
|
Osmerus spp.
|
Smelt species
|
|
|
Pagellus acarne
|
Axillary seabream
|
Garbhánach
|
|
Pagellus bellottii
|
Red Pandora
|
Garbhánach
|
|
Pagellus bogaraveo
|
Blackspot or Red seabream
|
Garbhánach Dearg
|
|
Pagellus erythrinus
|
Common pandora
|
Garbhánach
|
|
Pagellus spp.
|
Pandora species
|
Garbhánach
|
|
Pagrus spp.
|
Pargo bream species
|
Garbhánach
|
|
Parophrys vetulus
|
English sole
|
|
|
Phrynorhombus norvegicus
|
Norwegian topknot
|
|
|
Phycis blennoides
|
Greater forkbeard
|
Colmoir Geabhlach Mor
|
|
Phycis phycis
|
Forkbeard
|
Colmoir Geabhlach Mor
|
|
Phycis spp.
|
Forkbeard species
|
Colmoir Geabhlach Mor
|
|
Platichthys flesus
|
European flounder
|
Leith Bhan
|
|
Pleuronectes platessa
|
European plaice
|
Leathog Breac
|
|
Pollachius pollachius
|
Pollack, Pollock or White Pollock
|
Pollog
|
|
Pollachius virens
|
Saithe, Pollock or Black Pollock
|
Glasan Mangach
|
|
Polyprion americanus
|
Wreckfish
|
Breac Raice
|
|
Polyprion spp.
|
Hapuka
|
Breac Raice
|
|
Prionace glauca
|
Blue shark
|
Searc Gorm
|
|
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
|
Short-tail nurse shark
|
Searc
|
|
Raja brachyura
|
Blonde ray
|
Roc Fionn
|
|
Raja clavata
|
Thornback ray
|
Roc Garbh
|
|
Raja montagui
|
Spotted ray
|
Roc Spotaithe
|
|
Raja spp.
|
Raja ray species
|
Roc
|
|
Raja stellulata
|
Starry skate
|
Roc Realtach
|
|
Raja undulata
|
Undulate ray
|
Roc
|
|
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
|
Greenland halibut
|
Oileba Graonlannach
|
|
Rhinochimaera spp.
|
Knife-nosed chimaeras
|
|
|
Ruvettus pretiosus
|
Oilfish
|
|
|
Sarda orientalis
|
Striped bonito
|
Bonaiteo
|
|
Sarda sarda
|
Atlantic bonito
|
Bonaiteo Atlainteach
|
|
Sardina pilchardus
|
European pilchard or Sardine
|
Pilsear, Seirdin
|
|
Sardinella aurita
|
Round sardinella
|
|
|
Sardinella spp.
|
Sardinella species
|
|
|
Sardinops sagax
|
South American pilchard
|
Sairdín America Theas
|
|
Scaridae
|
Parrotfish species
|
|
|
Sciaena spp.
|
Meagre species
|
|
|
Sciaenidae
|
Croakers or Drum species
|
|
|
Scomber japonicus
|
Chub mackerel
|
Ronnach Seapanach
|
|
Scomber scombrus
|
Atlantic mackerel
|
Ronnach Atlainteach, Maicreal Atlainteach
|
|
Scomberesox saurus
|
Atlantic saury
|
|
|
Scomberomorus maculates
|
Atlantic Spanish mackerel
|
|
|
Scophtalmus maximus
|
Turbot
|
Teorbait
|
|
Scophthalmidae
|
Turbot species
|
Teorbait
|
|
Scophthalmus rhombus
|
Brill
|
Broit
|
|
Scyliorhinus canicula
|
Small-spotted catshark or Dogfish
|
Madra Breac
|
|
Sebastes marinus
|
Golden redfish
|
Peirse Dhomhainmhara
|
|
Sebastes mentella
|
Beaked redfish
|
Peirse Dhomhainmhara
|
|
Sebastes spp.
|
Atlantic redfish species
|
Peirse Dhomhainmhara
|
|
Sebastes viviparous
|
Norway redfish
|
Peirse Dhomhainmhara Norbhuioc
|
|
Serranus spp.
|
Combers nei
|
|
|
Solea lascaris
|
Sand sole
|
Sol Ghainimhe
|
|
Solea solea
|
Common sole or Black Sole
|
Sol Dubh, Leathog Dhub
|
|
Somniosus microcephalus
|
Greenland shark
|
Searc Grionlainne
|
|
Sparidae
|
Porgies or seabream species
|
Garbhanach
|
|
Sparus auratus
|
Gilthead Bream
|
Garbhánach
|
|
Sphyraena spp.
|
Barracuda species
|
|
|
Sphyraenidae
|
Barracuda species
|
|
|
Sprattus sprattus
|
European sprat
|
Spruit
|
|
Squalus acanthias
|
Picked dogfish or Spurdog
|
Fiogach Madra Iasc
|
|
Squalus melanurus
|
Blacktailed spurdog
|
Fiogach Dubh
|
|
Squatina squatina
|
Angelshark
|
Brathair
|
|
Tetraodontidae
|
Pufferfish species
|
|
|
Tetrapturus albidus
|
Atlantic white marlin
|
|
|
Tetrapturus audax
|
Striped marlin
|
|
|
Theragra chalcogramma
|
Alaska Pollock or Walleye pollock
|
Glasan Alaska
|
|
Thunnus alalunga
|
Albacore
|
Tunnin Ban
|
|
Thunnus albacares
|
Yellowfin tuna
|
Tunnin Bui
|
|
Thunnus atlanticus
|
Blackfin tuna
|
Tunnin Dubh
|
|
Thunnus maccoyii
|
Southern bluefin tuna
|
Tuinnin an Deisceirt
|
|
Thunnus obesus
|
Bigeye tuna
|
|
|
Thunnus thynnus
|
Northern bluefin tuna
|
Tuinnin Gorm
|
|
Thunnus tonggol
|
Longtail tuna
|
|
|
Trachichthyidae
|
Slimehead species
|
|
|
Trachurus mediterraneus
|
Mediterranean horse mackerel
|
Bolman
|
|
Trachurus spp.
|
Jack and horse mackerel species
|
Bolman
|
|
Trachurus trachurus
|
Atlantic horse mackerel
|
Bolman Atlainteach
|
|
Triakis semifasciata
|
Leopard shark
|
|
|
Trichiurus lepturus
|
Largehead hairtail
|
|
|
Trichiurus spp.
|
Hairtail species
|
|
|
Trigla lyra
|
Piper gurnard
|
Píobaire
|
|
Trigla spp.
|
Gurnard species
|
Cnudan
|
|
Tripterophycis gilchristi
|
Grenadier cod
|
|
|
Trisopterus esmarkii
|
Norway pout
|
|
|
Trisopterus luscus
|
Pouting or Bib
|
Troscan Sturoige
|
|
Trisopterus minutes
|
Poor cod
|
Troscan Sturoige
|
|
Umbrina spp.
|
Drum species
|
|
|
Urophycis tenuis
|
White hake
|
|
|
Xiphias gladius
|
Swordfish
|
Gobach, Lann lasc
|
|
Zenopsis conchifer
|
Silvery John dory
|
Deorai Geal
|
|
Zeugopterus punctatus
|
Topknot
|
|
|
Zeus faber
|
John dory
|
Sean Deorai, Donnchadh na Sul Mor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRESHWATER FISHES
|
|
Scientific_name
|
English_name_or_commercial_name
|
Irish_name
|
|
Anguilla anguilla
|
European eel
|
Eascann Abhann
|
|
Anguilla spp.
|
River eel species
|
Eascann Abhann
|
|
Aristichthys nobilis
|
Bighead carp
|
Garbhanach Uisce Intire
|
|
Bagrus spp.
|
Naked catfishes
|
Cat-Uisci Intire
|
|
Channa argus argus
|
Snakehead
|
|
|
Channa barca
|
Barca snakehead
|
|
|
Channa micropeltes
|
Indonesian snakehead
|
|
|
Channa punctata
|
Spotted snakehead
|
|
|
Channa spp.
|
Snakeheads or Murrel species
|
|
|
Channa striata
|
Striped snakehead
|
|
|
Clarias batrachus
|
Philippine catfish
|
Cat-Uisci Intire Phillippineach
|
|
Clarias fuscus
|
Hong Kong catfish
|
Cat-Uisci Intire Hong Kong
|
|
Clarias gariepinus
|
Catfish, hybrid, North African catfish
|
Cat-Uisci Intire na hAifrice
|
|
Clarias macrocephalus
|
Catfish, hybrid, Bighead catfish
|
Cat-Uisci Intire
|
|
Clarias spp.
|
Torpedo-shaped catfish species
|
Cat-Uisci Intire
|
|
Coregonus albula
|
Vendace
|
|
|
Coregonus lavaretus
|
European whitefish
|
|
|
Coregonus oxyrinchus
|
Houting
|
|
|
Coregonus pollan
|
Irish pollan
|
|
|
Coregonus spp.
|
Whitefish species
|
|
|
Ctenopharyngodon idellus
|
Grass carp or White amur
|
|
|
Cyprinidae
|
Cyprinid species
|
|
|
Esox lucius
|
Northern pike
|
Lius Gailliasc
|
|
Hucho hucho
|
Huchen
|
|
|
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
|
Silver carp
|
|
|
Hypophthalmichthys spp.
|
Carp species
|
|
|
Ictalurus punctatus
|
Channel catfish
|
Cat-Uisci Intire
|
|
Ictalurus spp.
|
Catfish species
|
Cat-Uisci Intire
|
|
Lates niloticus
|
Nile perch
|
Peirse Nile
|
|
Lates spp.
|
Freshwater perch species
|
Peirse Uisce Intire
|
|
Oncorhynchus clarki
|
Cutthroat trout
|
|
|
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
|
Pink or Humpback salmon
|
Bradan America Thuaidh
|
|
Oncorhynchus keta
|
Chum, Keta or Dog salmon
|
Bradan Keta
|
|
Oncorhynchus kisutch
|
Coho or Silver salmon
|
Bradan Coho
|
|
Oncorhynchus masou masou
|
Masu or Cherry salmon
|
Bradan Masu
|
|
Oncorhynchus mykiss
|
Rainbow trout
|
Breac
|
|
Oncorhynchus nerka
|
Sockeye or Red salmon
|
Bradan Sockeye
|
|
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
|
Chinook, Spring or King salmon
|
Bradan Chinook
|
|
Oreochromis
|
Tilapia species
|
|
|
Oreochromis aureus
|
Blue tilapia
|
|
|
Oreochromis macrochir macrochir
|
Longfin tilapia
|
|
|
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
Mozambique tilapia
|
|
|
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus
|
Nile tilapia
|
|
|
Perca fluviatilis
|
European perch
|
Péirse Eorpach
|
|
Salmo ferox
|
Ferox Trout
|
Breac Geal
|
|
Salmo salar
|
Atlantic salmon
|
Bradan
|
|
Salmo trutta trutta
|
Sea trout
|
Breac Mhara
|
|
Salvelinus alpinus
|
Arctic char
|
Ruabhreac Artach
|
|
Salvelinus fontinalis
|
Brook trout
|
Breac
|
|
Salvelinus malma
|
Dolly varden
|
Breac
|
|
Salvelinus namaycush
|
Lake trout or Char
|
Rua Bhreac
|
|
Salvelinus spp.
|
Char species
|
Rua Bhreac
|
|
Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron
|
Blackchin tilapia
|
|
|
Siluroidei
|
Freshwater siluroid species
|
|
|
Silurus glanis
|
Wels catfish
|
Cat-Uisci Intire
|
|
Tilapia mariae
|
Spotted tilapia
|
|
|
Tilapia rendalli
|
Redbreast tilapia
|
|
|
Tilapia sparrmanii
|
Banded tilapia
|
|
|
Tilapia spp.
|
Tilapia species
|
|
|
Tilapia zillii
|
Redbelly tilapia
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHELLFISH
|
|
Scientific_name
|
English_name_or_commercial_name
|
Irish_name
|
|
Acanthocardia aculeate
|
Spiny cockle
|
Ruacan Garbh
|
|
Aequipecten opercularis
|
Queen scallop
|
Clusaisin
|
|
Astacidae
|
Euro-American crayfish species
|
|
|
Astacus astacus
|
Noble crayfish
|
|
|
Buccinum undatum
|
Whelk
|
Cuachma
|
|
Busycon spp.
|
Whelks
|
|
|
Callinectes spp.
|
Swimcrab species
|
|
|
Cancer pagurus
|
Edible crab
|
Portan Dearg
|
|
Cancridae
|
Jonah crabs or rock crab species
|
|
|
Carcinus maenas
|
Green crab
|
Portán Glas
|
|
Cerastoderma edule
|
Common edible cockle
|
Ruacan
|
|
Cherax destructor
|
Yabby crayfish
|
|
|
Cherax quadricarinatus
|
Red claw crayfish
|
|
|
Crangon crangon
|
Common shrimp
|
Ribe Roibeis
|
|
Crangon spp.
|
Crangon shrimp species
|
Ribe Roibeis Crangon
|
|
Crassostrea gigas
|
Pacific cupped oyster
|
Oisre an Aigein Chiuin
|
|
Crassostrea spp.
|
Cupped oyster species
|
Oisre an Aigrin Chiuin
|
|
Dinocardium robustum
|
Giant atlantic cockle
|
Ruacan Mor Atlainteach
|
|
Dosinia exoleta
|
Rayed artemis
|
|
|
Echinus esculentus
|
European edible sea urchin
|
Cuan Mara
|
|
Eledone cirrhosa
|
Horned octopus
|
|
|
Eledone spp.
|
Horned and musky octopuses
|
|
|
Ensis arcuatus
|
Arched razor shell
|
Scian Mhara
|
|
Ensis directus
|
Atlantic jackknife or Atlantic razor clam
|
Scian Mhara
|
|
Ensis ensis
|
Pod razor shell
|
Scian Mhara
|
|
Ensis siliqua
|
Sword razor shell
|
Scian Mhara
|
|
Exopalaemon orientalis
|
Oriental prawn
|
Ribe Roibeis An Oirthir
|
|
Galatheidae
|
Craylets or squat lobsters
|
Gliomach Galatheidae
|
|
Haliotis discus
|
Japanese abalone
|
Cluas Mhara Seapanach
|
|
Haliotis gigantean
|
Giant abalone
|
Cluas Mor Mhara
|
|
Haliotis spp.
|
Abalone species
|
Cluas Mhara
|
|
Haliotis tuberculata
|
Tuberculate abalone
|
Cluas Mhara
|
|
Holothurioidea
|
Sea cucumber species
|
|
|
Homarus americanus
|
American lobster
|
Gliomach America
|
|
Homarus gammarus
|
European lobster
|
Gliomach
|
|
Illex illecebrosus
|
Northern shortfin squid
|
Mathair Shuigh
|
|
Illex spp.
|
Shortfin squid species
|
Mathair Shuigh
|
|
Littorina littorea
|
Common periwinkle
|
Faocha
|
|
Littorina spp.
|
Periwinkle species
|
Faocha Spp
|
|
Loligo spp.
|
Common squid species
|
Mathair Shuigh
|
|
Loligo vulgaris
|
European squid
|
Mathair Shuigh na hEorpa
|
|
Macrobrachium spp.
|
River prawn species
|
Ribe Roibeis na hAbhann
|
|
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii
|
African river prawn
|
Ribe Roibeis na hAbhann
|
|
Maja squinado
|
Spinous spider crab
|
Portan Faoilinne
|
|
Metapenaeus endeavouri
|
Endeavour shrimp
|
|
|
Metapenaeus joyneri
|
Shiba shrimp
|
|
|
Metapenaeus spp.
|
Metapenaeus shrimp species
|
|
|
Modiolus modiolus
|
Northern horse mussel
|
Duilicin Capall
|
|
Modiolus spp.
|
Horse mussels
|
Duilicin Capall
|
|
Mya arenaria
|
Sand gaper
|
Brollach
|
|
Mya spp.
|
Gapers
|
Brollach
|
|
Mya truncata
|
Blunt gaper
|
Brollach
|
|
Mytilus aoteanus
|
New Zealand blue mussel
|
|
|
Mytilus edulis
|
Blue mussel
|
Duilicin
|
|
Necora puber
|
Velvet swimcrab
|
Luaineachan
|
|
Nephrops norvegicus
|
Dublin Bay Prawns, Norway lobster
|
Cloichean Bha Baile Atha Cliath
|
|
Octopus spp.
|
Octopus species
|
Ochtapas
|
|
Octopus vulgaris
|
Common octopus
|
Ochtapas
|
|
Ommastrephidae
|
Various squid species
|
Mathair Shuidh
|
|
Ostrea edulis
|
European flat oyster
|
Oisre Edulis na hEorpa
|
|
Palaemon serratus
|
Common prawn
|
Seacla
|
|
Palinuridae
|
Spiny lobsters
|
|
|
Palinurus elephas
|
Common spiny lobster
|
Piardog
|
|
Palinurus spp.
|
Palinurid spiny lobsters
|
Piardog Spp.
|
|
Pandalus borealis
|
Northern prawn
|
Ribe Roibeis Pandalus
|
|
Pandalus spp.
|
Pandalus shrimp species
|
Ribe Roibeis Pandalus
|
|
Panulirus spp.
|
Tropical spiny lobster species
|
|
|
Paracentrotus lividus
|
Stony sea urchin
|
|
|
Pecten maximus
|
Great Atlantic scallop
|
Muirin Mor
|
|
Penaeus aztecus
|
Northern brown shrimp
|
|
|
Penaeus brevirostris
|
Crystal shrimp
|
|
|
Penaeus chinensis
|
Fleshy prawn
|
Cloichean
|
|
Penaeus esculentus
|
Brown tiger prawn
|
Cloichean Tiogra
|
|
Penaeus indicus
|
Indian white prawn
|
Cloichean India
|
|
Penaeus japonicus
|
Kuruma prawn
|
|
|
Penaeus longistylus
|
Red-spot king prawn
|
|
|
Penaeus merguiensis
|
Banana prawn
|
|
|
Penaeus monodon
|
Giant tiger prawn
|
Cloichean Tiogra
|
|
Penaeus plebejus
|
Eastern king prawn
|
Cloichean an Oirthir
|
|
Penaeus semisulcatus
|
Green tiger prawn
|
Cloichean Tiogra
|
|
Penaeus setiferus
|
Northern white shrimp
|
|
|
Penaeus spp.
|
Penaeus shrimps
|
Cloichean Penaeus
|
|
Penaeus stylirostris
|
Blue shrimp
|
|
|
Penaeus vannamei
|
Whiteleg shrimp
|
|
|
Perna canaliculus
|
New Zealand mussel
|
Duilicin New Zealand
|
|
Perna perna
|
South American rock mussel
|
|
|
Perna viridis
|
Green mussel
|
Duilicin Glas
|
|
Portunus pelagicus
|
Blue swimming crab
|
|
|
Portunus spp.
|
Portunus swimcrab species
|
|
|
Procambarus clarkii
|
Red swamp crawfish
|
|
|
Psammechinus microtuberculatus
|
Green sea urchin
|
|
|
Ruditapes decussates
|
Grooved carpet shell
|
Breallach Leathchroise
|
|
Ruditapes philippinarum
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Japanese carpet shell
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Breallach Leathchroise Seapanach
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Ruditapes spp.
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Carpet shell species
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Breallach Leathchroise
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Scylla serrata
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Indo-Pacific swamp crab
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Scyllaridae
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Slipper lobster species
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Sepia officinalis
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Common cuttlefish
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Cudal
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Solen marginatus
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European razor clam
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Scian Mhara
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Solen spp.
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Razor clam species
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Scian Mhara
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Solenidae
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Razor clam or knife clam species
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Scian Mhara
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Spisula solida
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Solid surf clam
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Breallach Spisula
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Spisula solidissima
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Atlantic surf clam
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Breallach Spisula
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Spisula spp.
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Surf clam species
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Squilla mantis
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Spottail mantis squillid
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Strombus spp.
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Stromboid conch species
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Tapes dorsatus
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Turgid venus
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Tellina spp.
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Tellin species
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Todarodes sagittatus
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European flying squid
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Tridacna gigas
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Giant clam
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Veneridae
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Venus clam species
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Breallach Venus
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Venerupis pullastra
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Pullet carpet shell
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Breallach Venus
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Caulerpa spp.
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Caulerpa seaweeds
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Chlorophyceae
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Green seaweeds
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Enteromorpha clathrata
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Bright green nori
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Enteromorpha compressa
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Flat green nori
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Enteromorpha intestinalis
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Hollow green nori
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Enteromorpha linza
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Welded green nori
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Enteromorpha prolifera
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Dark green nori
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Gracilaria spp.
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Gracilaria seaweeds
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Halimeda tuna
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Sea cactus
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Laminaria digitata
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Tangle
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Laminaria hyperborean
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North European kelp
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Laminaria japonica
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Japanese kelp
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Laminaria saccharina
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Sea belt
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Laminariaceae
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Kelp species
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Monostroma nitidum
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Green laver
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Phaeophyceae
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Brown seaweeds
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Porphyra spp.
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Nori species
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Rana esculenta
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European frog
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Rana ridibunda
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European green frog
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Rana spp.
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Frogs
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Rhopilema spp.
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Jellyfishes
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Spirulina spp.
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Spirulina species
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Spirulina subsalsa
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Sea spirulina
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Ulva lactuca
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Sea lettuce
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Undaria pinnatifida
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Wakame
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Undaria spp.
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Wakame species
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Given under my Official Seal
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21 July 2003
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Dermot Ahern
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Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
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These Regulations give effect to Article 4 of Council Regulation No. 104/2000 (EC) and Commission Regulation No. 2065/2001 (EC) laying down the conditions for informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products.
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Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin.
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(1) O.J.No.L 17, 21.1.2000 p.28
(2) O.J.No.L 278, 23.10.2001
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