ROCKFISH

Are rock sh endangered? Rock sh are one of the most popular commercial and recreational seafoods, so it’s easy to understand why they’re susceptible to over shing. In fact, most rock sh are listed as a sh to avoid by the Seafood Watch program.

There are more than 100 How long do species of rock sh around rock sh live? the world, many of which are Rock sh are some of the longest-lived sh on Earth. Some species can live found along the Paci c coast well over 100 years. Age and growth of North America, and 24 of rates are determined by analyzing sh ear bones, called otoliths, in a similar those make their homes in Paci c Ocean fashion to counting tree rings. the Paci c Northwest.

Fascinating fact: Because rock sh are so long-lived, many Species common to Puget Sound don’t begin breeding until they’re nearly 20 years old!

Black rock sh Blue rock sh Canary rock sh China rock sh Sebastes melanops Sebastes mystinus Sebastes pinniger Sebastes nebulosus What do rock sh eat? Adult rock sh feed on shrimp, small sh, jelly sh, squid, crab, crab eggs, Copper rock sh Greenstripe rock sh Puget Sound rock sh Sebastes caurinus Sebastes elongatus Sebastes emphaeus octopus, sea snails and worms.

Rosy rock sh Tiger rock sh Vermillion rock sh Widow rock sh Are rock sh Sebastes rosaceus Sebastes nigrocinctus Sebastes miniatus Sebastes entomelas spines venomous? The dorsal ns of many rock sh contain a mild venom. Although not fatal, it can cause a good deal of pain Yelloweye rock sh Yellowtail rock sh Sebastes ruberrimus Sebastes avidus and lead to infection.