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A worker in dark clothing inspects large frozen tuna lined up on the floor at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Japan, using a tool to check the fish.

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Fishermen in yellow rain gear working on a boat to haul in anchovies as seagulls fly around them.

lobster fishing, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

A bigeye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) with its mouth open is hooked on a fishing longline, partially out of the water next to a boat in the ocean.

Illustration of a haddock fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, showing its elongated body, dark upper coloring, lighter underside, and prominent fins.

Illustration of a halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), a large flatfish with both eyes on one side of its brown, oval-shaped body and a broad tail fin.

Illustration of a jack mackerel fish, Trachurus symmetricus, showing its elongated body, pointed head, large eye, and two dorsal fins with a dark upper body and silvery underside.

Illustration of an Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda), showing a streamlined fish with a pointed snout, silver body, and dark horizontal stripes along its back.

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