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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Hipplglossiodes platessoides French: Balai German: Raube Scharbe Spanish: Platija americana Russian: Kambala yorsh Japanese: Karei

Description

Dab flounder is also known as American plaice. The dab grows to an average size of 60 cm (2 ft) and 2 kg (4 lbs). Dabs are called "right eyed" fish meaning that their eyes migrate to their right side as they develop and they start swimming on their left side. The bottom side of the dab turns a light grey or white, while the top side darkens to camouflage it as it sits on the ocean floor. There are many different varieties of dab flounders, including American, European, New Zealand, Pacific sand, and Alaskan.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: Varies depending upon variety, they usually carry the name of the region in which they are farmed Primary Consumers United States, Europe	Since 1991 the U.S. harvests have ranged between 4,000 and 7,000 tons annually. Canadian harvests in the same period have been between 1,200 and 2,000 tons. This is less than a third of what production was in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
Dab stocks are overutilized and production is expected to remain below that of the mid 1980's. Given time, and protection, the dab stocks are expected to recover. Supplies should remain at current levels until the stocks recover.	------

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