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noun rock·fish \ -ˌfish \

Definition of rockfish

:any of various fishes that live among rocks or on rocky bottoms: such as

a :any of a genus (Sebastes) of scorpaenid fishes including many important food fishes

b :striped bass

c :any of several groupers

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Arctic Choice will have fresh coho salmon, along with rockfish, sablefish, halibut and oysters.

— steve edwards, Alaska Dispatch News, "Cool August weather pays off for some vendors at the farmers markets," 23 Aug. 2017
Shore fishers had great catches of lings, rockfish, cabezon and kelp greenling at Old Mill.

— sacbee, "Stripers and kings are bringing smiles to anglers in some north-state waters," 19 Aug. 2017
In other parts of the world, catch rates for species like cod and rockfish have fallen by 50 to 70 percent in the days after seismic tests.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump to Prioritize Underwater Oil Drilling Over Protecting the Basis of All Ocean Life," 6 July 2017
In other parts of the world, catch rates for species like cod and rockfish have fallen by 50 to 70 percent in the days after seismic tests.

— ed yong, The Atlantic, "The Bipartisan Fight for Quieter Oceans," 5 July 2017
Deep Reef was the place for rockfish and lingcod fishing aboard Queen of Hearts and Huli Cat.

— sacbee, sacbee.com, "Shad fishing still has promise as salmon season approaches," 3 July 2017
The research, which focused on charter fishing spots around Homer and Sitka, found that moving to different areas also allowed some boats to target salmon, rockfish and lingcod in addition to halibut.

— annie zak, Alaska Dispatch News, "More Alaska halibut charters are moving into new waters and targeting multiple species. Here’s why.," 25 June 2017
Three years ago, for example, was a great year for survival rates of young darkblotched rockfish.

— hal bernton, The Seattle Times, "Two rockfish species make a comeback as conservation limits pay off," 24 June 2017
Reel Steel ran down coast to Cape Mendocino and found easy pickings on rockfish and lingcod.

— by roger george and dave hurley, sacbee, "Fishing report: Week of June 5," 6 June 2017

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