ROCKFISH Definition & Meaning

rockfish

[ rok-fish ]

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noun

plural (especially collectively) rockfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) rockfishes.

any of various fishes found among rocks.
striped bass ( def ).
any of the North Pacific and Atlantic marine fishes of the genus Sebastes.
scorpionfish ( def ).

rockfish

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noun

any of various fishes that live among rocks, esp scorpaenid fishes of the genus Sebastodes and related genera, such as S. caurinus ( copper rockfish ) of North American Pacific coastal waters
any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish Formerly calledrock salmon

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rockfish¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; rock ¹ + fish

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Jue said he has three other types of fishing permits, which allow him to continue earning a living by catching Dungeness crab, rock crab and rockfish.

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The last photos recovered from a phone were taken at 2:43 p.m. and show a passenger holding a rockfish.

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“Some people are bringing in black cod or rockfish or albacore,” Bates told me.

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William Smith, who goes by Captain Smitty, said he lost about three-fourths of his charter business because he couldn’t take passengers salmon fishing, and also saw losses because of restrictions on the rockfish season.

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I grew up fishing with my dad on Fauntleroy Cove, feasting on fried rockfish and falling asleep to ferryboat foghorns.

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