The English sole is a major contributor to Pacific Ocean trawl fisheries off the United States and Canada. Only Dover sole and sometimes petrale sole provide greater annual landings in Oregon.
English sole are considered fine eating sole and usually enjoy a good market. In British Columbia, local consumers of...
The Dover sole has been the most important flatfish in Oregon's trawl fishery since its beginning in 1938. At that time the fish was called slime sole, because the animal produces great quantities of the stuff. The term Dover sole apparently comes from the north Atlantic where a similar creature...
The arrowtooth flounder has been an important flatfish in Oregon's trawl fishery since the late 1930's. However, it primarily has been used as mink food rather than for human consumption. This is because of its soft, fatty flesh, which is difficult to fillet and quickly becomes “mushy”. The name arrowtooth...