small and medium-sized lean fish that reproduce rapidly and can be netted in schools near the surface They also provide most of the world’s canned tuna, with the solitary light-fleshed albacore (Hawaiian tombo) giving “white” tuna (Italian canned tuna is often made from the darker, stronger bluefin and from the dark portions of skipjack.) Mackerels The mackerels are small relatives of the tunas The mackerel proper is a native of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, typically 18 inches/45cm long and 1–2 lb/0.5– 1 kg Like the tuna, it’s an energetic predator, with a large complement of red fibers, active enzymes, and an assertive flavor It is usually netted in large numbers and sold whole, and deteriorates rapidly unless immediately and thoroughly iced Swordfish The billfish are a family of large (to 13 ft/ 4 m and 2,000 lb/900 kg), active predators of the open oceans, with a spear-like projection from their upper jaw and dense, meaty, nearly boneless flesh that has been sought after for thousands of years The preeminent billfish is the swordfish, whose Atlantic stock is thought to be down to less than a tenth of its original size and in need of protection Swordfish have a dense, meaty texture and keep unusually well on ice, as long as three weeks Flatfish: Soles, Turbot, Halibuts, Flounders Flatfish are bottom-dwelling fish whose bodies have been compressed from the sides into a bottom-hugging shape Most flatfish are relatively sedentary, and therefore are only modestly endowed with the enzyme systems that generate energy for the fish and flavor for us Their mild flesh generally keeps well for .. .The billfish are a family of large (to 13 ft/ 4 m and 2,000 lb/900 kg), active predators of the open oceans, with a spear-like projection from their upper jaw and dense, meaty, nearly boneless flesh that has been sought after for... boneless flesh that has been sought after for thousands of years The preeminent billfish is the swordfish, whose Atlantic stock is thought to be down to less than a tenth of its original size and in need of protection Swordfish have... Most flatfish are relatively sedentary, and therefore are only modestly endowed with the enzyme systems that generate energy for the fish and flavor for us Their mild flesh generally keeps well for