ELEPHANT FISH
lir-Would you please tell me if | ptant fish is wholesome to eat?— a urs, etc., INTERESTED. July 18. 1954. •Elephant fish is not only perfectly u desome, but also has a very high :: riment content —much higher than st other varieties of fish,” said Mr Bennington. District Inspector of senes, in his reply to this letter, is also one of the few fish which . U stand a second cooking without ■ing out: and this property makes ; ptant fish much sought after by the j i and chip trade,” he said. “It is i i of the ammoniated fish, but rerch into processing and storage is ; iily cutting out the ammonia ■ it,’ Mr Bennington explained. “Elent fish are the second most comi nly caught species on the Canter- ? y coast Their value to the econi of the fishing industry is recogsd. because the only open sea area die Canterbury coast in which ding is prohibited, is the elephant - spawning ground in Pegasus Bay, ■ ta extends from the Waimakariri r to Godley Head,”]
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27407, 21 July 1954, Page 3
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