saithe
Americannoun
plural
saithenoun
Etymology
Origin of saithe
1625–35; Scots dial. < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse seithr, Icelandic seith
Example Sentences
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Mark Petrou is an award-winning fish and chip shop owner in nearby Chatteris and says he thinks hake, pollock and saithe are the new kids on the chopping block - and will eventually take the crown from cod as it becomes more expensive.
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"Species such as hake, pollock and saithe are fantastic alternatives with great flavour and are often under utilised so they can be sold at a lower price point,"he said.
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But over the forthcoming decades these species would "gradually be replaced by more abundant communities" of saithe, hake and whiting, the scientists said.
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They said that from 1985 to 2013 the population of saithe and hake had increased four-fold off Scotland's west coast.
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"Cod are a third of the way back - haddock better, and saithe even better than that," Dr Frank told me.
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