Fish
Dogfish Shark
B tier
Dogfish shark under the Shark parent points to spiny dogfish and related small sharks sold as rock salmon, flake, or fish-and-chip shop fish in Britain and elsewhere. Flesh is sweet, firm, and holds batter well; spines and handling need care. Fry in batter, stew, or smoke. Stocks have cycled between abundance and depletion—check current advice. This is the approachable “shark” of working-class fryers more than oceanic trophy species.
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Preparations
BatteredFriedSmokedStewed
Traits
AffordableChip ShopFirmFirm SweetRock SalmonSmall SharkSweetTraditional
History
GB
British fryers used dogfish shark as rock salmon in battered portions.
Industrial dogfish fisheries supplied chip shops and export meat.
Management rebuilt some dogfish stocks after earlier overfishing.