Swordfish
noun
A large fish known for its long, sharp bill that looks like a sword.
The fisherman caught a large swordfish during his deep sea fishing trip
Often appears as...
- catch a swordfish
- grilled swordfish
noun
A large fish known for its long, sharp bill that looks like a sword.
The fisherman caught a large swordfish during his deep sea fishing trip
Often appears as...
- catch a swordfish
- grilled swordfish
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Pro Tip 1/3Eating Context
Swordfish is a popular seafood, often served in steaks and known for its meaty texture.
At the seafood restaurant, they served the most delicious grilled swordfish.
Pro Tip 2/3Animal Description
Swordfish are known for their speed and agility in the water, besides their distinctive 'sword'.
The swordfish darted through the water, its 'sword' cutting through the waves.
Pro Tip 3/3Conservation Status
Swordfish are a subject of conservation efforts due to overfishing in some areas.
Conservationists are encouraging sustainable practices to protect swordfish populations.
Pro Tip 1/3Eating Context
Swordfish is a popular seafood, often served in steaks and known for its meaty texture.
At the seafood restaurant, they served the most delicious grilled swordfish.
Pro Tip 2/3Animal Description
Swordfish are known for their speed and agility in the water, besides their distinctive 'sword'.
The swordfish darted through the water, its 'sword' cutting through the waves.
Pro Tip 3/3Conservation Status
Swordfish are a subject of conservation efforts due to overfishing in some areas.
Conservationists are encouraging sustainable practices to protect swordfish populations.
Pro Tip 1/3Eating Context
Swordfish is a popular seafood, often served in steaks and known for its meaty texture.
At the seafood restaurant, they served the most delicious grilled swordfish.
Pro Tip 2/3Animal Description
Swordfish are known for their speed and agility in the water, besides their distinctive 'sword'.
The swordfish darted through the water, its 'sword' cutting through the waves.
Pro Tip 3/3Conservation Status
Swordfish are a subject of conservation efforts due to overfishing in some areas.
Conservationists are encouraging sustainable practices to protect swordfish populations.
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500 Hours In A Sub PIPE...
seeing animals that we believe are surface animals that live in the top layer of the ocean and encountering them at phenomenal depths like swordfish coming straight at us at 700 meters and yes there was screaming just getting a whole new insight into how deep these animals work that how their world is so
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TED Prize wish: Protect...
life-support system leaving plumes of death in their path the next time you dine on sushi or sashimi or a swordfish steak or shrimp cocktail or whatever wildlife you happen to enjoy from the ocean think of the real cost for every pound that goes to market more
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Shark Alert! Species...
are popular pastimes with recreational fishermen vying for the largest catch of the day sharks are also caught commercially for food in many countries they've become a substitute for swordfish which are protected and hard to come by in
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Sylvia Earle: How to...
shaking the foundation of our life support system, leaving plumes of death in their path. The next time you dine on sushi -- or sashimi, or swordfish steak, or shrimp cocktail, whatever wildlife you happen to enjoy from the ocean --
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What type of world do we...
extracting wildlife from the sea in ways that are clearly not sustainable consider what we're doing to creatures that once thrived in the high seas sometimes near the shores swordfish they're taken so relentlessly that they
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Shark Warnings PIPE...
are popular pastimes with recreational fishermen vying for the largest catch of the day sharks are also caught commercially for food in many countries they've become a substitute for swordfish which are protected and hard
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The discoveries awaiting...
microbes, plankton, fish. Everything that lives here has amazing adaptations for the challenges of such an extreme environment. These animals help support top predators such as whales, tuna, swordfish and sharks.
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The case for fish...
our global marine life has been slashed in half. And another recent report suggests that of our largest predatory species, such as swordfish and bluefin tuna, over 90 percent has disappeared since the 1950s.
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Dan Barber: How I fell...
like we clear-cut forests. It's hard to overstate the destruction. Ninety percent of large fish, the ones we love -- the tunas, the halibuts, the salmons, swordfish -- they've collapsed.
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Spinosaurus Fishes for...
An eight-metre-long giant swordfish, similar to those alive today. The saw-like rostrum is lined with lethal barbs and is, in itself, up to 2.5 metres in length.
Video examples
500 Hours In A Sub PIPE...
seeing animals that we believe are surface animals that live in the top layer of the ocean and encountering them at phenomenal depths like swordfish coming straight at us at 700 meters and yes there was screaming just getting a whole new insight into how deep these animals work that how their world is so
Video examples
TED Prize wish: Protect...
life-support system leaving plumes of death in their path the next time you dine on sushi or sashimi or a swordfish steak or shrimp cocktail or whatever wildlife you happen to enjoy from the ocean think of the real cost for every pound that goes to market more
Video examples
Shark Alert! Species...
are popular pastimes with recreational fishermen vying for the largest catch of the day sharks are also caught commercially for food in many countries they've become a substitute for swordfish which are protected and hard to come by in
Video examples
Sylvia Earle: How to...
shaking the foundation of our life support system, leaving plumes of death in their path. The next time you dine on sushi -- or sashimi, or swordfish steak, or shrimp cocktail, whatever wildlife you happen to enjoy from the ocean --
Video examples
What type of world do we...
extracting wildlife from the sea in ways that are clearly not sustainable consider what we're doing to creatures that once thrived in the high seas sometimes near the shores swordfish they're taken so relentlessly that they
Video examples
Shark Warnings PIPE...
are popular pastimes with recreational fishermen vying for the largest catch of the day sharks are also caught commercially for food in many countries they've become a substitute for swordfish which are protected and hard
Video examples
The discoveries awaiting...
microbes, plankton, fish. Everything that lives here has amazing adaptations for the challenges of such an extreme environment. These animals help support top predators such as whales, tuna, swordfish and sharks.
Video examples
The case for fish...
our global marine life has been slashed in half. And another recent report suggests that of our largest predatory species, such as swordfish and bluefin tuna, over 90 percent has disappeared since the 1950s.
Video examples
Dan Barber: How I fell...
like we clear-cut forests. It's hard to overstate the destruction. Ninety percent of large fish, the ones we love -- the tunas, the halibuts, the salmons, swordfish -- they've collapsed.
Video examples
Spinosaurus Fishes for...
An eight-metre-long giant swordfish, similar to those alive today. The saw-like rostrum is lined with lethal barbs and is, in itself, up to 2.5 metres in length.
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Sylvia Earle
American Scientist
By the end of the 20th century, up to 90 percent of the sharks, tuna, swordfish, marlins, groupers, turtles, whales, and many other large creatures that prospered in the Gulf for millions of years had been depleted by overfishing.
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Penny Lancaster
English Model
I do love fish, and I thought it was healthy without understanding the high mercury levels that fish like tuna, swordfish and halibut can contain.
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Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
Undercook swordfish, and you get rubber. Overcook it, and you lose the fat and succulence.
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Sylvia Earle
American Scientist
By the end of the 20th century, up to 90 percent of the sharks, tuna, swordfish, marlins, groupers, turtles, whales, and many other large creatures that prospered in the Gulf for millions of years had been depleted by overfishing.
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Penny Lancaster
English Model
I do love fish, and I thought it was healthy without understanding the high mercury levels that fish like tuna, swordfish and halibut can contain.
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Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
Undercook swordfish, and you get rubber. Overcook it, and you lose the fat and succulence.
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