Allow 12 ounces per portion uncooked for whole fish, 10 ounces for pan-dressed (headless) fish, 8 ounces for bone-in fish steaks.

CNN: How to buy the best fish

In Istanbul he placed in a cradle a fish dressed in infant's clothing, dramatising a prophecy that the messiah would be born under the sign of Pisces.

ECONOMIST: Jewish mysticism

Share communal tables with sharply dressed businessmen who order up a host of sustainably sourced fish dishes and deep-fried fish fillets.

BBC: Chipping away at the history of fish and chips

Dressed in white overalls, hooded and gloved, they fillet 25 tons of fish a day, doing spot inspections for worms or parasites before the catch is frozen and shipped to stores and restaurants domestically and abroad.

FORBES: Blue Waters Gray Areas

All kinds of people tough-looking men in black leather jackets, women in shapeless trenchcoats and head scarves, two girls dressed like Arabian princesses with gold coins on their foreheads were buying fish food from venders and hurling it into the pond by the fistful.

NEWYORKER: The Sanctuary

The oft-dreaded gefilte fish turns up as a super-fresh disk of wild halibut chunks, dressed elegantly with beet and horseradish tartare, tiny arugula leaves, and parsley vinaigrette.

NEWYORKER: Kutsher��s Tribeca