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By Joleen Oshiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 12, 2012

~~<p>The fish department at Whole Foods Market Kahala was bustling late last week as a steady flow of customers eyed bright-coral fillets of fresh wild sockeye salmon on ice, on sale for less than half its regular price.</p>
<p>This was not surprising, given that isle consumers eat three times more fish than folks in other parts of the U.S., according to Hawaii seafood researchers.</p>
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The fish department at Whole Foods Market Kahala was bustling late last week as a steady flow of customers eyed bright-coral fillets of fresh wild sockeye salmon on ice, on sale for less than half its regular price.

This was not surprising, given that isle consumers eat three times more fish than folks in other parts of the U.S., according to Hawaii seafood researchers. Login for more...