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General

Cod-like fish

Cod-like fishes belong to the Gadidae family. This includes the Atlantic and Pacific cod, pouting, haddock, whiting, European pollock, Alaska pollock and saithe. They live near the seabed in coastal waters and in deeper waters. During the day, they aggregate in schools. At night, they separate to forage independently. Gadidae are omnivorous fish that feed on worms, molluscs, bivalves, crustaceans and small fish. They migrate over large distances to spawn and to hunt on large schools of herring and smelt.

Chilean hake

Chilean whiting, or southern Pacific hake, can be found near the seafloor at large depths ranging from 50-500 metres. This hake predates at night to hunt for squid, fish and krill at lesser depths. In spring, these fish migrate to the coast and reproduce in the summer. Come winter, they migrate back to deeper waters.

Chilean hake

Merluccius gayi gayi

Origin

Pacific Ocean, northeast (FAO 67)

Farming- / Catch method

Bottom trawls

Minder tonen Toon beoordeling

Fish stocks and fishing pressure

Ecosystem effects

Fishery management

Final assessment

Explanation assessment

The status of hake stocks is poor. Fishing pressure has decreased in recent years, but stock recovery is progressing slowly. Low fishing pressure is necessary for the stocks to recover further.

The fishery using trawl nets has high levels of discards, including juvenile hake and vulnerable (ETP) species such as sharks, rays, seabirds and cetaceans. A large proportion of discarded fish do not survive. Trawl nets also disturb the seabed and can alter the composition of the ecosystem.

Management was tightened after the stock collapse in 2004, but this has not yet led to sufficient recovery. Management is therefore considered insufficiently effective.

ASC label

Fish with the ASC label is farmed in a sustainable manner.

MSC label

Fish with the MSC label is caught sustainably.

Good fish

This fish is not being overfished or is being responsibly farmed, with minimal impact on the environment.

Second choice

This fish is a second choice. There are still some improvements to be made in this fishery or fish farm.

Avoid

Do not buy this fish. It's being overfished or the way it's farmed or caught has a negative impact on the environment.

Welfare

There is fish available of this species that is farmed or caught using high welfare standards.

GlobalG.A.P.

GlobalG.A.P. certified farms are doing a step in the right direction in terms of sustainability. A few species with this label are getting a better score on the VISwijzer.

Organic

Organic standards are the strictest when it comes to fish feed. They also require certain measures for animal well-being.

Chilean hake

General

Cod-like fish

Chilean hake

Chilean hake

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