Is hake native to South Africa?

Region: New Zealand, South Africa The majority of imported hake comes from New Zealand and South Africa. Stocks of hake from NZ fisheries are healthy. The South African fisheries target a deep and shallow water species of hake that are managed as a single unit; the deep-water species is overfished.

What is Cape Hake?

Market name: Cape Hake. Hake are members of the cod family, found on the continental shelf and slope to depths over 1,000m and are popular throughout Europe and America. They are fished by bottom trawling with different mesh sizes for inshore and deep-water trawls.

Where is hake caught in South Africa?

Shallow-water Cape hake are typically caught by inshore fisheries around the Agulhas Bank off the South Coast. Management of hake (both species) in South Africa is through an Operational Management Plan (OMP) that uses a quota-based system which provides an annual Total Allowable Catch (TAC) to permit holders.

How is hake caught?

Deep-water Cape Hake are fished using trawl nets that are dragged along the sea bed at depths typically ranging from 110 m to 800 m (known as “demersal trawl nets”). Trawling is not a very selective fishing method and a number of other species are often caught in the nets (fish, sharks and rays).

What is the common name of Merluccius capensis?

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Merluccius capensis (shallow-water Cape hake or South African hake) is a ray-finned fish in the genus Merluccius, found in the south-eastern Atlantic Ocean, along the coast of South Africa.

Can hake fish be farmed?

Other capture fish choices with relatively low impact are whitefish like pollock, hake and the cod family. Farmed salmon also performed well. “The South African trawl fishery for hake has been certified as sustainable and well managed by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) since 2004,” said Augustyn.

How big is a hake?

Merluccius merluccius: 18 lbs
North Pacific hake: 1.4 lbsSilver hake: 2.8 lbsGreater fork-beard: 4.3 lbs
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Is hake and stock fish the same?

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What eats hake fish?

Chilean common hake are generalist predators and eat a variety of benthic prey. They are known to eat squids, crustaceans, and other invertebrates and several species of bony fishes. Though they spend most of their lives associated with the seafloor, Chilean common hake sometimes hunt in the water column.

What kind of fish is hake?

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Hake are members of the cod family and can be found at depths of over 1,000 metres. A total of 12 hake species are known in the family of Merlucciidae, and even though taste and texture can vary by species they all tend to have a milder taste, softer texture and smaller flake than cod.

Does hake taste like cod?

The various fish that come under the banner ‘hake’ are deep-sea members of the cod family and are popular throughout Europe and America. Hake is quite a mild fish, with a white flaky texture and a flavour that is more subtle than that of cod. The fish has a soft, iron-grey skin and silvery belly.