In some cases, deep-water Cape hake is caught alongside shallow-water Cape hake species using longlines at varying depths. A recent study as part of a WWF-SA fishery conservation project FCP revealed that the fishery has very few interactions with endangered, threatened and protected species ETP , with few discards and low levels of bycatch.
Impact on benthic habitats is considered to be minimal although more information is required. This type of trawling is known to damage the seabed; the extent and impact of damage remains unknown. Trawling is not a very selective fishing method and a number of other species are often caught in the nets fish, sharks and rays.
Seabird interactions with trawl cables near the surface are also a major concern. A success story in the fishery has been the implementation of effective seabird mitigation strategies developed in connection with the MSC-certification process. These strategies have resulted in a dramatic reduction in sea bird-fishery interactions through the introduction of tori lines lines covered in coloured streamers making attachment lines more visible to birds and improved disposal of offal discard that attracts seabirds.
Deep-water Cape hake are normally fished on the shelf edge from the Namibian border southwards. As most hake fisheries in South Africa catch shallow-water and deep-water hake together, a single Total Allowable Catch TAC was assigned for both species.
A portion of the TAC is awarded to each fishing sector inshore trawl, offshore trawl, hake demersal longline and hake handline. Management of the sector is considered largely effective as a result of the work conducted during the FCP. Continuing challenges include the lack of a government-funded observer programme and the slow progress regarding the implementation of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries management.
Deep-water Cape hake are typically fished on the continental shelf edge and upper slope along the west coast from the Namibian border southwards and on the South Coast primarily around the Southern Bank. They are commonly found from Newfoundland to North Carolina, but have also been caught in Iceland and as far south as Florida. It is larger than Red Hake and can grow up to 4 ft long cm with a max weight of 46 lb 21 kg , but average market size is about 1 — 2 lbs and up to 27 inches 70 cm.
There are 2 distinct groups of this fish: one found in the Southern Pacific Ocean waters around Chili which has been unofficially called Merluccius australis polylepis and the second in the waters around New Zealand unofficially called Merluccius australis australis.
It is found along the South American East Coast from Brazil to the tip of Argentina and are in season from November thru February, and they reach a max length of 37 inches 95 cm , with an avg size of 20 inches 50 cm.
European Hake is known by a variety of names throughout Europe and the rest of the world. They can grow up to 3 ft cm and weigh up to 10 lbs 3kg. Max length is 55 inches cm with an avg size of 19 inches 50 cm and they have an appearance which is light brown on their backs with silvery white sides and bellies.. The appearance of M. Fresh seafood availability chart: green areas show peak availability, light green show limited availability.
Frozen available all year long. Hake Fish. However, each program randomly updates their information without our knowledge. We therefore recommend that you verify the current accuracy of this information. Nutritional Information based upon a 6 oz grams raw edible serving. Indeed, hake favour water which is at least one hundred metres deep, and can be found at depths down to several hundred metres. Hake are unfussy, active predators, feeding on any small fish they can catch.
They will happily eat mackerel, herring hence the alternative name of herring hake , pouting, sandeels, squid or any other fish they come across and they are not averse to hunting down smaller members of their own species.
Hake are widely distributed throughout the waters of Europe. They are also present in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. In the s and s it was something of a mystery why anglers on charter boats failed to catch hake during the day when other species were being caught regularly.
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