Blue grenadier

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Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gadiformes Family: Merlucciidae Subfamily: Merlucciinae Genus: Macruronus Species: M. novaezelandiae Binomial name Macruronus novaezelandiae
(Hector, 1871)

The blue grenadier, hoki, blue hake, New Zealand whiptail, whiptail or whiptail hake, Macruronus novaezelandiae, is a merluccid hake of the family Merlucciidae found around southern Australia and New Zealand at depths of between 10 and 1,000 m (33 and 3,300 ft). Its length is between 60 and 120 cm (24 and 47 in). The meat of the fish is white.

Contents

1 Commercial use 2 Sustainable consumption 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External links

Commercial use
The hoki is one of the species used in McDonald's Filet-O-Fish, Fish Fingers and McFish sandwiches.[1][2] It was previously served at Long John Silver's and Denny's restaurants in the United States, and continues to be served at Denny's in New Zealand.[1]

Sustainable consumption

Blue grenadier filet with rice, dill and mustard sauce. The blue grenadier is the subject of a large commercial fishery industry in New Zealand, which has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council as well-managed and sustainable in March 2001. New Zealand has established a fishing quota of about 100,000 tons.[1] The first MSC certification ended in April 2007. Reassessment of the certification commenced in early 2005 and finished in October 2007.[3] A 2009 New York Times article raised questions over the sustainability of blue grenadier fishing practices around New Zealand,[4] though its conclusions were disputed by New Zealand representatives.[5] However, recent quotas on catches have declined by nearly two-thirds from 275,000 to 100,000 tons. In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the blue grenadier (hoki) to its seafood red list. "The Greenpeace International seafood red list is a list of fish that are commonly sold in supermarkets around the world, and which have a very high risk of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries."[6]

References
1. ^ a b c Broad, William (September 9, 2009), "From Deep Pacific, Ugly and Tasty, With a Catch", New York Times

2. ^ Vasquez, Michael (August 24, 2009), "Fish or Fake? DNA Researcher Puts the 'FiletO-Fish' to the Test", Miami Herald 3. ^ "Meet the fishers." Marine Stewardship Council. No date. Accessed 2009-09-10 4. ^ Broad, William (September 9, 2009), "From Deep Pacific, Ugly and Tasty, With a Catch", The New York Times 5. ^ Gaines, Richard (September 22, 2009), "New York Times' report on food fish raises New Zealand industry's ire", Gloucester Daily Times 6. ^ Greenpeace International Seafood Red list. No date. Accessed 2012-03-11

Further reading

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Macruronus novaezelandiae" in FishBase. April 2006 version. Ayling, Tony & Cox, Geoffrey (1982), Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand: William Collins Publishers, ISBN 0-00-216987-8

External links

World Aquaculture's Hoki Profile Terra Curanda Fisheries Section

Categories:

Commercial fish Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Fish of Australia Merlucciidae Seafood red list

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