Argentine hake
Merluccius hubbsi
COMMON NAMES
- Argentine hake
SEAFOOD RATING
Seafood Watch Profile(s)FISHERIES STATUS
Fishsource Profile(s)Global studies
GLOBAL EFFORT
Map showing the total number of samples tested by country, with the colors indicating the total number of studies conducted in each country.
Global samples
Mislabeling studies have been conducted in five European countries and south Africa, with Spain and Italy having the most studies and samples.
MISLABELING
The global mislabeling rate for Argentine hake is somewhere between <1% and 12%, with the most likely value being 2%.
The 2017 global production was 356 thousands tonnes.
Argentine hake
Most likely mislabeling rate is 2%.
SUBSTITUTES
Map showing substitutes color-coded by country. An * indicates a seafood product that encompasses more than one species.
Seven substitutes for Argentine hake have been identified in three countries.
