European hake
Merluccius merluccius
COMMON NAMES
- European 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 four European countries, with Spain having the most studies and samples.
MISLABELING
The global mislabeling rate for European hake is somewhere between 10% and 62%, with the most likely value being 40%.
The 2017 global production was 136 thousands tonnes.
European hake
Most likely mislabeling rate is 40%.
SUBSTITUTES
Map showing substitutes color-coded by country. An * indicates a seafood product that encompasses more than one species.
Twelve substitutes for European hake have been identified from four countries.
