European plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
COMMON NAMES
- European plaice
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, along with a study that reported results across the European Union. the most studies have occurred in Italy, while the Europeans Union study has the most samples.
MISLABELING
The global mislabeling rate for European plaice is somewhere between <1% and 36%, with the most likely value being 5%.
The 2017 global production was 103 thousands tonnes.
European plaice
Most likely mislabeling rate is 5%.
SUBSTITUTES
Map showing substitutes color-coded by country. An * indicates a seafood product that encompasses more than one species.
Eight substitutes for European plaice have been identified in three countries.
