Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

COMMON NAMES

    • Haddock

FISHERIES STATUS

Fishsource Profile(s)

Global studies

GLOBAL EFFORT

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Global samples

Mislabeling studies have been conducted in North America, Europe, China, and Brazil, with the most studies and samples occurring in the United Kingdom.

MISLABELING

The global mislabeling rate for Haddock is somewhere between 1% and 11%, with the most likely value being 5%.

The 2017 global production was 337 thousands tonnes.

Minimum

1%

Haddock

Most likely mislabeling rate is 5%.

Maximun

11%

SUBSTITUTES

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Seven substitutes for Haddock have been identified in three countries. Haddock is also is a common substitute in seafood mislabeling.

Common names follow FISHBASE