Hake

At a glance

Hake (Merluccius productus) is an IUCN Least Concern bony-fish species with specific harvest rules tracked in 1 of 66 jurisdictions covered by CatchRules.

Confirmed by 109 research-grade iNaturalist observations, with British Columbia, California, and Washington the top jurisdictions by observation count.

Notable details

• One of the most abundant fish in the California Current, with biomass in the millions of tons.
• Performs daily vertical migrations, descending to 500 m by day and rising at night.
• Can reach 91 cm (36 in) in length.
• Flesh contains self-digesting enzymes that cause rapid softening after death.
• The U.S.–Canada jointly managed stock is among the largest groundfish fisheries on the Pacific coast.

Where Hake are seen

• British Columbia48 iNat obs
• California33 iNat obs
• Washington17 iNat obs
• Oregon11 iNat obs

Jurisdictions with rules for Hake

• WashingtonUnited States · official source

Background

The North Pacific hake, Pacific hake, Pacific whiting, or jack salmon (Merluccius productus) is a ray-finned fish in the genus Merluccius, found in the northeast Pacific Ocean from northern Vancouver Island to the northern part of the Gulf of California. It is a silver-gray fish with black speckling, growing to a length of 90 cm (3 ft). It is a migratory offshore fish and undergoes a daily…

Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Hake article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.

Other bony fish on CatchRules

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