Sustainability
MSC Certified: New Zealand
IUCN Red List: Unclassified
Southern Blue Whiting trawling in New Zealand is MSC certified and currently considered sustainable.
Southern Blue Whiting has a moist white flesh with low fat content, similar in texture to that of Hoki. SBW has a much firmer flesh than that of blue whiting from the northern hemisphere and is free of parasites.
Southern Blue Whiting is found in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere in cold water (temperatures between 3 and 7°C). Southern Blue Whiting are a deep water fish, usually found between 50m and 900m.
Common Names
Southern Blue Whiting, Blue cod (Canada)
Sustainability
MSC Certified: New Zealand
IUCN Red List: Unclassified
Southern Blue Whiting trawling in New Zealand is MSC certified and currently considered sustainable.