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Atlantic Haddock

Greenpeace Canada Redlist

Fishery Facts

Latin Name
Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Fishing Method
Trawling, with a small fraction caught with bottom longlines and gill nets.

Region of Harvest
Northwest Atlantic: Scotian Shelves, Bay of Fundy, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine.

Haddock
Why is it on the red list?   Biology

1.
The current adult stock levels in the Northwest Atlantic have reached a level where there is a risk that the population may struggle to maintain itself if fishing levels continue.

2.
Bycatch and discard rates are serious concerns in otter trawling. This is especially true for bycatch of already depleted cod and cusk stocks.

3.
The use of bottom trawling gear has negative impacts on benthic ecosystems.

 

Haddock mature around three years, and can live up to 14 years, but few survive past the age of nine.