Profile updated on 13 December 2023
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Merluccius paradoxus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Deep-water Cape hake
The distribution of Deep-water Merluccius paradoxus and shallow-water Merluccius capensis Cape hakes overlap along the continental shelf and upper slope of South Africa; both species occupy different depths but coincide between 150 and 300m (Lloyd’s Register 2021).
In South African waters M. paradoxus is currently treated as a single stock for assessment purposes. However, it is assumed that the M.paradoxus stock is shared with Namibia (Lloyd’s Register 2021).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Stock is well above Blim and BMSY (Ross-Gillespie and Butterworth 2022).
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 8
Fishers Compliance:
≥ 8
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