Alfonsino

Alfonsino: Quick Facts

Scientific name: Beryx splendens, D. decadactylus

Other names: Splendid alfonsino, sudlicher kaiserbarsch (Germany), roodbars (Netherlands), beryx (France), kinmedai, kinme (Japan).

Ranking: E  (Red - Avoid)

Best Fish Guide: Alfonsino

  Ranking: E (Red - Worst Choice)

Alternative choice: Blue cod

Description: Alfonsino is actually the name used for two deepwater species related to the red snapper. They are both widely dispersed in New Zealand waters and are particularly found around seamounts and deepwater reefs in waters 200 to 800m deep. 

Ecological concerns: Management of two species as one, damage by fishing gear to seamounts, ecological impacts of bottom trawling, shark bycatch, limited research, lack of a management detailed plan, unknown stock status and unknown sustainability of recent catch levels and current catch limits in all of the fishstocks.


Economic value: Main market is Japan with exports of about $7 million per year.

 

ASSESSMENT OUTPUT

Biology and risk of overfishing (Score C)
Status and sustainability of fish catches (score D)
Impact of fishing method and protected, threatened and endangered species captures (score E and B)
Management and management unit (score D and E)
 

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