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Blue Cod: Quick Facts
Scientific name: Parapercis colias
Other names: kopukopu, paakirikiri, paatutuki, raawaru (Maori), New Zealand cod, sand perch, taragisu (Japan).
Ranking: D (Amber - Concerns)
Best Fish Guide: Blue Cod
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Ranking: D (Amber - Concerns)
Description: Blue cod is an endemic bottom dwelling species that is relatively common throughout New Zealand but is most abundant south of Cook Strait.
Ecological concerns: The unknown sustainability of current catch limits, which are significantly greater than yield estimates based on past average catches, the combined commercial and recreational catches plus limited research. The impact of trawling on long-lived, slow-growing fragile corals and sponges is also of major concern. Large and heavily baited pots can also damage seafloor species when dropped in deeper waters. Other concerns include shags being caught in pots and the lack of a management plan.
Economic value: New Zealand markets plus exports to Australia, Malaysia, China and Taiwan of less than $1 million in 2008.
Best option: Blue cod caught by hand line.
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 B and B)
Management and management unit (score C and C)
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