Ribaldo

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Best Fish Guide: Ribaldo

 Ranking: E (Red- Worst Choice)

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 Description: This deep-sea relative of red cod occurs around New Zealand and southern Australia at depths of 200 to 1,300m. It is most common between 500m and 1,000m and is caught on bottom longlines and as a bycatch of deepwater trawling and longlining. In recent years, most of the catch comes from longlining for ling, but historically, from the late 1970s to 1990, it was a bycatch from target trawling for hoki, orange roughy and ling.

Ecological concerns: The bycatch of seabirds in the longline fishery, the bycatch of NZ fur seals and seabirds associated with trawl caught ribald and the impact of bottom trawling on seabed communities. Also of concern is the absence of directed research and a quantitative stock assessment, the lack of basic biological information on ribaldo, the unknown sustainability of recent catches and the commercial catch limit plus the lack of a management plan.

Economic value: Ribaldo are sold in New Zealand and Australia.

ASSESSMENT OUTPUT

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

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