Pacific Hake/Pacific Whiting

The Pacific Hake (also known as the Pacific Whiting) is highly migratory and inhabits many areas of the western coast, the continental slope and shelf within the California current system from Baja California to Southeast Alaska.  The juvenile whiting reside in shallow coastal waters, bays, and inland seas. As the juveniles get older they will move to deeper levels in the oceans.

Pacific Hake/Whiting feed near the surface of oceans late at night and early in the morning. The small adults feed only on euphausiids, while the adults eat amphipods, ocean shrimp, squid, herring, smelt, and crabs. Pacific hake reach as far north as South Eastern Alaska by late summer or fall. Then they will begin the southern migration to spawning grounds and further offshore in Baja, California during winter seasons. 

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Peruvian Hake Catch Amount Increased

The Peruvian Ministry of Production has authorized an increase in the the maximum allowable catch for hake, according to FIS.com.  An additional 4140 tonnes of catch will be allowed for the first half of 2013. 

In late April, the Peruvian Ministry of Production authorized an exploratory fishing day for hake in order to protect the fish during the peak spawning period.

Hake can be caught until June 30, 2013.

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