Lookdown dory Scientific name: Cyttus traversi Other names:  king dory RankingWorst choice, avoid eating Best or alternative choice Lookdown dory is a worst choice avoid eating seafood. An alternative choice is john dory. Description An offshore, deepwater species that is widely distributed around New Zealand and caught as bycatch in trawl fisheries, particularly the hoki [...]

Longfin eel Scientific name: A. dieffenbachii (long-finned), A. reinhardtii (Australian long-finned)         Other names: RankingWorst choice, avoid eating Best or alternative choice All eels commercially caught in New Zealand, whether long- or short-finned, are ranked red, worst choice fish and should be avoided. There are no alternatives. Description Eels are important freshwater predators. [...]

Ling Scientific name: Genypterus blacodes Other names:  hoka, hokarari, rari (Maori), ashiro, kingu (Japan), kingklip (South Africa) RankingLongline (any region) - ok choice, ok to eat Bottom trawl (any region) - worst choice, avoid eating Best or alternative choice Longline-caught ling is better than bottom trawled caught ling. An alternative choice is kingfish. Description Ling [...]

Leather jacket Scientific name:  Parika scaber        Other names:  kokiri, kiririi (Maori), trigger fish RankingWorst choice, avoid eating Best or alternative choice Leatherjacket is a worst choice seafood. A better alternative is red gurnard or pot caught blue cod. Description Leatherjacket or creamfish is a relatively small coastal species found throughout New Zealand, [...]

Kina Scientific name:  Evechinus chloroticus        Other names: kina ariki, kin koorako, puurau (Maori), sea urchin, sea egg, Oursin de Nouvelle-Zelande (France) RankingBreath-hold dive caught - ok choice, ok to eat Dredge caught - worst choice, avoid eating Best or alternative choice Depending on how kina is collected it can be a good [...]

John dory Scientific name: Zeus faber         Other names:  kuparu, pukeru (Maori), saint-pierre, zée (France), pez de san pedro (Spain), buckler dory (Canada), matôdai (Japan), European john dory (US) RankingTrawl caught (South Island) - ok but some concerns, eat less of Trawl caught (North Island) - worst choice, avoid eating Best or alternative [...]

Jack mackerel Scientific name:  Trachurus declivis (jack mackerel), T. novaezelandiae (New Zealand jack mackerel), T. symmetricus murphyi (Peruvian jack mackerel)        Other names:  haature, hauture (Maori), horse mackerel, horse jack mackerel, slender jack mackerel, chinchard neozelandias (Canada), Chilean jack mackerel, saurel (France), maaji (Japan) RankingPurse seine caught - ok but some concerns, eat [...]

Hoki Scientific name: Macruronus novaezelandiae Other names: whiptail, blue hake, blue grenadier (New Zealand), langschwanz-seehecht (Germany), merluse (France),  merluza azul (Spain), nasello azzurro (Italy), hoki de nouvelle-zelande RankingMidwater trawl - ok choice but some concerns, eat less Bottom trawl - worst choice, avoid eating Best or alternative choice Midwater-trawl caught hoki is better than bottom-trawl [...]

Hake     Scientific name:  Merluccius australis Other names:  kehe, tiikati (Maori), whiting, merluza (Spain), merlu (France), heiku (Japan), seehecht (Germany) RankingWorst choice, avoid eating Best or alternative choice Hake is a worst choice seafood. A better alternative is trevally or tarakihi. Description Hake is a relative of the hoki, found only in New Zealand. [...]

Grey mullet Scientific name:  Mugil cephalus        Other names:  hopu, hohopu, kanae, kopuwai (Maori), mullet, striped mullet, sea mullet (Australia), mule, muge cabot (France), bora (Japan) RankingWild caught (North Island eastcoast) - ok choice, ok to eat Wild caught (North Island west coast) - ok but some concerns, eat less of Best or [...]