Frozen hake fillets skinless PBO, IQF 2-8oz
Pacific Hake Fillets or portions or cubes 30g, 80g +/-10g , 110g+/-10g
Latin name: merluccius productus
Origin: Canada
packed in IQF or shatterpacked.

Pacific hake (Merluccius productus), also known as Pacific whiting.

Pacific hake is a predatory groundfish that looks similar to Pacific cod. They eat a diverse diet of krill (shrimp-like crustaceans), crabs, squid, forage fish, and juvenile salmon. Many different species prey on Pacific hake, like seals, birds, sharks, and other groundfish. Through these predator-prey interactions, Pacific hake is a crucial component for energy transfer in the marine food-web.
This abundant groundfish is a nocturnal predator, which is a typical behaviour among hake species. During the day, they live near the seafloor, and at night they travel up to the surface to hunt. Because Pacific hake are a common predator of juvenile salmon and have such large abundances, scientists are studying their impact on declining salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest.