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Pacific Hake Meriuccius productus
Pacific Whiting, California Hake, Jack Salmon
The Pacific Hake has a mild flavor with a soft fragile
flesh with a small flake.
The Pacific Hake is caught by mid-water trawlers
from British Columbia southward to the Gulf of Mexico. The Pacific Hake is
fairly large, weighing 2 lbs. up and reaching lengths of 14 to 26 inches.
Market Forms |
Weight
in Lbs. |
Preparation |
Whole, drawn, dressed, or common fillets, dry, salted,
smoked (lean) |
2-5 |
Bake, steam, boil, chowder, smoked |
Yield
Purchased |
Size |
Yield |
Round |
2 to 4 lbs |
100% |
Drawn |
1 1/2 to 3 lbs |
80% |
Dressed |
1 1/4 to 21/2 lbs. |
70% |
Fillets |
1/2 to 1 1/2 lbs |
40% |

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