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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide
Hawaiian Grouper
Grouper, Hawaiian
The Hawaiian grouper (or hapu'u) is caught using environmentally friendly methods to reduce habitat damage and bycatch. However, uncertainty about population size around the main Hawaiian Islands makes it a "Good Alternative."
Consumer Note
Grouper is available fresh or frozen year-round. Grouper is often sold as sea bass and mero, or by the Hawaiian names, hapu'u or hapu'upu'u.
Summary
There are more than 85 species of grouper worldwide. They are relatively long-lived (up to 40 years) and reproduce for only a short period of time, making them especially vulnerable to overfishing.
In Hawaii, grouper lives in deep water around rocky reefs alongside several closely related snappers. They're all fished together, year-round, using hook-and-line gear that causes little habitat damage and bycatch.
Though previously overfished, snapper and grouper populations are now carefully managed and rebuilding. However, because these species are assessed as a group instead of individually, there's uncertainty about the size of each population. As a result, Hawaiian grouper is a "Good Alternative."
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