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Scad, Big-eye

SEAFOOD	RATING	MARKET NAMES	WHERE CAUGHT	HOW CAUGHT
Big-eye Scad		Akule, Hahalalu	Hawaii	Wild-caught
Mackerel Scad		Opelu, Round Scad	Hawaii	Wild-caught

Scads, Big-eye, Mackerel

Big-eye and mackerel scad populations are healthy and abundant in Hawaiian waters.

Summary

Big-eye and mackerel

scad live in shallow coastal waters where they travel in schools of hundreds to thousands. They are culturally important to native Hawaiians who have fished them for generations. Scad are resilient to fishing pressure, since they mature quickly and produce numerous offspring.

Forty years of fisheries data and recent population assessments indicate that big-eye and mackerel scad are healthy and not overfished

in Hawaiian waters. They’re caught in commercial, subsistence and recreational fisheries using handlines and small mesh nets—techniques with very little bycatch.

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Hawaiian Scad Seafood Watch Report

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