Captured Species
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Photo	Names
Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine	Latin: Macrourus spp. French: Grenadier German: Grenadeirfisch Spanish: Granadero Russian: Dolfokhvost Japanese: Sokodara

Description

Grenadier are a deep water, medium sized fish. They range in size from 60 to 90 cm (2-3 ft), have a distinctive body shape, and are covered by tough scales. The unique body shape along with the tough scales make the grenadier a difficult species to process. The fish also offers a relatively small yeild of meat for a fish its size.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: United States, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Japan Chile, Argentina Primary Consumers United States, Japan, France, Germany, England	-----

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
Supply continues to meet demand and is believed to be capable of supporting a much higher demand.	-----

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