Seafood Results
Grouper
Ocean Wise
Variety
Grouper, Hawaiian
Hyporthodus quernus
Method
Wild
Handlines and Pole-and-Lines (Hand-Operated)
Location
FAO 77 (Eastern Central Pacific Ocean): United States - Hawaii
Overall Rating
Market Names
Hapu'u, Hata, Mero, Sea Bass
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Snowy
Hyporthodus niveatus
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Yellowedge
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Western Central Atlantic Ocean): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Red
Epinephelus morio
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Red
Epinephelus morio
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Gag
Mycteroperca microlepis
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Western Central Atlantic Ocean): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Gag
Mycteroperca microlepis
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Black
Mycteroperca bonaci
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Western Central Atlantic Ocean): United States
Overall Rating
Market Names
Black Rockfish, Grouper, Hata, Marbled Rockfish
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Grouper (US)Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Yellowedge
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Western Central Atlantic Ocean): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Scamp
Mycteroperca phenax
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Scamp
Mycteroperca phenax
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Yellowedge
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Snowy
Hyporthodus niveatus
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Western Central Atlantic Ocean): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Snowy
Hyporthodus niveatus
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Red
Epinephelus morio
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Western Central Atlantic Ocean): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Gag
Mycteroperca microlepis
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Black
Mycteroperca bonaci
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): Mexico
Overall Rating
Market Names
Black Rockfish, Grouper, Hata, Marbled Rockfish
Summary
Abundance: Overfished. Species is also listed as "Near Threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Bycatch: Catch of turtles, other vulnerable grouper, and snapper species is a serious concern.
Management: There are no current measures to improve the status of black grouper and many other species caught in the fishery.
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Grouper (Mexico) - (Interim update)Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Black
Mycteroperca bonaci
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Overall Rating
Market Names
Black Rockfish, Grouper, Hata, Marbled Rockfish
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Grouper (US)Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Red
Epinephelus morio
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): Mexico
Overall Rating
Market Names
Grouper, Hata
Summary
Abundance: Stock is overfished with overfishing occurring. Species is also listed as "Near Threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Bycatch: Catch of turtles, other vulnerable grouper, and snapper species is a serious concern.
Management: There are no current measures to improve the status of black grouper and many other species caught in the fishery.
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Grouper (Mexico) - (Interim update)Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Scamp
Mycteroperca phenax
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Western Central Atlantic Ocean): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Warsaw
Hyporthodus nigritus
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Warsaw
Hyporthodus nigritus
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Snowy
Hyporthodus niveatus
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Western Central Atlantic Ocean): United States
Not Recommended
Variety
Grouper, Black
Mycteroperca bonaci
Method
Wild
Vertical Lines
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Overall Rating
Market Names
Black Rockfish, Grouper, Hata, Marbled Rockfish