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Seafood Info: Mackerel
   
Rastrelliger brachysoma (Bleeker, 1851)
 

Harvesting Method:

    
 
Hook and Line
Features:
Common features of mackerels are a slim, cylindrical shape and posses numerous finlets on the dorsal and ventral sides behind the dorsal and anal fins. The scales are extremely small, if present. The meat is often very oily.

Conservation Status: Good
Local Name: Ikan Kembong

 

Current Situation:
Mackerel mature quickly and breed prolifically making them resilient to fishing pressure. However, juveniles are frequently caught as bycatch in trawl fisheries.

     
           
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