New Zealand Fish Experts?

[Brett Hoskins]

Just had some sushi in Houston and they said it was New Zealand Sea Trout.

[Neal Osborn]

I am no expert on this (but I do eat a lot of sushi), anyone who knows the real answer please feel free to correct me.

I have been to two restaurants in the past month that have had the special of the day as “New Zealand Trout”, one restaurant called it “New Zealand Pink Trout”.

[Brett Hoskins]

Neal
I did a little research and found that the NZ Seatrout is actually a large brown trout that has gone to the sea.

[patrick mccormick]

I bet if they play their cards right there sea trout could be a nice fishery for sea trout and salmon down there.

[clark reid]

Slow down fellas… It ain’t no New Zealand fish. The sale of any trout in New Zealand is illegal, hence why there is no trout farming here, in fact, that is illegal too. This is one of the ways we protect our precious wild fish from the diseases and genetic deprivation which can often result from farm escapees.

We have farmed salmon here which would fit your description.

Sea Trout are common in some areas, primarily the far south and provide great sport, but there is no lively trade, unless it’s a black market one.

Instances have occurred of illegal taking of wild trout and them being exported and labelled as NZ fish over seas in the past. I strongly encourage you folks to check with your restaurants and make them realise these facts about our trout because it boils it down to one of two options.

1) They are participating, albeit unwittingly) in the illegal black-marketing of our sports-fish
2) Someone is lying about what’s going on the menu.

You can judge a man by the size of things which annoy him.

[Neal Osborn]

Thanks for the clarfication Clark.

[Brett Hoskins]

Thanks Clark

I tend to agree with you and Neal.

[Simon Chu]

Clark’s spot on.

We do have a nice seatrout fishery but as Clark has said its totally illegal to buy or sell trout in NZ.

There is a very good chance anything touted as NZ trout isn’t.

[patrick mccormick]

I was thinking New Zealand was actually argentina…

[yuhina]

Thanks for the explanation! Clark and Simon… nice to have you guys here!
BTW, Nice new Avatar, Clark 🙂

[patrick mccormick]

just remember Humpies >> Farmed salmon

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