abstract:The orange roughy, red roughy, slimehead or deep sea perch, Hoplostethus atlanticus, is a relatively large deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). The Marine Conservation Society has categorized orange roughy as vulnerable to exploitation.
They also provide a habitat for fish and other species of ecological and commercial interest, such as orangeroughy, swordfish, tuna, sharks, turtles and whales.
Bottom-trawling's knock-on impacts are best illustrated by the plight of the deep-sea fish, the orangeroughy (also known as slimeheads) whose populations have been reduced by more than 90%, according to marine scientists.
Last year, the company stopped selling seven other species on the Greenpeace red list including Atlantic cod, Chilean sea bass and orangeroughy, says Jeff Lyons, Costco's senior vice president of fresh foods.