Prix de la Halibut poisson du Canada

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Halibut in Canada: Quick Guide

Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) is a set of three flatfish from the genera Hippoglossus and Reinhardtius. They are related to right-eye flounders because of their one-sided eye placement. Based on sources, we have Atlantic and Pacific halibut.

The Atlantic species is quite huge and reaches between 2.5 and 4.7 meters long and weighs up to 705 pounds or 300 kg. Its Pacific counterpart is brownish green and also as huge. Both types thrive in the eastern and western sectors of the Northern Atlantic/Pacific.

Halibut fish is a popular catch for gourmets. It is lean and espouses sweet ivory-coloured flesh, which is firm and tender.

Halibut is safe, wild, and low in mercury

A product of the Canadian Atlantic East Coast and the Pacific West Coast, halibut is harvested wild. The selenium-rich ocean waters ensure that it is 100% sustainable, low in mercury and mild-tasting with firm texture. Selenium is good for all shellfish as it replaces or cancels out mercury, making wild fish safe to eat.

Commercial Halibut in Canada

There are three main types of commercialised Canada halibut that include Atlantic, Pacific and Greenland Halibut.

1. Atlantic Halibut

Current price: CAD 80.52 (US$58.41) per kilogram

Also known as "East Coast halibut" among Canadians, this fish has habitat in the Atlantic Northwest, from the coast of Virginia in the U.S., to the glaciers of the Arctic circle. Near and within Canada, the fish swims the Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Greenland and Gulf of St. Lawrence waters. Its most distinct feature is that the right and left eyes are both on the right side. The left side has virtually no sight organs.

2. Pacific Halibut

Current price: CAD 18.95-36.60 per pound or CAD 41.69- 80.52 (US$30.23-58.41) per kilogram

Among halibut species, the Pacific halibut has the most extensive habitat range. It is fished all the way from the he U.S.’ continental shelf through the Northern Pacific, Japan and Russia. It can attain a size above 200 kilograms. Because of its importance in commercial fisheries, around 435 fishing vessels get licence each year to do the harvesting in the province of British Columbia in Canada. Its firm texture, low bone density and good taste makes it popular.

3. Greenland Halibut

Current price: CAD17.4 (US$12.62) per kilogram

Smaller than its counterparts, the Greenland halibut measures up to to 1.2 meters long and has maximum weight of 25 kilograms. It swims deepest and moves fastest among all flatfish, perhaps due to its aptly-positioned left eye.

Canadians in the east of the country call Greenland halibut either "Greenland turbot” or “Newfoundland turbot,” as it thrives in the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Newfoundland channels.

Canada’s Pacific salmon and Atlantic salmon find markets within North America while the rest reach UK and European destinations. The good news is that both wild and farmed halibut are available year-round.