Chilean sea bass, also known as Patagonian toothfish in Europe, mero in Japan, and bacalao de profundidad (deepwater cod) in Chile, continues to be one of the most popular fish in the world, especially in the United States, the largest importer of the species. After years of illegal fishing and a sustained crackdown on such activities, Chilean sea bass landings seem to have stabilized, but are far from a high point in the early to mid-1990s.
Chile’s landings of this species, found at depths o…
