Meet Hank the Animated Orange Roughy

October 16, 2012

Orange roughy, once called slimehead, is a deep-sea fish that can live to 100 years or more. Since they are slow growing and late to reach reproductive maturity, they are vulnerable to overfishing. Researchers report that their populations are now 10 to 30 percent (or less) of historic levels. Even with proper managment orange roughy populations are expected to take decades to recover.