South African Hake - Transkei

Transkei was the first of the four TBVC Bantustans to have a unified territorial authority, a legislative assembly, a degree of self-rule, and the first to be declared independent. TBVC were the initials representing Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda, and Ciskei, the four independent Bantustans of South Africa.

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Merluccius capensis - The South African hake is a ray-finned fish endemic to the waters around South Africa; ray-finned fish have bony spines supporting webs of skin fanning out from the body. The hake performs a daily vertical migration. Spending the day in deep water, it rises to shallow water at night to feed. Juveniles sustain themselves on small crustaceans and lanternfish, adults prefer smaller hacks and jack mackerel; resorting to cannibalism is common. The South African hake breeds throughout the year with peak months being August and September.

Atlantic Cod - New Brunswick

New Brunswick was one of the first four provinces of the Canadian Confederation. It was named for George I, the first Hanoverian king of England coming from the German House of Braunschweig-Lüneburg; he ascended to the English throne in 1714. Brunswick is the Anglicized form of "Braunschweig."

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Gadus morhua - The most common species of cod is the Atlantic variety. It is found throughout the northern Atlantic Ocean, from the Hudson Strait off Western Greenland, to the Labrador Sea, and as far south as Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The cod remains near the ocean floor, moving toward the surface only when feeding or during migration. Atlantic cod mature at 6 to 8 years of age. Late maturity and over fishing have caused drastic declines in population and resulted in the cod being listed as a species vulnerable to extinction.