Editing Hake (section)

==Human introduction to non-native areas==
[[Frank Forrester]]'s ''[[Fishermens' Guide]]'' in 1885 mentions a hake that was transplanted from the coast of [[Ireland]] to [[Cape Cod]] on the coast of [[Massachusetts]] in the [[United States]].  It is uncertain which species it was, but the ''Fishermens' Guide'' stated:<blockquote>This is an Irish [[Seawater|salt water]] fish, similar in appearance to the [[Microgadus tomcod|tom cod]]. In [[Galway Bay|Galway bay]], and other sea [[inlet]]s of Ireland, the hake is exceedingly abundant, and is taken in great numbers. It is also found in [[England]] and [[France]]. Since the [[Irish Americans|Irish immigration]] to America, the hake has followed in the wake of their masters, as it is now found in [[New York Bay|New York bay]], in the waters around [[Boston]], and off Cape Cod. Here it is called the stock fish, and the Bostonians call them poor Johns. [...] It is a singular fact that until within a few years this fish was never seen in America. It does not grow as large here as in Europe, though here they are from ten to eighteen inches [250 to 460 mm] in length.{{nbsp}}[...] The general color of this fish is a reddish brown, with some golden tints—the sides being of a pink silvery luster.<ref>{{cite book|title=Frank Forrester's Fishermens' Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/frankforrestersf00herbrich/page/36/mode/2up|last=Forrester|first=Frank|author-link=Frank Forester|publisher=Advance Publishing Company|location=New York|year=1855}}</ref></blockquote>