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Alaska pollock is the world's second most important fish species, after the Peruvian anchoveta, in terms of total catch. [ 33 ] Alaska pollock landings are the largest of any single fish species in the U.S, with the average annual Eastern Bering Sea catch between 1979 and 2022 being 1.26 million metric tons. [ 34 ]
However, the consumption of Alaska pollock in South Korea dropped to an estimated 260,000 tonnes per year by 2016, [4] Much of is imported from Russia due to changes in sea water temperatures. [5] Alaska Pollock is a sizeable resource of fish and makes up 32% of the total US landings and 58% of Alaska's. [6]
Cod (pl.: cod) is the common name for the demersal fish genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae. [1] Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus Gadus is commonly not called cod (Alaska pollock, Gadus chalcogrammus).
Modern taxonomy included Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus), which is genetically not separate from Norway pollock. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Greenland cod ( G. ogac ) that was considered an own species, is considered the same species as Pacific cod ( G. macrocephalus ).
Enter Wild Alaska Pollock, a cousin to cod and similar in flavor, texture, and appearance. It’s lean, snowy-white meat and mild flavor make it our recommended choice to slide into your recipe ...
Although there is a fourth species of the cod genus Gadus, Alaska pollock, it is commonly not called cod and therefore currently not covered here. Cod are demersal fish found in huge schools confined to temperate waters in the northern hemisphere. Atlantic cod are found in the colder waters and deeper sea regions throughout the Northern Atlantic.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
Worst: Long John Silver's Wild Alaska Pollock Sandwich. Weirdly enough, there's only one fish sandwich option at Long John Silver's, despite it being a seafood restaurant.