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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 ]
Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus), a species of cod (Gadus) found in the North Pacific Ocean, is used as food globally. Compared with common pollock , Alaska pollock is milder in taste, whiter in color, and lower in oil content.
The fourth species of genus Gadus, Gadus chalcogrammus, is commonly called Alaska pollock or walleye pollock. But there are also less widespread alternative trade names highlighting the fish's belonging to the cod genus, like snow cod [12] [13] [14] or bigeye cod. [13]
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.
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). [16] [2] [3]
Pollock or pollack [1] (pronounced / ˈ p ɒ l ə k /) is the common name used for either of the two species of North Atlantic marine fish in the genus Pollachius. Pollachius pollachius is referred to as "pollock" in North America, Ireland and the United Kingdom, while Pollachius virens is usually known as saithe or coley in Great Britain and Ireland (derived from the older name coalfish). [2]
Alaska pollock Theragra chalcogramma: Wild 3,271,426 This species is often the main ingredient in the so-called crab sticks. Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus: Cultivated 3,197,330 Whiteleg shrimp Penaeus vannamei: Cultivated 3,178,721 Bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis: Cultivated 2,898,816 Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis: Wild ...
Pollock roe, also pollack roe (also known as myeongnan and tarako) is the roe of Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) which, despite its name, is a species of cod. Salted pollock roe is a popular culinary ingredient in Korean , Japanese , and Russian cuisines .