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U.S. wild-caught Pacific cod is a smart seafood choice because it is sustainably managed and responsibly harvested under U.S. regulations.
Frozen Pacific cod exports
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Friday, January 17, 2020, 00:00 (GMT + 9)
U.S. wild-caught Pacific cod is a smart seafood choice because it is sustainably managed and responsibly harvested under U.S. regulations.
The Bering Sea stock is above target population level. The Gulf of Alaska stock is below target level and fishing rate promotes population growth. The Aleutian Islands stock status is unknown. The Pacific Coast stock has not been assessed.
Nearly half of the fish caught worldwide are from stocks that are scientifically monitored and, on average, are increasing in abundance. Effective management appears to be the main reason these stocks are at sustainable levels or successfully rebuilding.
Status
There are four stocks of Pacific cod: Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands, and West Coast:
- 2018 stock assessments in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska indicate that Pacific cod are not overfished and not subject to overfishing.
- Although there was a 2018 stock assessment for the Aleutian Islands stock, data are insufficient to determine the population status at this time.
- The West Coast population of Pacific cod has never been formally assessed, but is not subject to overfishing based on 2016 catch data.
In Alaska, scientists and managers determine the population status of Pacific cod based on estimates of spawning biomass—a measure of the number of females in the population that are able to reproduce.
- Estimated biomass has fluctuated over the past few decades; the stock increased rapidly, peaked in the 1980s, then declined slightly and stabilized.
Source: NOAA
Source: FIS.com
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