Atlantic Cod
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From:Northeast Arctic stock (Barents Sea - Russia, Norway), Icelandic stock (N. Atlantic - Iceland), East Baltic stock (Baltic Sea - Sweden, Poland, Denmark)Method:Wild, hook and line
Atlantic cod is a deep-water fish, living at depths of more than 1,300 feet on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Cod is one of several “groundfish” species, referring to the fact that they live on the seafloor.
For centuries, north Atlantic cod was one of the world’s largest and most reliable fisheries. However, overfishing threatens to bring this to an end. Despite strict management in the U.S. and Canada in recent years, cod remains overfished, with some populations so depleted that they’re listed as endangered or threatened. While cod populations in Iceland and the Northeast Arctic are in better condition, overfishing still occurs in these regions.
Fishermen often catch cod with bottom trawl gear, which involves dragging large nets across the seafloor. Trawling damages marine habitats and produces unwanted bycatch. A portion of the Icelandic and Northeast Arctic fisheries don’t use habitat-damaging trawling gear.
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- Sushi Name(s)n/a
- Common Name(s)Scrod, Whitefish
- Scientific Name(s)Gadus morhua
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- Atlantic Cod -From:Northeast Arctic stock (Barents Sea - Russia, Norway), Icelandic stock (N. Atlantic - Iceland), East Baltic stock (Baltic Sea - Sweden, Poland, Denmark)Method:Wild, Danish seine, bottom trawl, bottom longline, bottom gillnet, pound net
- Atlantic Cod -From:U.S. (Gulf of Maine), Canada (except Georges Bank)Method:Wild, hook and line
- Atlantic Cod -From:Faroe Plateau stock (N. Atlantic - Faroe Islands), Western Baltic stock (Baltic Sea - Denmark, Germany, Sweden), Celtic Sea stock (Celtic Sea - France, Ireland)Method:Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, bottom gillnet, pound net
- Atlantic Cod -From:Canada, U.S.Method:Wild, bottom trawl
- Atlantic Cod -From:U.S. (Georges Bank), Canada (Georges Bank)Method:Wild, hook and line
- Atlantic Cod -From:Faroe Plateau stock (N. Atlantic - Faroe Islands), Western Baltic stock (Baltic Sea - Denmark, Germany, Sweden), Celtic Sea stock (Celtic Sea -- France, Ireland)Method:Wild, Danish seine, bottom trawl
- Atlantic Cod -From:Norwegian Coastal stock (Norwegian Sea - Norway), North Sea stock (North Sea - Norway, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Denmark), Greenland stock (N. Atlantic - Germany, Norway, Faroe Islands, Greenland), Kattegat stock (Kattegat Bay - Denmark, Sweden), WestMethod:Wild, hook and line, Danish seine, bottom trawl, bottom longline, bottom gillnet, pound net
