Pacific cod
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
Product types:
- IQF fillets, loins, portions and tails
- IQF lightly salted loins and fillets
- Dry and wet salted
- Interleaved fillets
- Blocks
Unlike Atlantic cod, the Pacific cod is smaller in size and brighter in color. Pacific cod are found in the coastal North Pacific Ocean, from the Bering Sea to Southern California in the east and to the Sea of Japan in the west. Pacific cod have a relatively short life less than 20 years.
- Species
- Gadus macrocephalus
- Catching area
- Pacific Ocean - FAO 67 & 61
- Catching method
- Trawl / Long-line
- Packaging
- Bulk cartons, chain pack, retail boxes and bags
- MSC Certification
- Yes