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Photo	Names
Image courtesy of: Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia, Office of Seafood and Office of Regulatory Affairs, US Food and Drug Administration.	Latin: Gadius macrocephalus French: Morue du Pacifique German: Pazifischer Kabeljau Spanish: Bacalao del Pacifico Russian: Tikhookeanskaya Treska Japanese: Madara

Description

Pacific cod is very similar to Atlantic cod. However, they are usually smaller than its atlantic cousin however, and range in weight from 2 to 5 kg (4-11 lbs). The harvesting of Pacific cod increased as the harvest of Atlantic cod decreased. Pacific cod has since replaced much of the seafood niche originally created by the Atlantic cod.

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: United States, Russia, Canada, Japan, Korea Primary Consumers North America, Europe, South America, Caribbean, Africa	In 1994 approximately 385,000 tons of pacific cod were harvested

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
Production has been relatively stable by North American producers. However, production from Asian and Russian waters are decreasing. For the most part current stocks are stable, healthy, and fully utilized.	------

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