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Pacific cod

American  

noun

  1. a cod, Gadus macrocephalus.


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The Gulf of Alaska stock is one of four Pacific cod stocks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

The fish hauled out of the Gulf of Alaska have accounted for as much as 18 percent of the Pacific cod caught around the world.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023

Past bottom marine heatwaves have decimated Pacific cod and snow crab populations.

From Reuters • Mar. 13, 2023

Most of the predatory ground fish that are more abundant to the south, like Pacific cod, don’t tolerate those temperatures.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2022

But these pots were outfitted with “trigger” openings designed to keep out most crab and allow the entry of Pacific cod, fat-bellied gray fish, many of which weigh 15 to 20 pounds.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2022