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Pacific cod

American  

noun

  1. a cod, Gadus macrocephalus.


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Pacific cod, perhaps best known as the key ingredient in fish and chips, is the second largest commercial groundfish fishery off the coast of Alaska.

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

Unfortunately, their faulty reasoning justifies pollock, Pacific cod and flatfish fisheries continuing as usual, despite the issue of crab bycatch.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2022

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

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