walleye pollock

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Walleye pollock is a schooling gadid fish of the North Pacific that is one of the world’s most abundant and commercially important seafood species.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial fish
fish species
marine fish
schooling fish
assessedBy NOAA Fisheries
behavior forms large schools
bodyColoration greenish to brownish dorsally with paler sides
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse fish sticks
frozen fillets
imitation crab meat
surimi production
commonName Alaska pollock
Pacific pollock
walleye pollock
diet euphausiids
small fish
zooplankton
distinguishingFeature small or absent chin barbel
three dorsal fins
two anal fins
ecologicalRole prey for larger fish
prey for marine mammals
prey for seabirds
family Gadidae
fisheryRegion Alaska
Russia Far East
fisheryType industrial fishery
fishingMethod bottom trawl
midwater trawl
foundIn Aleutian Islands region
linked to: Aleutian Islands

Bering Sea
Gulf of Alaska
Japan Sea
linked to: Sea of Japan

Sea of Okhotsk
growthRate relatively fast-growing
habitat continental shelf waters
continental slope waters
pelagic zone
importance key species in North Pacific marine ecosystems
one of the world’s most abundant commercial fish species
IUCNStatus Least Concern
kingdom Animalia
majorSpawningArea Gulf of Alaska
eastern Bering Sea
managedBy North Pacific Fishery Management Council
management subject to quota-based fisheries management in the United States
maximumLength about 91 cm
maximumWeight about 4 kg
nativeTo North Pacific Ocean
order Gadiformes
parentTaxon Gadus
phylum Chordata
productForm breaded portions
minced fish blocks
scientificName Gadus chalcogrammus
linked to: Gadus
spawningSeason winter to early spring
synonym Theragra chalcogramma
taxonRank species
trophicLevel mid-trophic predator
usedInCuisine processed seafood products

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