BSAI Pacific Cod DAP catch weekly count (18-19.Jan.2020)

UNITED STATES
Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 00:00 (GMT + 9)

U.S. wild-caught Pacific cod is a smart seafood choice because it is sustainably managed and responsibly harvested under U.S. regulations.

Status

• There are four stocks of Pacific cod: Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands, and West Coast:
• 2018 stock assessments in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska indicate that Pacific cod are not overfished and not subject to overfishing. 
• Although there was a 2018 stock assessment for the Aleutian Islands stock, data are insufficient to determine the population status at this time.
• The West Coast population of Pacific cod has never been formally assessed, but is not subject to overfishing based on 2016 catch data.
• In Alaska, scientists and managers determine the population status of Pacific cod based on estimates of spawning biomass—a measure of the number of females in the population that are able to reproduce.
• Estimated biomass has fluctuated over the past few decades; the stock increased rapidly, peaked in the 1980s, then declined slightly and stabilized.

Where They Live

• 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.
• They are less common in Central California and are rare in Southern California.(Source: NOAA)

Source: FIS.com | Click to enlarge it

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