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Pacific Cod Fish and Chips Proving a Popular Menu Item
22Jan By Fishermen's NewsNo Comments
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Pacific Cod Fish and Chips Proving a Popular Menu Item

Pacific cod harvested by pot and longline fishermen since their season opened on Jan. 1 has been a popular lunch and dinner item these days in Anchorage restaurants. And the groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands that opened on Jan. 20 are anticipated to soon  be delivering their catch to wholesalers and retail shops. As of Jan. 20, 10th & M, a popular retail seafood shop in downtown Anchorage, manager Tito Marquez said they were selling about 700 pounds a week of fresh Pacific cod fillets for $8.95 a pound, down from $12.95 at this time a year ago. Fred Meyer supermarkets had fresh Pacific cod fillets for $10.99 a pound and Costco was offering the fillets for $7.99 a pound. Several Anchorage restaurants have Pacific cod fish and chips entrees on their...
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Alaska Pacific Cod Season Underway with Lowered TAC
22Jan By Fishermen's NewsNo Comments
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Alaska Pacific Cod Season Underway with Lowered TAC

Alaska’s Pacific cod A season got underway in January, with an overall total allowable catch set lower than for 2024. It’s a total decrease of just over 14,000 metric tons, or 31 million pounds. Based on historical trends, the online market insight website Tradex on Jan. 20 estimated the total Alaskan harvest of Pacific cod would range between 133,000 and 150,000 metric tons. At the lower end, this would represent a 10% decrease from the 2024 harvest, while the higher end would align closely with last year’s total. The Russian Pacific cod 2024 harvest in metric tons, by comparison, was 105,200 metric tons, or 72% of their total allowable catch and 61% of Russia's 2023 harvest of 107,900 metric tons. For 2025, Tradex noted, Alaskan cod may be in for some further price pressu...
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NMFS Reallocates Projected Non-Use of Pacific Cod to Hook-And-Line Gear
20Nov By Fishermen's NewsNo Comments
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NMFS Reallocates Projected Non-Use of Pacific Cod to Hook-And-Line Gear

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has announced the reallocation of the projected unused Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to catcher vessels using hook-and-line gear and catcher/processors using hook-and-line gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska. The decision, effective since Nov. 4, is in effect through Dec. 31. NMFS officials said this action was necessary to allow the 2024 total allowable catch of Pacific cod to be harvested. The groundfish fishery in the Gulf of Alaska is managed according to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. The plan is prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council under authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. An announc...
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NOAA Fisheries Study Looks at Future of Pacific Cod Moving North
27Jun By Fishermen's NewsNo Comments
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NOAA Fisheries Study Looks at Future of Pacific Cod Moving North

A new study, publicly released June 22 by NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), says the success of reproduction of Pacific cod moving north because of climate change issues remains an unknown. New collaborative research discussed in the study predicts how thermally suitable habitat for Pacific cod spawning in the Bering Sea may shift over the coming century of climate change. The study coupled state-of-the-art climate modeling with information from laboratory experiments relating hatch success to temperature and looked at how changes in spawning habitat might affect Pacific cod productivity. The study projects that suitable spawning habitat will expand and shift over this century, as current spawning hotspots likely become too warm for egg development and ha...
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