Pacific cod

Gadus macrocephalus

COMMON NAMES

    • Pacific cod

FISHERIES STATUS

Fishsource Profile(s)

Global studies

GLOBAL EFFORT

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Global samples

Mislabeling studies have been conducted in the United States and eight European countries, with the United Kingdom and United States having the most studies and samples.

MISLABELING

The global mislabeling rate for Pacific cod is somewhere between <1% and 11%, with the most likely value being 1%.

The 2017 global production was 455 thousands tonnes.

Minimum

1%

Pacific cod

Most likely mislabeling rate is 1%.

Maximun

11%

SUBSTITUTES

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Four substitutes for Pacific cod have been identified in five countries.

Common names follow FISHBASE