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Scientific Name: Gadus chalcogrammus
Acceptable Market Name(s): | Pollock |
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Common Name(s): | Walleye Pollock † |
Scientific Name: | Gadus chalcogrammus |
DNA Sequence Data: | DNA |
Hazard Information: | HAZ |
ITIS TSN (see note below): | TSN 934083 |
Additional Information: |
The Scientific Name has been changed from Theragra chalcogramma to Gadus chalcogrammus by American Fisheries Society (AFS). Market Name Change from Alaska Pollock to Pollock by Legislative actions: Congress mandated in H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Omnibus Bill), that only Gadus chalcogrammus caught in Alaskan waters or the exclusive economic zone (as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) adjacent to Alaska can be called Alaskan 'pollock' or Alaska """"pollock'. |
Vernacular Name(s) (See note below.*): |
Whiting Pacific Tomcod Pacific Pollock |
* Note: The Vernacular Name(s) (if any listed above) are for CROSS REFERENCE ONLY, and generally not acceptable
for product labeling in interstate commerce. Their use may result in seafood misbranding.
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