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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| walleye pollock canonical | 2 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial fish
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ marine fish ⓘ schooling fish ⓘ |
| assessedBy | NOAA Fisheries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fisheryType | industrial fishery ⓘ |
| fishingMethod |
bottom trawl
ⓘ
midwater trawl ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Aleutian Islands region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | North Pacific Fishery Management Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | subject to quota-based fisheries management in the United States ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 91 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 4 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Gadiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Gadus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| productForm |
breaded portions
ⓘ
minced fish blocks ⓘ |
| scientificName | Gadus chalcogrammus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spawningSeason | winter to early spring ⓘ |
| synonym | Theragra chalcogramma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | mid-trophic predator ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine | processed seafood products ⓘ |
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