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Gadus chalcogrammus

Acceptable Market Name(s): Pollock
Common Name(s): Walleye Pollock
Type: V
ITIS TSN: 934083
Hazard Information: HAZ
DNA Sequence(s): Gadus chalcogrammus
Law/Regulation/Import Alert: H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Omnibus Bill)
Vernacular Name(s) (See note below.*): Whiting | Pacific Tomcod | Pacific Pollock
Additional Information: 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.
*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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