The Seafood List
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Gadus chalcogrammus
| Acceptable Market Name(s): | Pollock |
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| 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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