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OUR FOCUS IS ON HIGH QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) is distributed widely in the North Pacific and is neither overfished nor approaching an overfished condition. Pacific cod is targeted by a variety of fisheries that use multiple gear types, including trawl, longline, pot, and jig. The longline fishery is managed under a federal license limitation program. Participants in the longline fishery hold federal license limitation program permits with federal Pacific cod endorsements issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) allowing their vessels to participate in the longline fishery.

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The freezer longline sector is amongst the cleanest, most sustainable fisheries in the world.  Our sector is certified under the Alaska Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) program and was the first cod fishery in the world to obtain Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable, eco-friendly, and well-managed fishery.  Monterrey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program gives our fishery its highest-level recommendation (“best choice”) in its seafood consumer guide.