Pacific cod have been MSCMSC:
Marine Stewardship Council, an independent, international non-profit organization that has developed an eco-label that guarantees well-managed, sustainable fisheries. Fish products that meet the criteria of the eco-label can be identified by the blue MSC logo.-certified in these fishing areas since about 2010. The cod stockStock:
The fish of a particular species reproducing in the same area in the same period. here is in good shape. MSC-certified Pacific cod are caught using pelagic longlinesLonglines (drifting):
A fishing method whereby a long main line (40-100 km long) with transverse lines with hooks with bait is expanded. The line floats on buoys in the water column. , potspots:
A fishing method in which traps made of chicken wire are baited (fresh or salted fish) which are then placed on the seabed. Species caught this way include crab, lobster, whelk, langoustine and octopus. and trapsTraps:
Traps are a kind of cages made of, for example, chicken wire that lie on the bottom of the sea. At the front is a net with large holes, which prevents species such as seals and waterfowl from swimming into the cage., bottomBottom trawls:
A fishing technique in which cone-shaped nets terminating in a codend are dragged through the water column or along the bottom. trawls and demersalDemersal longline:
A fishing method whereby an anchored long main line (40-100 km long) is expanded, with attached transverse lines with hooks with bait. longlines.