There is no targeted fishery on pollock; it is bycatch in several fisheries. There is therefore little known about the stock of pollock in most European waters. The fishing pressure is largely unknown. The species is not endangered, but moderately vulnerable to fishing pressure.
There is a lot of bycatch in bottom trawl fisheries. Unwanted species are discarded. These discards have a low survivability. There is also bycatch of endangered shark and ray species. The fishing gear also disturbs the bottom a lot and can damage vulnerable habitats like cold-water coral reefs.
The fishery management in European waters is reasonably effective, but there are no quotas for pollock and there are no targeted measures.