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ALASKA WHITEFISH [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A food fish (Theragra chalcogramma) of the northern Pacific related to and closely resembling the pollack.

OBS

Family: Gadidae.

OBS

Alaska pollock: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

OBS

walleye pollock: term used by the Canadian Museum of Nature.

Key term(s)
  • walleye pollack
  • Pacific pollock
  • Alaska whitefish
  • Pacific whitefish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille : Gadidae.

OBS

goberge de l'Alaska : nom français commercial normalisé par l'OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

OBS

morue du Pacifique occidental : terme officialisé par l'Union européenne.

OBS

La goberge de l'Alaska est souvent utilisée dans la préparation du surimi.

Key term(s)
  • colin de l'Alaska
  • lieu de l'Alaska
  • morue des neiges

Spanish

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