Alaskan Cod, 6 oz portions

1, 6oz portion of boneless, skinless Alaskan Cod, sustainably-caught in Alaska's Dutch Harbor, flash frozen and vacuum-sealed.

Cod is probably our area's most popular fish since the flesh is mild and wonderfully flaky with a smooth mouthfeel.

Even though they were being overfished (they are now sustainably managed) they still have very abundant numbers. 

In fact, it's not only a wonderful eating fish, it is the most affordable wild fish due to it being one of the most prolific and stable fish populations in the world.

Cod does contain some Omega 3's and is still a great source of Vit D, B's, selenium, potassium, phosphorus and more, especially complete protein!

They can be a large fish reaching up to 2-3 feet and 50ish pounds. 

They are bottom-dwelling carnivores, like the Halibut, eating smaller fish, crustaceans and mollusks. 

Sad facts: 

• 90% of the seafood consumed in the US is imported (mostly from China and Russia). With most of the salmon coming from fish factories in Norway and Chile. 
• Most grocery store salmon is processed overseas and re-imported through a long supply chain of middlemen. 
• Typically 7-10 middlemen are used to get fish from water to shelf. 
• Farmed salmon.
  • Raised in a "fish factory" or CAFO (Confined Animal Feeding Operation) in cages full of parasites and diseases (b/c the fish are so unhappy they are trying to die). 
  • Eat GMO soy & corn, meat by-products like chicken feathers, canola meal and dye. Note the high soy composition in their feed means goodbye healthy omega-3s and hello inflammatory disease-causing omega-6s!
  • doused regularly with pesticides and antibiotics (sea lice, eww) but still have a staggering death rate of 15-20%. 

Seafood Watch, an independent guide to fish consumption affiliated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, recommends avoiding most farmed Atlantic salmon because of excessive chemical use and disease. Read more HERE.