According to WWF’s annual sea food guide, cod from the Barents Sea is your best pick from the frozen-goods counter.
The cod stock in the Barents Sea cod is the world’s largest and is jointly regulated by Russia and Norway. The last years’ efforts to utilize this stock in a sustainable way have been successful, and the spawning stock is now the largest in decades, WWF’s web site reports.
WWF also puts haddock, pollock, prawns and king crab from the Barents Sea on the list over recommended sea food.
The North-East Arctic cod stock this is one of Norway’s key fisheries and has historically been the most productive cod stock in terms of commercial landings. Over the past five years, an annual catch near half a million tons of cod have been caught in the Barents Sea, and Russia and Norway are the only coastal states sharing the management of the stocks.
