Atlantic cod belongs to Cods and haddocks family. Max. size: 200 cm. Max. weight: 96.0 kg. Max.age: 25 years.

Enviroment: oceanodromous; marine; brackish. Depth range 0 – 600 m. Climate: temperate. Minimum population doubling time is 1.4 - 4.4 years. Distribution: North Atlantic: Cape Hatteras to Ungava Bay along the North American coast; east and west coast of Greenland; around Iceland; coasts of Europe from the Bay of Biscay to the Barents Sea, including the region around Bear Island. Cod feed at dawn or dusk on invertebrates and fish, including young cod. Cod spawn once a year. They are marketed fresh, dried or salted, smoked and frozen; they are eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked. The most important stocks are the Norwegian Arctic stock in the Barents Sea and the Icelandic stock. The populations around Greenland and Newfoundland have declined dramatically.