Pacific Seafood Group

Clackamas, OR, United States

• Avg. SizeLess than 2 lbs
• FRESHskinless, boneless fillets.
• Max Size15 lbs

Think of Alaska pollock as the fish that doesn’t get any respect. Almost everybody eats it, but hardly anybody knows it. Pollock are the favorite fish of fast-food fryers, which serve it up as fish n’ chips, fish sandwiches and now even fish tacos. And, of course, pollock are the stuff of surimi, the ubiquitous fish paste that is used to make “seafood analogs, ” the ersatz shellfish products that look and taste a lot like the real thing— at a fraction of the price. Alaska pollock is the largest food fish resource in the world.

• Avg. SizeLongline fish 5 lbs
• Avg. Size:Troll-caught fish15-25 lbs
• Max Size:70 lbs
• FRESH:Loins (7-12 lbs. average) skin-on

A wide-ranging member of the tuna family, albacore roam tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. Smaller albacore are mostly canned, while the larger fish are either frozen or sold fresh. Worldwide, more than 200, 000 metric tons of albacore are caught each year, making albacore the third most valuable tuna resource after yellowfin and skipjack. Big albacore from Hawaii and the South Pacific, where it is called tombo, has very pink, almost red meat. As a rule, fresh tombo loins are available for about $2lb. less than yellowfin ahi or bigeye ahi loins. Think of it as ahi, but at a bargain price.

• Max Size;40 lbs
• Avg. Size: 1-3 lbs
• FRESH: Whole cooked.

• Max Size20 lbs
• FRESHSkinless and skin-on, boneless fillets;
• Avg. Size8-15 lbs

• Mahogany clams15-25/lb.
• Venus clams15-20/lb. (small); 10-20 (medium); 9-12 (large).
• Little Necks8-14/lb.
• LIVEManila, Venus, Mahogany, Hard clams and Cockles;
• Manilas:20-30/lb.

• FROZENCooked, peeled shrimp meats (90/500 count); whole, raw and cooked.
• Max Size6.5 inches

• LIVE:1 to 3 lbs.
• FRESH:Whole cooks graded 1-1 1/2, 1 1/2 -2, 2 up, combo meat (from both fresh and frozen sections) packed in 8-oz., 14 oz., 1-lb. and 5-lb

• Avg. Size3-5 lbs
• Avg. Size:1 1/2 - 2 1/2 lbs
• LIVE, FROZENSections (clusters) graded 3/5 oz., 5/8 oz. and 8 ups (bulk or soldier pack). Cocktail claws, snap n’ eat legs, split legs. Meat sold in frozen 5-lb. “combo” packs (60% body: 40% leg ratio is typical of high-quality pack).

Widely distributed in both the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans, snow crab is the crab that keeps the crab houses cranking and the retail cash registers ringing. The name snow crab is a marketing name for Chinoecetes opilio, a species that is found in both the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans. The largest commercial fisheries for snow crab are in the winter off Alaska and in the summer off Newfoundland. In Alaska, both Chinoecetes opilio and the larger C. bairdi, which is fished only off Alaska, are called “tanner” crab on the fishing grounds. In Canada, snow crab are also called “queen crab.”

• FROZENWhole, cleaned tubes and tentacles, steaks.
• Avg. Size1/2 ounce to 2 pounds