For more information on ASMI’s campaigns to promote Alaskan seafood, please contact the Southern Europe office, located in Barcelona, Spain, to request media information or artwork.
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Regional Representative
C/ Borrell 7 – Local 19 08190 St. Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona) Spain
Tel:+34 93 589 8547
Fax:+34 93 589 7051
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.alaskaseafood.org
Although the so-called black cod- also known as sablefish or gindara in Japanese- does not belong to the cod family, it lives in deep waters, generally below 200 m.
It spawns in late winter and early spring in waters of the continental slope.
The eggs incubate near the bottom but, after hatching, the larvae rise to surface waters.
Juvenile Black cod, called fry, are found in shallower water close to shore, but they soon move to deeper offshore waters.
Larvae and juveniles feed on planktonic crustaceans while adults are considered “opportunistic” feeders, taking benthic fishes and invertebrates, squid, and jellyfish.
