Atlantic Cod

Overview

Atlantic cod is produced predominantly in Iceland and Norway, with 85% of total production (111,061 mT) taking place in Norway. The overall species score (62) is weighted towards Norway’s Atlantic cod performance of 62 versus Iceland’s score of 69. Atlantic cod scores 12 points above the global average species score (50) but still substantially lower than the perfect GAPI score (100). Its overall performance score ranks seventh of the 20 species assessed. Atlantic cod production is relatively small—accounting for only 0.3% of global marine finfish production assessed by GAPI.