Alaska pollock is the world's largest-volume whitefish fishery and a cornerstone of the US seafood processing industry, primarily harvested in the Bering Sea under the Magnuson-Stevens Act's domestic management regime. This line covers the fish in whole or dressed fresh/chilled form, distinct from the fillets and surimi-grade product that dominate commercial trade. Because Alaska pollock is predominantly a domestic US catch, imports of fresh whole product are relatively limited, but shipments from Russian or other North Pacific sources do occur and must clear FDA's seafood HACCP admissibility process. A subsequent NESOI line (0302555000) captures product not covered here.

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