Other Fish Called Pollock
One member of the genus Gadus also are commonly referred to as pollock. This is the Alaska pollock or walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) including the form known as the Norwegian pollock. While related (they are also members of the family Gadidae) to the above pollock species, they are not members of the Pollachius genus. Alaska pollock generally spawn in late winter and early spring in the southeastern Bering Sea. The Alaska pollock is a significant part of the commercial fishery in the Gulf of Alaska.
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