Talk:Pollachius virens

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This might be a useful reference: [1] DWaterson (talk) 23:43, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Contradiction

It says the fish can grow up to 71lbs but then it says the largest caught was 50lbs. ??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.199.7.92 (talk) 07:19, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Interpretation of the German word "Seelachs"

The German word "See" can be translated in 2 different ways: A. Der See (the lake) B. Die See (the sea) Considering that the species in this article is considered a marine fish, the translation into "sea salmon" seems more appropriate than "lake salmon".

Background: Until approximately the nineteen thirties - because of its mostly pitch black back - this species was called "coal fish" or "collier" (hence its' french name "collin"). The term "Seelachs" was coined after that. Depending on the source, there are different reasons for this. Either due to the processing of his flesh into a "salmon substitute" or because it was an economically important edible fish, which should carry a more refined name to further improve its sales.

Misquoted Reference

You wrote Norwegian scientists say Coley that eat salmon food, taste bad - I paraphrase for brevity. The referenced page says the opposite, that these fish were usually good quality. The scientists did write however that some folks, including fishermen disagreed. I dislike salmon farming, the Norway government scientists can't say that, and the fishermen also have important opinions. But all this should be explained or referred elsewhere. I hope this is simple mistake and not an attempt to mislead readers. 31.51.59.238 (talk) 12:52, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The original paragraph was ambiguous on whether they were talking about fillet quality or taste. I have expanded on this and added in some references. I move this to the section on "saithe as food" as it seemed a bit out of place in the introduction.

On another note, I find it a bit strange that you state that "government scientists" cannot say they do not like fish farming, thus implying bias in the results. Clumpus (talk) 12:22, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for making it clearer Clumpus. I didn't mean to imply bias in the article, rather just pointing out that govenment scientists in Norway need to state their opinions on subjective topics like taste diplomatically, to avoid upsetting the salmon farmers with whom they work. My opinion however, is that it'd be better if hatcheries were used for stocking wild Atantic salmon populations, as is done in the north Pacific, rather than farm them in nets. I understand this would raise tastier fish with fewer diseases and no need to pump antibiotics into the sea. But I'm no expert and it may be impossible? 2A00:23C5:D539:1F01:6584:63C3:E1D5:C32A (talk) 12:50, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]