March 25: “Say no to cod,” iSea urges

Avoid them codof size less to 20 cm And they prefer catches like anchoviesAnd Bonito the blue crabConsumers urged members of the environmental organization YesMark the traditional options on her table March 25th.

As reported by Nikos Doumbas of iSea, speaking to APE-MPE, the allowable catch size for cod (Merluccius merluccius) set by Greek legislation is 20 cm.

However, according to related research, females reach the first genetic maturity when They are 21.5 cm long and males about 26 cm. So perhaps the legislation should be amended and the minimum allowable size of the catch should be increased to 26 cm so that they have time to spawn at least once, ”says Mr. Dombas. According to him, Mr. codwhere is he Fierce deep water, It is a kind of poaching Although it Legislative measures, there is pressure on the population to.

For this reason, I would suggest that, on March 25th, consumers would prefer catches whose breeding season is late—cod tops in April in the Aegean Sea—and whose populations are in better shape. So let them eat anchovies, sea urchins, and even foreign specieslike blue crabSays Mr. Dombas, who explains that in addition to cod, on March 25, mainly Norwegian cod (Gados muerhua) or Atlantic cod is consumed.

He explains, in fact, that the name bakalaos, not bakaliaros, but refers to salted speciesThat is, cod is salted cod, Something similar to bonito and lacerda which is basically salted bonito».