COD | The Atlantic cod, which can change color at certain water depths, has two distinct colour phases: gray-green and reddish brown. Cod feed on mollusks, crabs,  starfish, worms, squid, and small fish. Some migrate south in winter to spawn. A large female lays up to five million eggs in midocean, a very small number of which survive.

THE MEAT | The Cod is a popular food fish with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense white flesh that flakes easily.

SIZE | The Cod can grow to become 180-200 cm long. However mostly it is 50-120 cm long. Its average weight is 5 kg to 12 kg (10 lb to 25 lb), but specimens weighing up to 100 kg (200 lb) have been recorded.

DEPTH | It breeds form the surface of the water down to at least 600 meters depth. The cod is mostly at the bottom, however it is not a rare sight to see a Cod up in the sea.

COLOUR | The normal colour is greybrown, It is yellowgreen at the back and at the sides. It has tight, dark, grey and brownich spots. It is light under the stomach – white or greywhite. However it also has other colours such as darkbrown  and redbrown. The line is white/greywhite.

CHARACTERISTICS | The line and the grey spots are clear characteristics.

WHERE TO CATCH IT | The cod breeds in the red areas on the map below.