How to Use pollock in a Sentence

pollock

noun
  • Every salmon caught by the Bering Sea pollock fleet is counted.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Alaskan pollock just hit national menus in time for Lent.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But pollock often swim close to the seafloor, so the nets make substantial bottom contact.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Blake, who has spent 13 years in the pollock industry, said avoiding salmon is a central part of his job.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Back in the Bering Sea, Captain Blake kept fishing for pollock.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At the scale of a fishery that harvests billions of pounds of pollock annually, that can mean hundreds of thousands of salmon.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Restrictions on their own harvest are difficult to accept when pollock trawlers are fishing offshore.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This frozen meal combines shrimp, pollock, and scallops in a coconut, lemongrass, and ginger sauce to create a flavorful, easy-to-make dish.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Warmer oceans can also increase the risk of salmon bycatch by changing where salmon and pollock overlap, according to a 2025 study.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Salmon born in its tributaries migrate to the ocean, spend years feeding at sea, then return to spawn, linking villages like Rampart to the same waters where the pollock fleet fishes.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In the fashion of izakayas, there are also tasty bites to pair with the soup, from ooey-gooey takoyaki (octopus dumplings) to tempura Brussels sprouts to spicy pollock roe on rice.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Or meet a date at the window counter for a glass of grower Champagne and oeufs manteiko, a Pacific version of the classic oeufs mayonnaise spiked with spicy pollock roe.
    — Brooke Baitinger september 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The menu will feature baked pollock, baked tilapia, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, clam chowder, steamed rice, steamed broccoli, French friends, assorted dinner rolls, cookies and ice cream.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • More ocean news Alaska pollock, the fish behind imitation crab and America’s fish sticks, is fueling a fight over trawling and bycatch.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Bycatch — marine life caught unintentionally while fishers target something else — makes up 2% of the pollock fishery’s total catch.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Steller sea lions are active predators that hunt more than 100 species of fish — including Atka mackerel, pollock, salmon and cod — plus cephalopods like squid and octopus.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Steller sea lions are opportunistic predators that hunt mostly at night and feed on more than 100 species of fish — Atka mackerel, pollock, salmon and cod among them — plus cephalopods like squid and octopus.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The fishery uses methods that it — and McDonald’s — say are aimed at minimizing environmental impacts, but the nets that catch pollock catch other marine life too.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • McDonald's fish patties today are made from wild Alaskan pollock, a lean fish with a mild flavor similar to cod, another traditional fish sandwich ingredient.
    — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The association has also been developing ready-to-serve products using local fish, such as fish cakes and sweet potato pollock soup, which schools can buy at a discount thanks to a state program that gives partial reimbursements for local food purchases.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 May 2026
  • According to market research firm Circana, wholesale pollock prices recently jumped about 30%, rising from roughly $95 to more than $129 for a 40-pound box.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Customers can mix and match sandwiches, including the Crispy Fish Sandwich made with 100% wild Alaskan pollock and the Spicy Chicken Sandwich.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Long John Silver's has a fish and shrimp family feast, mix and match eight pieces of either Alaska pollock or all-white meat chicken, paired with twelve shrimp, all hand-battered in Long John Silver's signature batter.
    — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Over the last 10 years, Bering Sea pollock trawlers caught an average of about 18,000 Chinook and 288,000 other salmon a year, nearly all of them chum.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Nappie's Food Service in North Fayette has aisles and aisles of fish ready to supply Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland with cod, haddock, pollock and all types of seafood for fish frys.
    — Barry Pintar, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In the seafood area, 181 boxes of Sea Star, Pelican Bay and Tropical salted pollock fillets needed to be at or under 41 degrees but were a balmy 59 to 69 degrees.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026

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