Talk:Alaska pollock

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How large is this fish, and what is its lifespan? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.125.209.229 (talk) 07:38, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Nutritional information for this fish? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.125.209.229 (talk) 07:41, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

does this fish have scales?

The bit in the introduction about the possibility of the Norwegian and Alaskan pollock being the same needs a citation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.114.129.21 (talk) 22:10, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

shouldn't this include Tarako in use as food? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.93.205.116 (talk) 18:58, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Here is the Long John Silver ingredient information. http://www.ljsilvers.com/images/pdfs/LJS_Customer_Ingredient_List_July%202014.pdf It says, "Battered Alaskan Pollock" which contains "FISH (POLLOCK)". It can be reached by going to the Long John Silvers website > MENU > Nutritional Information > Ingredients List 205.134.213.30 (talk) 12:21, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

Baird, Troy A, Clifford H Ryer, and Bori L Olla. "Social Enhancement of Foraging on an Ephemeral Food Source in Juvenile Walleye Pollock, Theragra Chalcogramma."Environmental Biology of Fishes 31.3 (1991): 307-11. SpringerLink. KluwerAcademicPublishers.Web. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00000697>. Random6251 (talk) 03:02, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Ciannelli, L., R. D Brodeur, and J. M Napp. "Foraging Impact on Zooplankton by Age-0 Walleye Pollock (Theragra Chalcogramma) around a Front in the Southeast Bering Sea." Marine Biology 144.3 (2004): 515-26. SpringerLink. Springer-Verlag. Web. .Random6251 (talk) 03:02, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Heintz, Ron A, and Johanna J Vollenweider. "Influence of Size on the Sources of Energy Consumed by Overwintering Walleye Pollock (Theragra Chalcogramma)."Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 393.1-2 (2010): 43-50. Web.Random6251 (talk) 03:02, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Adams, Charles F, Robert J Foy, John J Kelly, and Kenneth O Coyle. "Seasonal Changes in the Diel Vertical Migration of Walleye Pollock (Theragra Chalcogramma) in the Northern Gulf of Alaska." Environmental Biology of Fishes 86.2 (2009): 297-305.SpringerLink. Springer Netherlands. Web. .Random6251 (talk)

Edits/Comments
Helllo Random6251,

Here is a summary of the edits I made to your article:
 * Changed to "...because they do not have enough energy storage capacity."
 * Changed to "When researchers conducted an experiment on walleye polluck, their behavior was not dependent on either the amount of light or the temperature of the water."
 * Changed to "In November, the availability of food decreases on the surface, therefore pollucks tend to move towards deeper water to find food."
 * Changed "eats" to "eat" (first paragraph)
 * Changed to “These consist of age, size, and the movement of prey. First of all, it is dependent on the age of the fish.”-- **note, see comments below.

Your article was well written and easy to follow and understand. You did a nice job of covering the important material from your sources. There was one question concerning wording- **In the first paragraph it used to say “First of all, it is dependent on the size," then you state that as your second argument as well. Anyway to change this? I changed it to age (or you possibly meant diet). In continuing for this article you could possibly expand on the relationship between evolution and this behavior of the fish.

Biliken 1995 (talk) 17:32, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi Random6251,

I added a few external links to your section which I felt help provide a more whole picture. Looking at your sources, you did a good job of communicating the main points of their research and connecting different factors. Aside from general grammar revisions, I also clarified your sentence on individuals acting in their best interest, which sort of made it sound as though the evolution was intentional. For future research, maybe go more in depth on their food sources in general. I look forward to seeing the final product!

R-NH2 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 01:06, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

First of all, sentences are re-worded and re-structured to be more clear and precise. There were suggestions to make clarify different factors of foraging behavior of this organism. So, I tried to be more clear about the different foraging behavior of two age group, young and old pollocks, and impacts of environmental factors on the foraging behavior. It seemed like both age and size of individual pollocks were the factor for the foraging behavior. If there are any suggestions for the posting or anything, feel free to respond. Thanks

Random6251 (talk) 04:53, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

There were major revisions by other Wikipedia users. The overall flow and sentence structure looked very good. I just made few changes in wording. Also, there were uncited sentences and I added citations for those sentences.

Random6251 (talk) 03:24, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Peer Edit 11/15/15
Helllo Random6251,

I made a couple of very minor spelling, grammar, and sentence structure changes to your article. I also have a few suggestions for areas I think can be improved. First of all, I think the article would benefit if you add more citations to the end of sentences. I noticed a lot of sentences without citations at the end that seem like they were from a source. There were citations at the ends of paragraphs, but if someone changes the order of the sentences or adds new sentences, those citations might not be accurate for the content of the whole paragraph. To prevent this, you should cite at the end of each sentence where you used a source (note: I'm not familiar with what information you got from your sources and what you added on your own, so for all I know, you've cited everything correctly. But it seemed to me that there were a lot of sentences without citations at the end, so I thought I should at least bring it to your attention). My next suggestion would be to talk more about the evolutionary implications of foraging behavior. For example, you mention that larger pollocks benefit during the winter because they don't have to forage as much. Does this mean that larger pollocks are favored by selection? Are pollocks evolving to be large, or are there other factors keeping the small size trait present in the population? I think addressing those questions in the article would help you add a lot of important information. Finally, I noticed that you say age is the primary factor affecting foraging behavior, but then you talked mostly about size. It would help if you add some more information about the effect of age on foraging behavior. I think if you expand on these areas, you can make the article a lot more informative for people learning about evolution, and for people seeking general knowledge. I'll look forward to seeing the finished product.

Gern Blanston 13 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:31, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Peer edit 11/15/15 (#2)
Hi Random6251!

I rearranged some of your sentences and edited the word content. The information listed in your article is great however I think the article lacks necessary evolutionary explanations behind the pollock's foraging behavior. It was unclear as to why size and age continues to promote the existence of both subgroups and why the behavior changes in response to the seasons. I think a general description of traits in each subgroup pertaining to eating habits would increase the clarity of the entire article as well as explain the reasoning behind the distinctive behaviors. I also thought some parts mainly the last paragraph of the article needs more details such as why pollucks prefer each depth and if certain species differ in their foraging behaviors. To expand on the evolutionary content, you could also talk about environmental factors such as tidal mixing and it's effects on the availability of each food source.You also could maybe expand on how the variation in size is a potential proximate (or ultimate) cause to the evolution of the species? That said, Good job! Anon 2214 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:59, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

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Fisheries data
Where did they get it from? I followed the link (https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/species/3017/en) and it isn't there. FAO has these very informational pages on species, like this one for skipjack tuna (https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/aqspecies/2494) but when I searched, they don't have that kind of report for Alaska pollock which is odd for one of the biggest fisheries. --Atheist723 (talk) 01:17, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

2021 data
Hello I have  a  because your edit claims to add 2021 data but the citation is still 2014. Invasive Spices (talk) 5 May 2022 (UTC)