The 2025 numbers confirm that Northern cod now has the largest Spawning Stock Biomass (SSB) of any cod stock in the world with an exploitation rate remains well below other cod stocks.
| Stock | Northern Cod (2J3KL) | Iceland (Div. 5a) | Barents Sea (Subareas 1&2) |
| Location | Canada | Iceland | Northeast Arctic |
| Most recent Spawning Stock Biomass (t) |
524,000 | 386,752 | 330,486 |
| TAC (t) | 40,000* (2025-26) |
203,822** (2025-26) |
340,000 (2025) |
| Limit Reference Point (t) | 260,000 | 125,000 | 220,000 |
| Fishing mortality*** | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.62 |
| Breakdown of gear type used | Primarily gillnet with some longline, handline, and otter trawl
|
OT – 55%
LL – 26% GN – 6% DS – 7% JG – 6% |
OT – 60 – 80%
FG – 20 – 40% |
| Seasons/months of harvest | Fixed Gear – Year-Round with spawning period closure
Otter Trawl – Year-Round with spawning period closure |
Year-Round | Year-Round with spawning period closures |
| Sustainability status | FIP (A Rating) | MSC
IRFC |
MSC |