With the 18.5 percent cut in the Alaska pollock quota to 815,000 metric tons at the start of this year, McDonald’s made a decision to reduce quantities of pollock used in Europe because of the species’ importance to its U.S. operation.
Haddock from the Barents Sea is being used to compensate for this drop. The quota for haddock in the Barents Sea will rise from 194,000 metric tons this year to 243,000 metric tons for 2010.
“With the reduction in the Alaskan pollock quota, which is the main fish used by our U.S.
