Northwest Fisheries Consortium Consortium home Ships Products English General information Bottom fish species Kamchatka crab Bottom fish species Fishing vessels of the Consortium catch cod (Atlantic cod) and haddock, blue-horned halibut in the Barents Sea. As a by-catch, fish species such as pollock, sea bass, flounder, and catfish are also caught. All of these fish species are benthic. Fishing is carried out all year round using trawls. Fishing vessels of the Consortium produce frozen products from bottom fish species at onboard factories. Basically, these are products in the form of gutted headless carcasses, sorted by weight. Frozen fillets are also available. By-products can be liver, heads, tails, fishmeal, and other foods. The fish caught by the Consortium ships live in natural, ecologically favorable conditions; it is not cultured. Meat of cod and haddock, halibut is tasty, aromatic, pleasant consistency. It is rich in nutrients such as protein, iodine and phosphorus.