What's wrong with polluck?

Question

Then why are polluck fillets always half the price of haddock and sole (for the exact same weight, and regardless of what time of year)?

Answer 1

Pollock is a fish that is most widely avaliable and plentiful therefore the cost is less.
Alaska pollock is the largest food fish resource in the world. More than 3 million tons of Alaska pollock are caught each year in the North Pacific from Alaska to northern Japan. Alaska pollock catches from U.S. fisheries have been quite consistent at about 1.5 million tons a year, almost all of it from the Bering Sea. High quality, single frozen whole Alaska pollock fillets may be layered into a block mold and deep frozen to produce fish blocks that are used throughout Europe and North America as the raw material for high quality breaded and battered fish products. Lower quality, double-frozen fillets or minced trim pieces may also be frozen in block forms and used as raw material for lower quality, low-cost breaded and battered fish-sticks, portions, etc.