European plaice Fund says, in 2006, "of the eight plaice stocks recognised by ICES, only one is considered to be harvested sustainably while three are overexploited. Data are insufficient to assess the remaining stocks; however, landings for all stocks are at or near historical lows." In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the European plaice to its seafood red list. European plaice The European plaice ("Pleuronectes platessa") is a commercially important flatfish. The geographical range of the European plaice is off all coasts from the Barents Sea to the Mediterranean, also in the Northeast Atlantic and off Greenland. In some locales such as
Pinnoctopus cordiformis appear to be consistent differences between specimens identified as "P. cordiformis" and those identified as "O. maorum" which suggests that there is a second species but this species more closely resembles a species of the genus "Enteroctopus", with the description closely resembling "Enteroctopus zealandicus". The name "the name Pinnoctopus cordiformis" is regarded as unresolved, a "nomen dubium", by some authorities. Pinnoctopus cordiformis Pinnoctopus cordiformis is a species of octopus found around the coasts of New Zealand. "Pinnoctopus cordiformis" is identifiable by their orange-brown or purple-grey colouration; iridescent white spots are also found on the arms and web. No white spots