The results demonstrated that fillets from the cold-water species Atlantic cod, both farmed and wild, showed no cold shortening.On the contrary, the fillets contracted significantly less when stored at 0 C during rigor contraction compared to 7 C. Initial storage at 0 C resulted in a lower weight loss in the wild cod fillets, compared to storage at 4 and 7 C. The weight loss in farmed cod fillets were not significantly affected by the different temperatures. The total weight loss was similar, 6e8%, in both types of cod fillets despite the more extensive contraction in the farmed cod fillets.