Ling, blue ling and tusk of the North-East Atlantic

• Main Authors: Bergstad, Odd Aksel, Hareide, Nils Roar
• Format: Report
• Language: Norwegian Bokmål
• Published: Havforskningsinstituttet 1996
• Subjects: lange; ling; brosme; tusk; biologi; biology; bestandsberegning; stock assessment; Norway; Nordsjøen; Øyer; blålange; Eggakanten; Faroes; Færøyane; Iceland; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/113665

The longline fisheries for ling (Molva molva) and tusk (Brosme brosme) have long traditions in Norway. Blue ling (Molva dipterygia) was always a by-catch in Norwegian slope waters but about 15 years ago this species became the target of a deep-water gill-net fishery. In recent years 5-10% of the fir...