Ling

Molva molva

WHERE CAN YOU FIND IT?

  • Atlantic
  • Mediterranean
  • Baltic
  • Kattegat-Skagerrak

HOW TO MEASURE?

Total length (cm)

DOES IT HAVE A LEGAL SIZE?

Yes

HOW TO MEASURE

DISTRIBUTION MAP


DISTRIBUTION

Found in the North-east Atlantic from the Barents Sea and Iceland, and southwards to the Iberian Peninsula. Also found in areas of the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

ECOLOGY

Deep-water demersal species mainly present on rocky bottoms of depths ranging from 100 to 1000 m. It feeds on fish, crustaceans, cephalopods and echinoderms.

FISHERIES

Mainly caught by longline, bottom trawl, gillnet and handline fisheries.

DID YOU KNOW

Ling can reach a very large size; the largest on records was 212 cm long.