| Main Components |
| Aquatic species |
| Target Species Cods Atlantic cod |
| Gear types: Set longlines |
Set longlines |
| Vessel types: Bottom longliners |
| In general two types of jigger vessels are engaged in fisheries. |
| Characteristics |
| Species EnvironmentOceanic, this species is widely distributed in a variety of habitats from the shoreline to well down the continental shelf. Two stocks are recognized in the brackish Baltic Sea. Omnivorous, cod feeds at dawn or dusk on invertebrates and fish, including young cod. Forms schools during the day. Most important stock are the Norwegian Arctic stock in the Barents Sea and Icelandic stock. |
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