| Main Components |
| Aquatic species |
| Target Species Sandeels |
| Gear types: Midwater otter trawls |
Midwater otter trawls |
| Vessel types: Otter trawlers |
| These are trawlers on which the fish is preserved by freezing. |
| Characteristics |
| Species EnvironmentBenthopelagic group of species. This schooling species are usually territorial and burrowing. Feed on plankton. High activity is correlated to periods with strong tidal currents. Then leave their bottom hides and form large shoals. During low light intensity in the night and winter they bury into the bottom. |
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