Species FAO code: BUM

Makaira nigricans

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Marlin nl Marlijn	–
Denmark	da Atlantisk blå marlin	–
Estonia	et Sinine marliin	–
Finland	fi sinimarliini sv blå marlin	–
France	fr makaire bleu fr marlin	–
Hungary	hu kék marlin hu kormos marlin hu atlanti kék marlin	–
Ireland	en Atlantic blue marlin ga Mairlín gorm Atlantach	–
Italy	it Marlin blu	–
Poland	pl Marlin błękitny	–
Portugal	pt Espadim pt Espadim-azul-do-Atlântico	–
Slovakia	sk marlín mozaikový	–
Slovenia	sl sinja jadrovnica	–
Spain	es Marlín azul	Canary Islands: Aguja azul
Sweden	sv Blå marlin	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

BUM/ATLANT

Makaira nigricans

Fishing areas

Atlantic Ocean

TAC

1670.0 t

Union

449.8 t

380.36 t

23.24 t

46.21 t

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Makaira nigricans

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Makaira nigricans

Scientific name

Makaira nigricans

Author

Lacepède, 1802

Rank

Species

FAO code

BUM

Morphological description

Body blue-black above and silvery white below, with about 15 rows of pale cobalt-colored stripes; 1st dorsal fin plain blackish or dark blue, other fins brown black with a tinge of dark blue in some specimens; anal fin bases with a tinge of silvery white. Lateral line a network of interconnecting canals (Ref. 26938).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyIstiophoridae
    - GenusMakaira
      - SpeciesMakaira nigricans

Synonyms

Makaira ampla ampla (Poey, 1860)
Makaira bermudae Mowbray, 1931
Maikaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Makaira nigricans nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Makaira ampla (Poey, 1860)
Tetrapturus amplus Poey, 1860
Orthocraeros bermudae (Mowbray, 1931)
Makaira perezi de Buen, 1950
Tetrapturus herschelii Gray, 1838
Makaira herschelii (Gray, 1838)
Makaira nigricans ampla (Poey, 1860)
Xiphias ensis Lacepède, 1800
Makaira ensis (Lacepède, 1800)
Histiophorus herschelii (Gray, 1838)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802

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Makaira nigricans

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Distribution maps