Species FAO code: BLI

Molva dypterygia

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Blauleng	–
Belgium	fr Lingue fr Lingue bleue nl Leng nl Blauwe leng	–
Czech Republic	cs Mník mořský cs Mník molva	–
Denmark	da Byrkelange da blålange	–
Estonia	et Sinine molva	–
Finland	fi tylppäpyrstömolva sv birkelånga	–
France	fr lingue bleue fr lingue	–
Germany	de Blauleng [Molva dipterygia synonym for Molva dypterygia]	–
Ireland	en Blue ling ga Langa gorm	–
Latvia	lv Zilā jūraslīdaka	–
Lithuania	lt melsvoji molva [Molva dipterygia synonym for Molva dypterygia]	–
Netherlands	nl Blauwe leng [Molva dipterygia synonym for Molva dypterygia]	–
Poland	pl Molwiniec pl molwa niebieska	–
Portugal	pt Lingue pt Donzela-azul pt Lingue-azul pt Maruca-azul	–
Slovakia	sk mieň modrý	–
Slovenia	sl modri leng	–
Spain	es Maruca azul es Arbitán	Asturias: Pexe palu Balearic Islands: Escolar Catalonia: Escolà Galicia: Peixe pau Basque Country: Briyanda Basque Country: Palo
Sweden	sv Birkelånga [Molva dipterygia synonym for Molva dypterygia]	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Molva dypterygia (Pennant, 1784)

Minimum conservation reference sizes

As defined in art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015, which admends article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, where minimum conservation reference sizes are established, they shall constitute minimum marketing sizes. More

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 70.0 cmTotal length (TL)

Fishing areas

27.1.a Barents Sea - NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.2.a.1 Norwegian Sea - NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.2.b.1 Spitzbergen and Bear Island - NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.6.b.1 Rockall - Part of NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.7.c.1 Porcupine Bank - Part of NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.7.j.1 Southwest of Ireland - East - Part of NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.7.k.1 Southwest of Ireland - West - Part of NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.8.d.1 Bay of Biscay - Offshore - Parts in NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.8.e.1 West of Bay of Biscay - Parts in NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.9.b.1 Portuguese Waters - West Parts in NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.10.a.1 Azores Grounds - Parts in NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.12.a.1 Subdivision XIIa1 - NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.12.a.2 Subdivision XIIa2 - NEAFC Regulatory Area
27.14.b.1 Southeast Greenland - Parts of NEAFC Regulatory Area (Division XIVb1)
27.5.b.1.a Faroe Plateau - Part of NEAFC Regulatory Area (Unit Vb1a)

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 70.0 cmTotal length (TL)

Fishing areas

North Sea: the North Sea shall comprise ICES sub-area 4, the adjacent part of ICES Division 2a lying south of latitude 64° N, and that part of ICES Division 3a which is not covered by the definition of Skagerrak

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 70.0 cmTotal length (TL)

Fishing areas

27.8 Bay of Biscay (Subarea VIII)
27.9 Portuguese Waters (Subarea IX)
27.10 Azores Grounds (Subarea X)
34.2 Northern Oceanic
34.1.1 Morocco Coastal
34.1.2 Canaries/Madeira Insular

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 70.0 cmTotal length (TL)

Fishing areas

27.5 Iceland and Faeroes Grounds (Subarea V)
27.6 Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, (the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland) (Subarea VI)
27.7 Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea North and South, and Southwest of Ireland - East and West (Subarea VII)

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)

B/L/05B-F.

Molva dypterygia
Molva molva

Fishing areas

27.5.b Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) Faroese waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

0.0 t

Stocks (2021)

BLI/03A-

Molva dypterygia

Fishing areas

27.3.a Skagerrak and Kattegat (Division IIIa) Union waters

TAC

4.0 t

Union

4.0 t

1.5 t

1.0 t

1.5 t

Stocks (2021)

BLI/12INT-

Molva dypterygia

Fishing areas

27.12 North of Azores (Subarea XII) international waters

TAC

96.0 t