Xiphias gladius

Main production methods

• Caught

Main fishing gears

• List item: Gillnets and similar nets
  

  Gillnets and similar nets

• List item: Hooks and lines
  

  Hooks and lines

• List item: Trawls
  

  Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758

Nutrition values

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Minimum conservation reference sizes

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

Habitat

• Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

• List item: Atlantic, Northwest
  

  Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

• List item: Atlantic, Northeast
  

  Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

• List item: Atlantic, Western Central
  

  Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

• List item: Atlantic, Eastern Central
  

  Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

• List item: Mediterranean and Black Sea
  

  Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

• List item: Atlantic, Southwest
  

  Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

• List item: Atlantic, Southeast
  

  Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

• List item: Indian Ocean, Western
  

  Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

• List item: Indian Ocean, Eastern
  

  Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

• List item: Pacific, Northwest
  

  Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

• List item: Pacific, Northeast
  

  Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast

• List item: Pacific, Western Central
  

  Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

• List item: Pacific, Eastern Central
  

  Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

• List item: Pacific, Southwest
  

  Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

• List item: Pacific, Southeast
  

  Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Xiphias gladius

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Xiphias gladius