Blue Whiting
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| Scientific name | Micromesistius poutassou |
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| Mass | 460 g (Adult) |
| Rank | Species |
| Higher classification | Micromesistius |
| Family | Gadidae |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2150336 |
About Blue Whiting
The blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou, one of the two species in the genus Micromesistius in the cod family, is common in the northeast Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to Iceland and Spitsbergen. It also occurs in the northern parts of the Mediterranean, where it may be locally abundant.
Royals feeds penguins as Jubilee celebrations continue
... They visited the Penguins Rock enclosure - which is home to gentoo, rockhopper and king penguins - and fed the residents with Blue Whiting from a bucket...
Huge bank of dead fish spotted off French Atlantic coast
... It said the fish were Blue Whiting, a rare species subject to quotas...
Huge bank of dead fish spotted off French Atlantic coast
France's fisheries minister has called for an investigation after a spillage of More Than 100,000 Dead Fish off the country's Atlantic coast.
Video footage filmed by environmental activists shows a mass of corpses floating on The Sea surface.
An industry statement Said the Margiris, The World 's second-largest super trawler, had reported a " fishing incident" after its net broke.
It Said the fish were Blue Whiting , a rare species subject to quotas.
The Lost fish would be deducted from the vessel's quota, The Statement added.
The Sea Shepherd France environmental group filmed the fish on Thursday, saying they covered an area of about 3,000 sq m (32,300 sq ft).
Its head Lamya Essemlali told Reuters it wanted to " raise awareness among the French public" about the trawler, which it Said had been banned from Australian waters and frequented The Bay of Biscay.
Fisheries Minister Annick Girardin tweeted (in French) that.
The EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius , also Said .
The Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association issued a statement at 05:50 local time (04:50 GMT) on Thursday morning, adding that This Was a " very rare occurrence".
" In Line with Eu Law , this has been recorded in the vessel's log book and reported to The Authorities of the vessel's flag state, Lithuania, " it Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
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