Sea fish
Atlantic halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
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Møre and Trøndelag coast fishing spots
277Baltic Sea fishing spots
135North Sea fishing spots
20West coast fishing spots
68Nordland coast fishing spots
175South coast fishing spots
11Kattegat and Skagerrak fishing spots
34Troms coast fishing spots
120Barents Sea fishing spots
95- Årfor · shore Trøndelag
- Bjørnvika · shore Trøndelag
- Eiternes · shore Trøndelag
- Fossåa · shore Trøndelag
- Geisnes · shore Trøndelag
- Hermannstranda · shore Trøndelag
- Kolvereid · shore Trøndelag
- Korsnesstrømmen Trøndelag
135 fishing grounds
20 fishing grounds
68 fishing grounds
- Austringen · shore Possible record Nordland
- Båtslipp Possible record Nordland
- Breivika · shore Possible record Nordland
- Fjordcamp Possible record Nordland
- Hokland · shore Possible record Nordland
- Holmsnes · shore Possible record Nordland
- Hovden · shore Possible record Nordland
- Husvågen · shore 2 Possible record Nordland
11 fishing grounds
34 fishing grounds
- Bakkeby - Sinjárga - Sokkuvuono · shore Possible record Troms
- Bentsjordbukta Possible record Troms
- Dálusvággi - Olderdalen - Talosvankka · shore Possible record Troms
- Eidet · shore Possible record Troms
- Elvebakken - Johkagáddi · shore Possible record Troms
- Elvejorda · shore Possible record Troms
- Elvejorda - Vátnejohka · shore Possible record Troms
- Fastdalen · shore Possible record Troms
- Akkarfjorden - Áhkárvuotna Finnmark
- Austerelva · shore Finnmark
- Bakfjord · shore Finnmark
- Båtsfjord · shore Finnmark
- Børstrand · shore Finnmark
- Čuolovuotna - Holmfjord - Suoluvuono · shore Finnmark
- Eidvågeidet - Roavvi · shore Finnmark
- Ekkerøya - Ekrea · shore Finnmark
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Møre and Trøndelag coast
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Baltic Sea
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North Sea
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West coast
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Nordland coast
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South coast
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Kattegat and Skagerrak
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Troms coast
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Barents Sea
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Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
5–2,000 m
mostly 10–100 m
Water temperature
-1–12 °C
ideal 3–9 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
12–36 ‰
Shore types
- Sandy beach
- Cove / inner bay
- Rocky shore
- Pier / quay
- Headland
- Mixed shore
- Cliff / steep shore
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
- Sand and gravel
- Gravel
- Rock
- Sand, gravel and rock
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type low, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
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Species profile
- Scientific name
- Hippoglossus hippoglossus
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Atlantic halibut
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