Sea fish
Atlantic wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
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Where is Atlantic wolffish caught?
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Kattegat and Skagerrak fishing spots
33North Sea fishing spots
20West coast fishing spots
44Barents Sea fishing spots
95West coast fishing spots
267South coast fishing spots
63Nordland coast fishing spots
175Møre and Trøndelag coast fishing spots
277Troms coast fishing spots
12033 fishing grounds
20 fishing grounds
44 fishing grounds
- Čuolovuotna - Holmfjord - Suoluvuono · shore Finnmark
- Elvenes - Johkanjárga - Jokiniemi · shore Finnmark
- Kåfjord · shore Finnmark
- Kråkvik Finnmark
- Saltvik · shore Finnmark
- Store Kvalfjord · shore Finnmark
- Svartaksla · shore Finnmark
- Goškesvággi - Lille-Molvik · shore Finnmark
- Auglend · shore Possible record Rogaland
- Dreggjaviga Possible record Rogaland
- Grannesvågen Possible record Rogaland
- Idsesundet Possible record Rogaland
- Ims · shore Possible record Rogaland
- Kvassheim · shore Possible record Rogaland
- Madland havn Possible record Rogaland
- Marren Possible record Rogaland
- Arendal Seilforening gjestehavn Agder
- Bjørndalsbukta Agder
- Breibukt Agder
- Breibukt · shore Agder
- Einarsvika Agder
- Elvikstranden Telemark
- Guleodde Agder
- Kibvika Agder
- Delp · shore Nordland
- Gammelnaustodden Nordland
- Higrav · shore Nordland
- Litlvika Nordland
- Minnesosen Nordland
- Oddvær · shore Nordland
- Sætren · shore Nordland
- Saursfjorden Nordland
- Aglen · shore Possible record Trøndelag
- Åkvika · shore Possible record Trøndelag
- Altfjorden Possible record Trøndelag
- Amundrønningen · shore Possible record Trøndelag
- Årfor · shore Possible record Trøndelag
- Aunet (Brakstad) · shore Possible record Trøndelag
- Aunet · shore Possible record Trøndelag
- Aursåsen · shore Possible record Trøndelag
- Bentsjordbukta Troms
- Bergsbotn · shore Troms
- Dálusvággi - Olderdalen - Talosvankka · shore Troms
- Elvejorda - Vátnejohka · shore Troms
- Ersfjord beach Troms
- Fastdalen · shore Troms
- Finnsæter · shore Troms
- Gammelsæter · shore Troms
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Kattegat and Skagerrak
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North Sea
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West coast
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Barents Sea
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West coast
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South coast
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Nordland coast
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Møre and Trøndelag coast
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Troms coast
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Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
2–500 m
mostly 5–60 m
Water temperature
0–12 °C
ideal 2–8 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
19.5–36 ‰
Shore types
- Cove / inner bay
- Rocky shore
- Breakwater / jetty
- Pier / quay
- Headland
- Mixed shore
- Cliff / steep shore
- Harbour mouth
- Shoal / reef
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand and gravel
- Rock
- Sand, gravel and rock
- Seaweed
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type medium, 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
- Anarhichas lupus
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Atlantic wolffish
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