Size:
Maximum size: 110 cm, then
weighing approximately 15 kg.
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Biology:
The tusk may look like a short ling, but the tusk has only one long dorsal
fin. The tusk is though closely related to ling and cod. Most of the tusk
are found on depths between 50 and 1000 meters. The biggest tusks are
found in waters deeper than 100 meters. As the ling, the tusk lived on
deep areas along the Norwegian coast and in the fjords. The tusk is also
known on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. It feeds mainly on shrimps,
crabs, crustaceous, small fish and bottom fauna. At the age of eight it
spawn for the first time, and the spawning is done on 200 - 400 meters
depth during the spring and early summer. The spawning
grounds are found on the continental shelf from north of Ireland
and northward to Iceland in the west, and to the northern coast of Norway.
Fishery:
There is no special season for tusk fishery. The fishermen catch the tusk
using bottom lines, and this fishery is sometimes combined with fishing
for ling and other species on deep waters. If you are an angler you might
as well try in a deep fjord as on deep waters off coast.
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