Hallibut

[crazy fred]

monday morning 12lb hallibut landed by comercial netter in poole it was a fine looking fish caught south of swanage

[Newboy]

2 in 2 months, not bad, maybe we can start targeting the halibut in the near future.

[Gnasher]

i would of thought with global warming and average higher temps, hallibut would be heading even further north.

[Afishionado]

I think I read somewhere that there were two types of halibut. One the very large ones we normaly think off. These are found in northern deep cold waters. But there is a smaller halibut that is caught off the east coast of America and Newfoundland more or less on the same latitude as the UK.

 

Mad Mike

[Paul D]

The large Halibut are Pacific Halibut - ( Hippoglossus stenolepis )

The ones caught here are Atlantic Halibut - ( Hippoglossus hippoglossus )

- although according to Fishbase they too can grow large.

 

 

( Oh the wonders of Google and Wilkipedia

 

 

BTW: I presume this one is a Pacific one ?

 

[blueboatdriver]

I've seen them that size on the scottish fish markets Paul. They call them 'barn doors' up there.

[plaicemat]

I assume those are it's breeding colours!

 

Terry B.

[Newboy]

I take it the dull colour one is the female.....

[blueboatdriver]

It's amazing how low a fisherman will stoop after a few days at sea