Species FAO code: USK

Brosme brosme

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Brosme de Lumb	–
Belgium	fr Brosme nl Lom	–
Denmark	da Brosme da almindelig brosme	–
Estonia	et Meriluts	–
Finland	fi keila sv lubb	–
France	fr brosme fr torsk (smoked)	–
Germany	de Lumb de Brosme	–
Greece	el Βρόσμιος	–
Ireland	en Tusk en Cusk ga Torsca	–
Italy	it Brosme	–
Lithuania	lt paprastoji brosmė	–
Luxembourg	de Brosme de Lumb fr brosme fr torsk (smoked)	–
Netherlands	nl Lom	–
Poland	pl Brosma	–
Portugal	pt Bolota pt Zarbo	–
Slovakia	sk mieň lemovaný	–
Slovenia	sl morski menek	–
Spain	es Brosmio	Galicia: Brosme
Sweden	sv Lubb	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Brosme brosme (Ascanius, 1772)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	87.0 kcal
Total fat	0.69 g
Saturates	0.13 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Protein	18.99 g
Salt	77.5 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

USK/04-C.

Brosme brosme

Fishing areas

27.4 North Sea (Subarea IV) United Kingdom and Union waters

TAC

251.0 t

Union

149.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 25% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (USK/*6AN58).

7.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 25% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (USK/*6AN58).

20.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 25% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (USK/*6AN58).

68.0 t

47.0 t

Special condition: of which up to 25% may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58°30’N (USK/*6AN58).

Stocks (2021)

USK/04-N.

Brosme brosme

Fishing areas

27.4 North Sea (Subarea IV) Norwegian waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

75.0 t

0.0 t

75.0 t

0.0 t

Stocks (2021)

USK/1214EI

Brosme brosme

Fishing areas

27.14 East Greenland (Subarea XIV) United Kingdom and international waters
27.1 Barents Sea (Subarea I) United Kingdom and international waters
27.2 Norwegian Sea, Spitzbergen, and Bear Island (Subarea II) United Kingdom and international waters

TAC

22.0 t

Union

16.0 t

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

6.0 t

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

6.0 t

Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Stocks (2021)

USK/567EI.

Brosme brosme

Fishing areas

27.5 Iceland and Faeroes Grounds (Subarea V) United Kingdom and international waters
27.6 Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, (the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland) (Subarea VI)
27.7 Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea North and South, and Southwest of Ireland - East and West (Subarea VII)

TAC

4294.0 t

Union

3037.0 t