Arctic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea). Norsk: Isskate.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Arctic skate yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Arctic skate
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The Arctic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea) is a skate of very cold, deep water. Its upper side is grey-brown to blackish with large dark blotches, and the underside is white with dark patches and margins that become more pronounced with age. The tail is fairly short, and a row of strong thorns runs from the back well out along the tail. Arctic skates rarely exceed 1 m, with a maximum of about 1.1 m. Their home is the Arctic Ocean and the colder, northern part of the Atlantic. In Norwegian waters this is one of the most common skates in the Barents Sea and the deep Norwegian Sea, often in water below zero degrees. It lives from about 300 m to 2,000 m or deeper, preferring rough or stony bottom, and eats a range of bottom animals and small fish. Anglers hardly ever meet it, but it turns up as bycatch in deep-water fisheries. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
- Best month: Juli
- Red list status: LC (2021)
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Log your catchHow to register a Norwegian record
- Norwegian sport-fishing records are registered with Villmarksliv, not with FishComp. Read the rules before you do anything else with the fish.
- Records are based on weight and approved by a jury. You give the weight and length, where it was caught, the gear you used and any witnesses.
- Keep your photos and notes from the catch. Logging it in FishComp does not register a record.
Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no).