Norwegian record Atlantic bonito: 2.89 kg

About Atlantic bonito

The Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) is a powerful, mackerel-like fish that only visits Norway in summer. It has a streamlined body, and its long, triangular first dorsal fin almost touches the second. Five to ten dark, slanting stripes cross the bluish back, which separates it from mackerel, with their wavy bars. The species lives in warm and temperate Atlantic waters as well as the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, schooling in the upper water layers near the coast. It hunts herring, anchovies, mackerel and other fish, as well as squid. Typical fish are about 50 cm and 2 kg, with a maximum length of around 90 cm. In recent years it has turned up more often in Norwegian waters, for example in the Oslofjord in 2015 and 2016 and in Lofoten in 2021. It can be caught on spinners, jigs and trolled lures. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA), as it occurs irregularly.

Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia

• Habitat: Saltvann
• Red list status: NA (2021)

See the species guide

Biggest Atlantic bonito in FishComp

1.4 kg (49 % of the record) by Atle Høidalen. See the catch

How to register a Norwegian record

1. Norwegian sport-fishing records are registered with Villmarksliv, not with FishComp. Read the rules before you do anything else with the fish.
2. 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.
3. Keep your photos and notes from the catch. Logging it in FishComp does not register a record.