Greenland halibut
Greenland turbot
reinhardtius hippoglossoides latin

In addition, Greenland halibut is managed under a 15-year-rebuilding plan.

"It's a landmark agreement that will protect not only the Greenland halibut," he declared.

Even though the Greenland halibut is a flatfish it does at times behave more like a roundfish.

In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the Greenland halibut to its seafood red list.

While cod was formerly the main catch, today the industry centers on cold-water shrimp and Greenland halibut.

We welcome the increase in halibut quotas, which means that national fleets may now catch 800 tonnes of Greenland halibut.

Narwhals consume polar cod, Greenland halibut, cuttlefish and pelegaec crustaceans.

Greenland turbot, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides - often called "Greenland halibut"

However, video analyzing of Greenland halibut behavior in front of a bottom trawl showed no sign of swimming in a vertical position.

Fishing is the mainstay of the economy, with stocks of Atlantic cod, Greenland halibut and Greenland shark.

Their prey is predominantly composed of Greenland halibut, polar cod and Arctic cod, shrimp and Gonatidae.

Species caught in these waters include Cod, Haddock, Saithe, Greenland Halibut and Redfish.

Seals, brook trout, Atlantic salmon, as well as isolated populations of Greenland halibut and Arctic cod can be found in the park's waters.

Bycatch is mostly reduced by the use of Nordmøre grids, which reduce the numbers of cod, haddock, Greenland halibut and redfish caught during shrimp trawls.

Fishes of the area include Arctic char, Greenland halibut, polar cod, cuttlefish, wolf fish, sea scorpion and Greenland shark.

At issue was the survival of a fish known as turbot or Greenland halibut, one of the last species left in the Grand Banks fishing grounds after years of overfishing.

(To make things even more confusing, there are at least four kinds of halibut - Atlantic halibut, California halibut, Greenland halibut and Pacific halibut.)

The roughhead grenadier is landed as a by-catch when fishing for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) and Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus).

The central position of the left eye in the Greenland halibut probably gives it a much wider range of peripheral vision in comparison to other flatfish where the eye has migrated completely.

As well as Ringed, Bearded, Harp and some Harbor and Hooded seals, there are Arctic Char, Greenland Halibut, and other fish.

The ground fishery, while a fraction of what it had been during the cod years, did have some bright spots - one of which was the Greenland halibut commonly known in Canada as turbot.

The Greenland halibut or Greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) belongs to the Pleuronectidae family (the right eye flounders), and is the only species of the genus Reinhardtius.

The clash in recent weeks has been over turbot, known in Europe as Greenland halibut, taken by Spanish vessels in the Grand Banks' famous "nose" and "tail," which are in international waters.

Turbot, which is called Greenland halibut in much of Europe and "fletan" in Spain, is considered so unappetizing that it is not to be found on any menu in this fish-loving country.

Ittoqqortoormiit lies near large populations of shrimp and Greenland halibut, but the presence of sea ice prevents the exploitation of these resources year-round, and as a result fishing has never been extensively developed in the municipality.

Greenland turbot, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides - often called "Greenland halibut"

The main predators of the flathead sole are the Pacific cod, Alaska pollock, arrowtooth flounder, Greenland turbot and Pacific halibut.

Fish that are consumed include Atlantic cod, Greenland turbot, Atlantic mackerel, Atlantic herring, hake, and spiny dogfish in the northwest Alantic.

The Greenland halibut or Greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) belongs to the Pleuronectidae family (the right eye flounders), and is the only species of the genus Reinhardtius.

- The Turbot War In 1995, Canada and Spain had a row over Galician factoryships fishing for Greenland turbot just outside Canada's water on the Grand Banks.

Canada claimed that European Union factory ships were illegally overfishing Greenland halibut, also known as Greenland turbot, on the Grand Banks, just outside Canada's declared 200 nautical mile (370 km) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).