Brisling

Latin: sprattus sprattus

Size:

10-18 cm

Levested:

Pelagic from the surface down to 150 meters deep

Distribution:

Southern distribution. Black Sea, Mediterranean, coast of Western Europe and the North Sea. On the Norwegian coast south of Vestfjorden

Food:

Planktonic crustaceans

Facts about Brisling

Fishing for sprat takes place in the summer and fall using purse seines, bottom trawls and floating trawls. The sprat is closed for at least three days to allow the intestines to empty before it is delivered to the canning industry.

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