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One of the most commercially important pelagic fish, Atlantic chub mackerel spawn and feed in warmer coastal waters.
Atlantic chub mackerel is a medium-sized pelagic fish. During the winter months, it’s found in deeper waters, but in warmer temperatures schools of Atlantic chub mackerel are found in warm and temperate transition waters.
Atlantic chub mackerel is harvested all year round in the Eastern Central Atlantic (FAO 34), off the coast of West Africa.
Atlantic chub mackerel is caught with a mid-water pelagic trawl (OTM).
The total Atlantic chub mackerel catch in the Atlantic Ocean has been:
2010 | 312,700 MT
2011 | 403,200 MT
2012 | 304,700 MT
2013 | 383,600 MT
2014 | 417,000 MT
2015 | 475,200 MT
2016 | 515,900 MT
2017 | 471,700 MT
2018 | 525,700 MT
2019 | 602,900 MT
2020 | 2021 | -
Source: FAO
