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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUE WHITING

blue whiting  [bluː ˈwaɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUE WHITING

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Blue whiting is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BLUE WHITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blue whiting

Blue whiting

The blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou, one of the two species in the genus Micromesistius in the cod family, is common in the northeast Atlantic Ocean from Morocco to Iceland and Spitsbergen. It also occurs in the northern parts of the Mediterranean, where it may be locally abundant. Blue whiting also occur in the northwest Atlantic Ocean between Canada and Greenland, but is considered rare. It has a long, narrow body and a silvery underbody. The fish can attain a length of more than 40 cm. The average length of blue whiting caught off the west shores of the UK is 31 cm. A related species, southern blue whiting, Micromesistius australis, occurs in the Southern Hemisphere.

Definition of blue whiting in the English dictionary

The definition of blue whiting in the dictionary is Member of the cod family; Micromesistius poutassou.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUE WHITING


backbiting
ˈbækbaɪtɪŋ
biting
ˈbaɪtɪŋ
copywriting
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
firefighting
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtɪŋ
handwriting
ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ
infighting
ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ
inviting
ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
kiting
ˈkaɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
moonlighting
ˈmuːnˌlaɪtɪŋ
screenwriting
ˈskriːnraɪtɪŋ
sighting
ˈsaɪtɪŋ
siting
ˈsaɪtɪŋ
songwriting
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ
underwriting
ˈʌndəˌraɪtɪŋ
uninviting
ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
whiting
ˈwaɪtɪŋ
writing
ˈraɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUE WHITING

blue riband
blue ribband
blue ribbon
Blue Ridge Mountains
blue rinse
blue roan
Blue Rod
blue run
blue runner
blue schist
blue screen
blue shark
blue spruce
blue stain
blue Stilton
blue swimmer
blue vein
blue vitriol
blue whale
blue-arsed fly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUE WHITING

accounting
auditing
awaiting
counterfeiting
creative writing
dispiriting
editing
forfaiting
ghostwriting
government in waiting
inhibiting
lady-in-waiting
limiting
nail-biting
no waiting
recruiting
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suiting
visiting
vomiting
waiting

Synonyms and antonyms of blue whiting in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «blue whiting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUE WHITING

Find out the translation of blue whiting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blue whiting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blue whiting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓝鳕鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bacaladilla
570 millions of speakers

English

blue whiting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीले व्हिटिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سمك البياض الأزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

путассу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

verdinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল চাবুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

merlan bleu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whiting biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

blauer Wittling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブルーホワイティング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블루 호분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biru whiting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whiting xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீல வேட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळा फुलांचा मुकुट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mavi beyaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

melù
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Błękitek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

путасу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

putasu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσφυγάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blou wijting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blåvitling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kolmule
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blue whiting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUE WHITING»

The term «blue whiting» is normally little used and occupies the 121.588 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUE WHITING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blue whiting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUE WHITING»

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1
The End Of The Line
Greenland halibut and blue whiting — once regarded by fishermen as deep- water fish — that no one seems to want in their scientific categories or management regimes. These are the fish of the continental slopes and mid- oceanic banks, ...
Charles Clover, 2013
2
Advances in Marine Biology APL
In the case of blue whiting, information on predation has been acquired only as a by-product of research on larger species of fish and the full range of predators is not known. Indeed, most information comes from the southern part of its range.
J. H. S. Blaxter, Frederick Stratten Russell, Charles Maurice Yonge, 1982
3
Fish and Shellfish: Shared Nordic Marine Stocks
5.47 The Northern Blue Whiting Stock in the North Atlantic Ocean (ICES Subareas and ICES Divisions J-IV, V, VIa+ b, VIIb,c, X11 and XIV) Characteristics : Blue whiting in the North-East Atlantic is presently assessed and managed as two ...
Rasmus Nielsen, 1994
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Report of the Second Technical Consultation on Stock ...
APPENDIX/ANNEXE I Some Data on the Population Dynamics of Blue Whiting ( Mi cromesistius poutassou) in the Northern Euvoikos Gulf by C. Papaconstantinou and G. Petrakis National Centre for Marine Research Agios Kosmas 16604 ...
M. Savini, J. F. Caddy, 1989
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Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the Comité Arctique ...
The diet of blue whiting consists mainly of pelagic zooplankton. Timokhina (1974) and Zilanov (1982) examined composition and daily intake of food. They found a wide variety of planktonic organisms in the stomachs, but euphausiids and ...
Louis René Rey, Vera Alexander, 1989
6
Surimi and Surimi Seafood, Third Edition
2.2.5 northern BLue WhItIng The Northern blue whiting fishery has traditionally been oriented to fish meal production. However, there was a small volume of H&G fish used for human consumption. After years of overfishing, with a total catch of ...
Jae W. Park, 2013
7
Fisheries Management and Climate Change in the Northeast ...
An increase in abundance and biomass of blue whiting was observed in the Barents Sea in 2000's. In the northern areas in spring and summer the blue whiting fed actively on polar cod and capelin, as well as on juvenile cod, haddock and ...
Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordisk Råd, 2008
8
Strengthening Regional Fisheries Management Organisations
The Faroe Islands shared the position of the EU and claimed 31 % of the blue whiting TAC, mainly taking into account Russian fishing in the Faroe Islands' zone in addition to their own. Following the EU position as well, Iceland claimed 22 %.
OECD, 2009
9
A Desk-study of Diverse Methods of Fishing when Onsidered in ...
The Norway pout and blue whiting fishery The industrial trawl fishery for Norway pout and blue whiting is located to the Norwegian Trench and in the central North Sea. Minimum mesh size is 32 mm (Norway) and 35 mm (EU). Blue whiting is ...
H. Ellingsen, T. Jørgensen, Dag M. Furevik, Arill Engås, Irene Huse, Svein Løkkeborg, Leif Nøttestad, N. Graham, S. Aanondsen, Aud Vold Soldal, B. Isaksen, 2003
10
Yield and Nutritional Value of the Commercially More ...
Sources 1. Christians, O. and Ritter, K. Private communication 2. Torry Research Station. Unpublished data 3. Whittle, K.J., Robertson, I. and McDonald I. Seasonal variability in blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) and its influence on ...
‎1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE WHITING»

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No agreement on blue whiting, NSS herring quotas
Norway and other coastal countries have failed to reach an agreement to set the 2016 quotas of NSS herring and blue whiting, according to ... «Undercurrent News, Jun 15»
2
Pelagic giants still unclear what Nigerian market holds
... but then everybody was taking huge volumes of fish at the same time again, and some items like blue whiting saw the market crash – people ... «IntraFish.com, Jun 15»
3
Lunar Fishing places orders for the newbuilding of 2 x 79,00 m …
Other species, such as herring and blue whiting are caught by trawl nets. Like other pelagic newbuildings currently under construction at ... «PortNews IAA, Jun 15»
4
Greenland and the EU Fishing, it's not just an industry, it's our lifeblood
In particular, migratory stocks such as blue whiting, herring and mackerel act only in response to changes in the natural environment – and they ... «The Arctic Journal, Jun 15»
5
HB Grandi concludes blue whiting fishing
Icelandic fishing firm HB Grandi said it is ending its targeted blue whiting fishing "for the time being," after Venus NS landed 1,800 to 1,900 ... «IntraFish.com, Jun 15»
6
Blue whiting quota used up by most countries
Blue whiting fishing has been on the slow side for HB Grandi's vessel Faxi RE, the company reported, as it made its way back to Vopnafjordur ... «Undercurrent News, Jun 15»
7
Good catches for blue whiting in Norwegian waters
Blue whiting fishing in Norwegian waters is going fast last week, with greater catches expected in the coming week, according to Norges ... «Undercurrent News, Jun 15»
8
Fishmeal to become a high price strategic marine protein
Although Europe has seen a recovery of the blue whiting fishery boosting fishmeal production, the total small pelagic harvests are unlikely to ... «All about feed, Jun 15»
9
Fishmeal will move from being commodity to 'high-price', strategic …
Although Europe has seen a recovery of the blue whiting fishery boosting fishmeal production, the total small pelagic harvests are unlikely to ... «Undercurrent News, Jun 15»
10
Nigeria pelagic imports recover on back of 'huge' additional quota
Imports for jack mackerel (95,109t) and blue whiting (57,113t), however, were down by 10.7% and 31% respectively. "In late 2014, a huge ... «Undercurrent News, May 15»

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