High seas accessed by Belgium: 1905

This reflects the year that the Sea Around Us project set as the first year in which fishing vessels from this country engaged in fishing in High Seas waters (water beyond the boundaries of Exclusive Economic Zones). If you have knowledge and data that would support an earlier or later year to be specified, please advise us of this via feedback.

Other EEZs accessed by Belgium: 1905

This reflects the year that the Sea Around Us project set as the first year in which fishing vessels from this country engaged in fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone waters of other countries (if observed access or formal access agreements existed). If you have knowledge and data that would support an earlier or later year to be specified, please advise us of this via feedback.

Start year: End year:

Year	Mean trophic level	Mean max. length (cm)	FiB Index	Expansion factor
1950	3.4	60.4	0	1
1951	3.32	57	-0.49	0.61
1952	3.3	51.7	-0.6	0.55
1953	3.21	46.4	-0.68	0.51
1954	3.04	40.5	-1.26	0.28
1955	3.14	39.9	-0.86	0.42
1956	3.15	41.7	-0.98	0.38
1957	3.2	44.6	-0.74	0.48
1958	3.06	42.9	-0.92	0.4
1959	3.09	43.1	-0.79	0.45
1960	2.97	41.1	-1.2	0.3
1961	2.8	33.4	-1.52	0.22
1962	2.88	39	-1.5	0.22
1963	2.84	32.6	-1.31	0.27
1964	2.74	29.6	-1.38	0.25
1965	2.86	39.7	-1.01	0.36
1966	2.98	45.8	-0.47	0.63
1967	3.02	46.5	-0.32	0.73
1968	3.01	46.6	-0.27	0.76
1969	2.81	43.9	-1.32	0.27
1970	3.07	54	-0.65	0.52
1971	3.16	64.1	-0.33	0.72
1972	2.96	58.3	-0.93	0.39
1973	2.9	46.7	-1.01	0.36
1974	2.93	39	-0.86	0.42
1975	2.91	35.8	-0.85	0.43
1976	2.97	34.7	-0.8	0.45
1977	2.82	37.9	-1.22	0.3
1978	2.97	42.7	-0.64	0.53
1979	3.02	42.6	-0.57	0.57
1980	3.04	40.6	-0.44	0.64
1981	2.97	39.6	-0.64	0.53
1982	3.28	46.2	-0.19	0.83
1983	3.29	47.5	-0.39	0.68
1984	3.14	41.5	-0.9	0.41
1985	2.87	35	-1.19	0.3
1986	2.82	40.4	-1.52	0.22
1987	2.8	40.5	-1.43	0.24
1988	2.88	47.3	-0.99	0.37
1989	2.84	43	-1.12	0.33
1990	2.89	40.5	-1.18	0.31
1991	2.88	44	-1.45	0.23
1992	2.77	36.9	-1.51	0.22
1993	2.92	42.1	-1.39	0.25
1994	2.9	39.9	-1.46	0.23
1995	2.93	43.1	-1.3	0.27
1996	3.14	53	-1.15	0.32
1997	3.22	53.9	-0.7	0.5
1998	2.83	36	-1.18	0.31
1999	2.84	36	-1.23	0.29
2000	3.03	38.3	-0.87	0.42
2001	3.1	39.4	-0.92	0.4
2002	3.16	47.2	-0.95	0.39
2003	3.04	35.9	-0.85	0.43
2004	3.16	42.6	-0.78	0.46
2005	3.18	43.3	-0.87	0.42
2006	3.16	40.2	-0.83	0.44

TL	SLMax(cm)	Common Name	Scientific Name
4.5	79	John dory	Zeus faber
4.46000003814697	150	Goosefishes	Lophiidae
4.46000003814697	112	Monkfishes	Lophius
4.42999982833862	376	Atlantic bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus
4.42999982833862	123	Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar
4.42000007629395	186	Atlantic cod	Gadus morhua
4.38000011444092	107	Saithe	Pollachius virens
4.36999988555908	120	Sea lamprey	Petromyzon marinus
4.34428596496582	376	Tuna	Thunnus
4.34000015258789	231	Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares
4.28999996185303	57	Whiting	Merlangius merlangus
4.28999996185303	246	European conger	Conger conger
4.28000020980835	392	Shortfin mako	Isurus oxyrinchus
4.2662501335144	125	Hakes	Merluccius
4.2622218132019	150	Mackerels tunas and bonitos	Scombridae
4.23999977111816	289	Blue shark	Prionace glauca
4.23199987411499	130	Dogfishes	Squalus
4.21000003814697	89	Garpike	Belone belone
4.21000003814697	277	Porbeagle	Lamna nasus
4.21000003814697	623	Thintail thresher	Alopias vulpinus
4.19999980926514	376	Tunas bonitos and billfishes	Scombroids
4.19999980926514	90	Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda
4.15000009536743	107	Pollack	Pollachius pollachius
4.13424253463745	32	Squids	Teuthida
4.09000015258789	82	Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus
4.08555555343628	35	Arrow squids	Ommastrephidae
4.07999992370605	82	Atlantic pomfret	Brama brama
4.07882404327393	525	Ground sharks	Carcharhiniformes
4.05000019073486	729	Sharks and rays	Elasmobranchii
4.05000019073486	200	Meagre	Argyrosomus regius
4.05000019073486	215	Angelshark	Squatina squatina
4.03000020980835	130	Nursehound	Scyliorhinus stellaris
4	300	Sharks rays and skates etc	Sharks or rays and chimaeras
4	150	Various sharks	Sharks rays and chimaeras
4	89	Salmon and trout	Salmo
3.99000000953674	25	Common squids	Loligo
3.98279094696045	190	Sea basses or groupers and fairy basslets	Serranidae
3.97000002861023	60	Alfonsinos	Beryx
3.96499991416931	100	Seabreams (Dentex spp)	Dentex
3.94000005722046	100	European/spotted seabass	Dicentrarchus
3.91666698455811	43	Scorpionfishes or rockfishes	Scorpaenidae
3.91417288780212	80	Cods	Gadiformes
3.89499998092651	68	Shads	Alosa
3.89000010490417	80	Small-eyed ray	Raja microocellata
3.86666703224182	72	Codlings	Moridae
3.85999989509583	100	Lesser catsharks	Scyliorhinus
3.84999990463257	42	East Atlantic red gurnard	Chelidonichthys cuculus
3.82999992370605	96	Smooth-hound	Mustelus mustelus
3.81500005722046	154	Houndsharks	Triakidae
3.80988097190857	27	Cephalopods	Cephalopoda
3.79999995231628	25	Octopuses	Octopus
3.79999995231628	100	European seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax
3.7960000038147	83	Skates	Raja
3.79384589195251	87	Redfishes	Sebastes
3.78999996185303	75	Brill	Scophthalmus rhombus
3.74000000953674	25	Searobins	Triglidae
3.73000001907349	41	Pouting	Trisopterus luscus
3.72562503814697	111	Smooth-hounds	Mustelus
3.72000002861023	150	Cartilaginous fishes	Sharks rays and chimaeras
3.71250009536743	50	Turbots	Scophthalmidae
3.70222210884094	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiida
3.6949999332428	66	Jack and horse mackerels	Trachurus
3.66000008583069	70	Blackspot seabream	Pagellus bogaraveo
3.65000009536743	62	Tub gurnard	Chelidonichthys lucerna
3.64000010490417	62	Atlantic horse mackerel	Trachurus trachurus
3.59999990463257	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiidae
3.59999990463257	33	Poor cod	Trisopterus minutus
3.58999991416931	60	Twaite shad	Alosa fallax
3.57999992370605	100	Smallspotted catshark	Scyliorhinus canicula
3.57180309295654	50	Flatfishes	Pleuronectiformes
3.5699999332428	66	Spotted ray	Raja montagui
3.54999995231628	28	Common cuttlefish	Sepia officinalis
3.53143930435181	56	Perch-likes	Perciformes
3.52999997138977	43	Flounder	Platichthys flesus
3.51999998092651	60	Common pandora	Pagellus erythrinus
3.50999999046326	51	Gurnards	Trigla
3.50999999046326	75	Chimaeras	Hydrolagus
3.5	35	Streaked gurnard	Trigloporus lastoviza
3.5	6	Green crab	Carcinus maenas
3.49206900596619	54	Righteye flounders	Pleuronectidae
3.47000002861023	43	Viviparous blenny	Zoarces viviparus
3.45967698097229	75	Wrasses	Labridae
3.44000005722046	53	Grey triggerfish	Balistes capriscus
3.40000009536743	20	Swims crabs	Portunus
3.39615392684937	18	Sea stars	Asteroidea
3.35500001907349	200	Eagle and manta rays	Myliobatidae
3.34999990463257	36	Argentines	Argentina
3.34500002861023	148	Wolffish	Anarhichas
3.32999992370605	30	Red mullet	Mullus barbatus barbatus
3.30864906311035	164	Porgies	Sparidae
3.29999995231628	140	Salmonids	Salmonidae
3.29999995231628	82	Whitefishes	Coregonus
3.28999996185303	40	Dab	Limanda limanda
3.28500008583069	40	Western goatfishes	Mullus
3.27999997138977	150	Stingrays	Dasyatis
3.27999997138977	20	Iberian soles	Microchirus
3.25999999046326	57	Gilthead seabream	Sparus aurata
3.25999999046326	100	European plaice	Pleuronectes platessa
3.25250005722046	53	Triggerfishes	Balistidae
3.24000000953674	123	Wolf-fish	Anarhichas lupus
3.23000001907349	40	Atlantic herring	Clupea harengus
3.22000002861023	53	Lemon sole	Microstomus kitt
3.20250010490417	12	Silversides	Atherinidae
3.20000004768372	40	Sand sole	Pegusa lascaris
3.19000005722046	9	Crongonid shrimp	Crangonidae
3.19000005722046	9	Sand shrimps	Crangon
3.19000005722046	9	Common shrimp	Crangon crangon
3.1800000667572	46	Atlantic mackerel	Scomber scombrus
3.17000007629395	70	Common sole	Solea solea
3.16000008583069	140	Sea trout	Salmo trutta trutta
3.15166711807251	25	Soles	Soleidae
3.15000009536743	16	Capelin	Mallotus villosus
3.13666677474976	11	Palaemonid shrimps	Palaemonidae
3.13000011444092	41	Soles	Solea
3.11209011077881	15	Sandlances	Ammodytes
3.10999989509583	20	European anchovy	Engraulis encrasicolus
3.09999990463257	12	Craylets and squat lobsters	King crabs and squat-lobsters
3.09999990463257	25	European pilchard	Sardina pilchardus
3.09999990463257	12	Whelk	Buccinum undatum
3.07999992370605	49	European whitefish	Coregonus lavaretus
3.0699999332428	58	Ballan wrasse	Labrus bergylta
3.05999994277954	37	European smelt	Osmerus eperlanus
3.04999995231628	100	Turbot	Scophthalmus maximus
3	30	Bogue	Boops boops
3	16	European sprat	Sprattus sprattus
3	45	Greater weever	Trachinus draco
2.70000004768372	25	Herrings sardines and anchovies	Clupeoids
2.70000004768372	50	Spiny lobsters	Palinurus
2.70000004768372	11	Common prawn	Palaemon serratus
2.65000009536743	13	Natantian decapods	Shrimps and prawns
2.59999990463257	30	Marine crabs	Brachyura
2.59999990463257	16	Pandalus shrimps	Pandalus
2.59999990463257	15	Common spiny lobster	Palinurus elephas
2.59999990463257	20	Edible crab	Cancer pagurus
2.59999990463257	65	European lobster	Homarus gammarus
2.59999990463257	9	Velvet swimcrab	Necora puber
2.52500009536743	120	Mullets	Mugilidae
2.29999995231628	16	Aesop shrimp	Pandalus montagui
2.29999995231628	8	European edible sea urchin	Echinus esculentus
2.29999995231628	13	Spinous spider crab	Maja squinado
2.29999995231628	8	Stony sea urchin	Paracentrotus lividus
2.26999998092651	15	Clams cockles and arkshells	Clams or cockles and arkshells
2.09999990463257	8	Sea urchins	Strongylocentrotus
2.09999990463257	10	Common edible cockle	Cardium edule
2.09999990463257	7	Pullet carpet shell	Tapes pullastra
2.09999990463257	7	Queen scallop	Aequipecten opercularis
2	10	Scallops	Pectinidae
2	8	Venus clams	Veneridae
2	25	Cupped oysters	Crassostrea
2	2	Periwinkles	Littorina
2	4	Donax clams	Donax
2	15	Razor clams	Solen
2	13	Atlantic surf clam	Spisula solidissima
2	8	Blue mussel	Mytilus edulis
2	2	Common periwinkle	Littorina littorea
2	25	European flat oyster	Ostrea edulis
2	12	Great Atlantic scallop	Pecten maximus
2	6	Grooved carpet shell	Ruditapes decussatus
2	9	Northern quahog	Mercenaria mercenaria
2	12	Pacific cupped oyster	Crassostrea gigas
2	7	Dog cockle	Glycymeris glycymeris
2	6	Warty venus	Venus verrucosa

Marine Trophic Index in the waters of Belgium

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