Pollock

Photo: Stian Løvås · © all rights reserved

Large pollock gather mid-water along the Jørpeland wall in schools of dozens, feeding on the sprat and sand eel drawn to the current-swept structure. In summer months juveniles form dense bait balls near the surface that attract diving gannets from above and pollock from below simultaneously. Their metallic green-bronze flanks catching the filtered fjord light makes them one of the most photogenic large fish in Norwegian diving.