West African Spanish mackerel fishing, local names and destinations

Where to fish

A destination match is not yet verified. The country records below describe occurrence, not a confirmed local fishing trip.

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Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

Name	Region	Source
West African mackerel	United States	Reference
West African Spanish mackerel	France	Reference
West African Spanish mackerel	United States	Reference
West African Spanish mackerel	Global	Reference
Cachorreta	Guinea-Bissau · Portuguese	Reference
Carite lusitánico	Spain · Spanish	Reference
Carite pintado	Spain · Spanish	Reference
Garita	Mauritania · Spanish	Reference
Kingfish	Ghana	Reference
Mackerel	Sierra Leone	Reference
Maquereau bonite	Mauritania · French	Reference
Maquereau bonite	Senegal · French	Reference
Maquereau-bonite	France · French	Reference
Maquereau-bonite	Senegal · French	Reference
Maquerreau-bonite	Togo · French	Reference
Peixe-serra	Angola · Portuguese	Reference
Serra	Angola · Portuguese	Reference
Serra-branca	Cape Verde · Portuguese	Reference
Serra-branca	Portugal · Portuguese	Reference
Spanish mackerel	Ghana	Reference
Spanish mackerel	United States	Reference
Thazard blanc	France · French	Reference
Thazard blanc	Global · French	Reference

Seasons

A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.

Regulations and identification

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Source records

Country occurrence records

Angola · Benin · Cameroon · Canary Is. · Cape Verde · Congo (Brazza.) · Congo (DR;Kin.) · Equator. Guinea · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Ivory coast · Liberia · Mauritania · Monaco · Morocco · Nigeria · Sao Tome Princ. · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Togo · Western Sahara

A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.

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