Lesser sand eel

Launce ( Ammodytes tobianus )

The launce ( Ammodytes tobianus ), often referred to as Small sandeel, is an elongated marine fish belonging to the family of sandeels.

He is about 15 inches long and has a greenish colored back and silvery sides. Sandeels bury themselves in the winter and even at low tide in sandbanks. They live in large flocks and can be up to ten years old.

Tobias fish serve ( ( In the Baltic cod called ), eels and whiting eg sea trout, cod ) in the North Sea ecosystem and the Baltic Sea as prey for numerous predators. In the breeding season the birds they feed in large part from this little fish.

Fishmeal production

Prior to the Danish coast of the sandeel fished from a special fishing fleet on a large scale from the North Sea and processed in Esbjerg to fish meal and fish oil. These materials provide the basis for the production of pellet feed for the trout pond management dar. This not only Tobias fish is endangered, but also many predators that eat him, like gulls and whales.