SKATE STARRY RAY

Starry ray is by far the most abundant elasmobranch species in Icelandic waters. It has a widespread distribution over the Icelandic shelf and upper slope in depths from 20 to 1000 m but is most common at 30-200 m. In Icelandic surveys the starry ray is rarely caught larger than 70 cm but most commonly at 30-50 cm. Reproduction is believed to occur to some extent throughout the year, however mainly during summer.
Starry ray is abundant in Icelandic waters and is a common bycatch in variety of fishing gears. Catches of starry ray are taken all around Iceland but mostly within Faxaflói in the southwest.