Ling (Molva molva) — also called common ling — is a large marine fish of high commercial importance in the Lotidae family (hakes and burbots), widely distributed in the deep waters of the northeast Atlantic. Marketed fresh, frozen and dried-salted (as stockfish/klippfisk-style products in Scandinavia and Iberia), it is cooked by steaming, frying, broiling and baking. Its firm, white, boneless flesh suits many preparations — from fish and chips to salt-fish stews — and proper chilling from catch onwards protects quality; as a long-lived predator it is monitored for mercury, and stocks are quota-managed.