Summary: Seven surveys were carried out during late June and July covering most of the continental shelf North of 54°N in the North Sea and Ireland to the west of Scotland to a northern limit of 62°N. The eastern edge ...

Summary: Six surveys were carried out during late June and july covering most of the continental shelf north of 54°N in the North Sea and lreland to the west of Scotland to a northern limit of 62°N. The eastern edge of ...

The absorption of acoustic energy in herring schools is studied by echo integration of the bottom signal under various densities of herring. The investigations were carried out in a fjord in northern Norway, where large ...

At the Møre coast there are important spawning areas for cod, coalfish, haddock and herring. As a part of an interaction study of these species, i.e. the predation of the demersal species on the spawning stock and the ...

The behavioural response of a shallow herring layer to a steaming vessel has been studied by the use of a high-resolution scanning sonar technique. When the vessel was completely darkened, no significant reaction important ...

The Our Ocean conferences focus on voluntary commitments by different pledgers in support of actions towards a clean, healthy and productive ocean. We analysed the content and summarised the progress of implementation of ...

Effects of minimum landing size (LC) in the fishery of Norwegian spring-spawning herring have been investigated. The herring is assumed to be a unit stock, in which the growth of immatures differs according to the ...

Two periods with great differences in year-class abundance and recruitment where chosen for growth studies. In the first period the mean year-class strength at 3 years was 6 790 x 10[6] individuals while in the second ...