• Image analysis at the Institute of Marine Research, Norway 

      Noji, Thomas (ICES CM Documents;1993/L:75, Working paper, 1993)
      Computer-aided analysis of images is a technology gaining importance and utilization in marine science. Whereas analyses by eye are often tedious, slow and inaccurate, state-of-the-art image analysis is rapid, accurate, ...
    • Immigration and emigration of cod in the spawning areas of Lofoten and Møre 

      Godø, Olav Rune (ICES CM Documents;1984/G:48, Working paper, 1984)
      Abundance estimates of the spawning stock of north east Arctic cod have in recent years been given on the basis of acoustic surveys. Migration in and out of the surveyed areas during investigation has been considered as a ...
    • Impact of equatorial Kelvin waves on aggregations of sardinellas (Sardinella spp.) in Angolan waters. 

      Ostrowski, Marek (ICES CM documents;2007/G:08, Working paper, 2007)
      High yields of pelagic fish in Angolan tropical waters are associated with seasonal upwelling. The Angolan upwelling is forced by a large-scale eastward tilt of the main thermocline in the tropical Atlantic. Near the ...
    • Impact of grazin from capelin (Mallotus villosus) on zooplankton: a case study in the northern Barents Sea in August 1985 

      Hassel, Arne; Skjoldal, Hein Rune; Gjøsæter, Harald; Loeng, Harald; Omli, Lena (ICES CM Documents;1991/L:62, Working paper, 1991)
      The distribution of capelin was mapped in the area east of Hopen. Zooplankton was sampled with Juday net and 1m^2 MOCNESS sampler, and analyzed with respect to hydrography and capelin abundance. The capelin "front" ...
    • Impact of herring spawning behaviour on acoustic abundance estimates 

      Skaret, Georg; Fernö, Anders; Nøttestad, Leif; Johannessen, Arne; Axelsen, Bjørn Erik (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 2001)
      Spawning dynamics of Norwegian spring spawning herring was studied in south western Norway 29 March to 3 April 2000 using hydroacoustics. The horizontal distribution of the spawning layers shifted in a south-easterly ...
    • Impact of size-selective mortality on waterfleas (Daphnia) 

      Wathne, Ingrid; Jensen, Knut Helge; Enberg, Katja; Heino, Mikko (ICES CM Documents;2010/M:25, Working paper, 2010)
      Size‐selective predation shapes species and induces changes in life‐history traits. Exposure to sizeselective mortality will make being the size that is vulnerable dangerous and possibly fatal; thus, if small individuals ...
    • Implications of fisheries-induced evolution for stock rebuilding and recovery 

      Enberg, Katja; Jørgensen, Christian; Dunlop, Erin S.; Heino, Mikko; Dieckmann, Ulf (ICES CM documents;2010/M:29, Working paper, 2010)
      Fishing-induced evolution has the potential to change life-history and other characters of exploited stocks. Here we study the rebuilding and recovery of an exploited stock with en individual-based eco-genetic model ...
    • Import of furunculosis to Norway with Atlantic salmon smolts from Scotland 

      Egidius, Emmy (ICES CM Documents;1987/F:8, Working paper, 1987)
      In early summer 1985 the Norwegian Veterinary Authorities authorized the import of about 250.000 Atlantic salmon smolts from a fish farm at the west coast of Scotland to the Namdal region north of Trondheim. Immediately ...
    • Improved calibration of hydroacoustic equipment with copper spheres 

      Foote, Kenneth G.; Knudsen, Hans Petter; Vestnes, Gudmund (ICES CM Documents;1981/B:20, Working paper, 1981)
    • Improved catch rates and selection of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus L.) by controlled release of fluid bait extract in pot fishing 

      Bjordal, Åsmund; Løkkeborg, Svein (ICES CM Documents;1992/B:14, Working paper, 1992)
      The effect of controlled release of fluid mackerel extract as bait in Norway lobster pots was tested in comparative fishing trials. Compared with natural mackerel bait, pots with extract release rates above 6 ml/h had ...
    • Improving the link between science and management: Drawing upon local fishers' experience 

      Maurstad, Anita; Sundet, Jan H. (ICES CM Documents;1994/T:20, Working paper, 1994)
      Norwegian fish stock assessment has not included estimation of coastal and fjord resources until recently. The geographical area varies both in environmental and biological features. Stock assessment is especially difficult ...
    • IMR status report on the Barents Sea Ecosystem, 2004-2005 

      Stiansen, Jan Erik; Bogstad, Bjarte; Dalpadado, Padmini; Gjøsæter, Harald; Hauge, Kjellrun Hiis; Ingvaldsen, Randi; Loeng, Harald; Mauritzen, Mette; Mehl, Sigbjørn; Ottersen, Geir; Stenevik, Erling Kåre (Working paper, 2005)
    • In situ determination of bottom trawl ground gear contact 

      Engås, Arill; Ona, Egil; Ramberg, Kjell (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 2001)
      Exact definition of towed distance with proper ground gear contact is an essential parameter in bottom trawl swept area estimates of fish abundance. Errors in this key parameter may lead to a first order bias in abundance ...
    • In situ fish target strengths derived with a split-beam echo sounder 

      Nakken, Odd; Foote, Kenneth G.; Aglen, Asgeir (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 1985)
      In-situ target strengths of six fishes were determined with a split-beam echo sounder during cruises about Lofoten in March 1984 and the Shetland Islands in July 1984. The species and lengths, mean and standard deviation, ...
    • In situ observations of swimbladder compression in herring 

      Ona, Egil (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 1984)
      The hydrostatic function of the swimbladder in herring is experimentally investigated through in situ diver-assisted measurements of swimbladder volume on net-caught and caged fish. In agreement with morpho-physiological ...
    • In situ of Cape horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis) 

      Axelsen, Bjørn Erik (ICES CM Documents;1999/J:4, Working paper, 1999)
      The acoustical target strength (TS) of Cape horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis) was measured in situ at 38 kHz using a submersible split beam transducer in combination with a SIMRAD EK 500 echosounder. The transducer ...
    • In situ target strength observations on haddock 

      Ona, Egil; Hansen, Kaare A. (ICES CM Documents;1986/B:39, Working paper, 1986)
      In situ target strength measurements of ideally resolved haddock have been made using the ES-400 split-beam echo sounder. The measurements are compared with the mean target strength obtained simultaneously by counting ...
    • In vitro ecotoxicological assessment of pelagic ecosystems 

      Thomas, Kevin V.; Hurst, M. R.; Reynolds, W.; Klungsøyr, Jarle; Meier, Sonnich; Thain, John E. (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 2002)
      The ICES biological effects monitoring in pelagic ecosystems (BECPELAG) workshop is a multi-national, multi-disciplinary workshop aimed at establishing suitable techniques for monitoring the effects of contaminants on ...
    • In/out-flow of coastal water in Vestfjorden 

      Sundby, Svein (ICES CM Documents;1978/C:51, Working paper, 1978)
      Hydrographic sections in Vestfjorden, Northern Norway, during winter 1977 showed strong horizontal temperature gradients on the west side of the fjord indicating an outflow of cold coastal water. Analysis of sea thermograph ...
    • Including climate into the assessment of future fish recruitment, using multiple regression models. 

      Stiansen, Jan Erik; Aglen, Asgeir; Bogstad, Bjarte; Loeng, Harald; Mehl, Sigbjørn; Nakken, Odd; Ottersen, Geir; Svendsen, Einar (ICES CM documents, Working paper, 2005)
      Climate variability has generally not been included in the assessment of fish stocks in the Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea. However, in recent years there has been a focus on implementing climate variability in the assessment ...