Results of a stratified bottom trawl survey for shrimps (Pandalus borealis) in the Barents Sea and the Spitsbergen area in May-June 1980.
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This report is not to be quoted without prior consultation with the General Secretary.Abstract
A stratified random bottom trawl survey of the shrimp grounds
in the Barents Sea and the Spitsbergen area between 71°30'N
and 78°18 'N, and between 10°05 'E and 35°04 'E was made in May-June
1980. On the basis of the data from 60 trawling stations,
the biomass of shrimps, Pandalus borealis, in the area surveyed
was estimated by the swept area method to be about 65 000 tonnes. The estimate is probably an underestimate due to various
reasons discussed.