The recovery of the Barents Sea capelin (Mallotus villosus) from a larval point of view
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The recovery of the Barents Sea Capelin is studied with larval surveys in
the period 1986-91. Very few larvae were found in 1986,1987 and 1988, but
the abundance of capelin larvae increased from 1989 back to the normal
larval "stock size" found in the early eighties. In 1990 the highest recorded
indice of abundance for the period 1981-1990 was found. Distribution maps
and abundance indices of capelin larvae are presented. Length frequency
distributions of the larvae are shown. The vertical distribution of larvae
from a diurnal station is given. These data are discussed with respect to the
variations in physical and biological parameters the Barents Sea ecosystem
observed in the period.