Browsing Articles by Subject "VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Ressursbiologi: 921"

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    • An evaluation of compiled single-beam bathymetry data as a basis for regional sediment and biotope mapping 

      Elvenes, Sigrid; Dolan, Margaret F. J.; Buhl-Mortensen, Pål; Bellec, Valerie K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-18)
      Maps of surficial sediment distribution and benthic habitats or biotopes provide invaluable information for ocean management and are at the core of many seabed mapping initiatives, including Norway's national offshore ...

    • Prey selection of offshore killer whales Orcinus orca in the Northeast Atlantic in late summer: spatial associations with mackerel 

      Nøttestad, Leif; Sivle, Lise Doksæter; Krafft, Bjørn A.; Langård, Lise; Anthonypillai, Valantine; Bernasconi, Matteo; Langøy, Herdis; Fernö, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-03-03)
      The traditional perception of prey species preference of killer whales Orcinus orca L. in the Northeast Atlantic has, to a large extent, been linked to herring Clupea harengus L. Few studies have investigated the feeding ...

    • Synergies between climate and management for Atlantic cod fisheries at high latitudes 

      Kjesbu, Olav Sigurd; Bogstad, Bjarte; Devine, Jennifer A.; Gjøsæter, Harald; Howell, Daniel; Ingvaldsen, Randi; Nash, Richard D.M.; Skjæraasen, Jon Egil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-18)
      The widespread depletion of commercially exploited marine living resources is often seen as a general failure of management and results in criticism of contemporary management procedures. When populations show dramatic and ...

    • Vertical migrations of a deep-sea fish and its prey 

      Afonso, Pedro; McGinty, Niall; Graca, Goncalo; Fontes, Jorge; Inacio, Monica; Totland, Atle; Menezes, Gui (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-05-23)
      It has been speculated that some deep-sea fishes can display large vertical migrations and likely doing so to explore the full suite of benthopelagic food resources, especially the pelagic organisms of the deep scattering ...