Browsing Articles by Subject "mackerel"
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Abundance estimation of Northeast Atlantic mackerel based on tag recapture data - A useful tool for stock assessment?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-10)In the present study we utilize tag recapture data to estimate year class abundance and spawning stock biomass of mackerel (Scomber scombrus L.) in the Northeast Atlantic for the period 1986–2008. On average 20,000 jigged ... -
Biology, exploitation, and management of the northeast atlantic mackrel
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1980) -
The effect of recent changes in the North Sea mackerel fishery on stock and yield
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1978)The paper deals with biological aspects and exploitation of the mackerel (Scomber scombrus) stocks occurring in the North Sea. The state of stocks and exploitation in the North Sea area are investigated on the basis of ... -
Importance of the swimbladder in acoustic scattering by fish: A comparison of gadoid and mackerel target strengths
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1980)Previous determinations of the swimbladder contribution to the fish backscattering cross section have been hindered by ignorance of the acoustic boundary conditions at the swimbladder wall. The present study circumvents ... -
A length-based hypothesis for feeding migrations in pelagic fish
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 1999)We evaluated the costs and benefits of long-distance horizontal migration by pelagic planktivores, Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), mackerel (Scomber scombrus), and capelin (Mallotus ... -
Mortality of mackerel (Scomber scombrus L.) after pursing and slipping from a purse seine
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-10)A new method was used to study the effect of crowding and subsequent slipping from a purse seine on the mortality of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus L.). Mackerel were allowed to swim from a purse seine through a ...