dc.description.abstract | North-east Arctic cod.
The stock is in a fairly good state, but
is declining. Unreported catches have
caused considerable overfishing of the
agreed quotas in the last four years, and
the fishery in 2005 was not considered to
be sustainable. The Management Agencies
aim for stopping the unreported fishing
activities. Norway and Russia are the
main fishing nations. In addition Faroe
Islands, Greenland, Iceland and EU take
part in the fishery. Similar to other cod
stocks the North-east Arctic cod has
shown a development towards earlier
age at sexual maturity. These changes
were largest in the 70s. Since 1982, age
at maturation has varied without a clear
time trend. | en |