A note on catches of basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus), off Norway and their relation to possible migration paths

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Author: Stott, F. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1982
• Subjects: Norway; Cetorhinus maximus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1982.tb04002.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1982.tb04002.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1982.tb04002.x

The distribution and the times of the main catches of the basking shark, Cetorhinus, maximus (Gunnerus), in the commercial fishery off the coast of Norway during the seasons of 1971, 1972 and 1973 are given and analysed. No easily recognized regularities have been identified from season to season so that it is evident that there is no pattern of migration towards the Norwegian coast comparable to that of the bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus L., which once provided a substantial fishery in the same area.