Occurrence of American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) at non-habitual depths in the northwest Atlantic

In 1992 and 1993 American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) was detected in the catches of the Spanish fleet at depths greater than those habitual to the species (>800 m). The maximum depth was registered in Div. 3L at more than 1 400 m. The maximum yields of this species at depths over 800 m...

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Main Authors: Sergio Iglesias, Javier Paz
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1996
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Key words
A. plaice
depth
length distribution
Northwest Atlantic
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.514.9356
http://archive.nafo.int/open/studies/s24/iglesias.pdf
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Summary:In 1992 and 1993 American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) was detected in the catches of the Spanish fleet at depths greater than those habitual to the species (>800 m). The maximum depth was registered in Div. 3L at more than 1 400 m. The maximum yields of this species at depths over 800 m were observed in Div. 3N. The presence of American plaice at great depths was mainly detected in the first half of the year, and most predominantly at the end of winter and beginning of spring. No clear relationship between the length distribution and the depths reached were observed.

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