Rectified tidal transport in Lofoten-Vesterålen, Northern Norway

• Main Authors: Børve, Eli, Isachsen, Pål Erik, Nøst, Ole Anders
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Gimsøystraumen; Lofoten; Mosken; Norway; Røst; Vesterålen; Værøy; Arctic cod; Northeast Arctic cod; Northern Norway; Vestfjorden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-2021-41; https://os.copernicus.org/preprints/os-2021-41/

Vestfjorden in Northern Norway, a major spawning ground for the Northeast Arctic cod, is sheltered from the continental shelf and open ocean by the Lofoten-Vesterålen archipelago. The archipelago, however, is well known for hosting strong and vigorous tidal currents in its many straits, currents tha...