Spanish Skate (Raja radiata Donovan, 1808) Fishery in the Grand Bank (NAFO Division 3N): 1997-2000.

The Spanish skate fishery in NAFO Regulatory Area is performed from August to November in a quite restricted area of Div. 3N at depths between 51 and 100 m. Fishing effort, unstandardized catch rates, length composition, sexual maturity, by-catch, discards and sex-ratios are presented in this paper....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Río-Iglesias, José Luis del, Junquera, Susana
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: 2001
Subjects:
Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
Pesquerías
North Atlantic
Northwest Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/736
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/329285
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Summary:The Spanish skate fishery in NAFO Regulatory Area is performed from August to November in a quite restricted area of Div. 3N at depths between 51 and 100 m. Fishing effort, unstandardized catch rates, length composition, sexual maturity, by-catch, discards and sex-ratios are presented in this paper. The length range of thorny skate in the catches is mainly between 30 and 85 cm, with a mode of 50-51 cm. Both sexes appeared equally represented in the catches. The main by-catch in this fishery is American plaice and yellowtail flounder. A large proportion of mature males are observed.

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