Introduction to the redfish (Sebastes spp.) complex in ICES subareas 5, 6, 12, and 14 (Iceland and Faroes grounds, north of Azores, and east of Greenland)

• Main Author: ICES
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES Advice: Recurrent Advice 2022
• Subjects: Icelandic Waters ICES Ecoregion; Barents Sea ICES Ecoregion; Azores ICES Ecoregion; Faroes ICES Ecoregion; Greenland Sea ICES Ecoregion; Baffin Island; Barents Sea; Faroe Islands; Greenland; Norway; Baffin; Faroes; Greenland Sea; Iceland; North Atlantic; Sebastes norvegicus; Spitzbergen
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.18668096.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Introduction_to_the_redfish_Sebastes_spp_complex_in_ICES_subareas_5_6_12_and_14_Iceland_and_Faroes_grounds_north_of_Azores_and_east_of_Greenland_/18668096/1

Species of the genus Sebastes are common and widely distributed in the North Atlantic. They are found off the coast of Great Britain, along Norway and Spitzbergen, in the Barents Sea, off the Faroe Islands, Iceland, East and West Greenland, and along the east coast of North America from Baffin Island to Cape Cod.Three species of redfish are commercially exploited in ICES subareas 5, 6, 12, and 14: Sebastes norvegicus (formerly S. marinus), S. mentella, and S. viviparus. The latter has minor commercial value in Icelandic waters and is exploited in two small areas south of Iceland at depths of 150–250 m (Table 2.3.9.1).