A comparison of the fish biomass flow to fish, fisheries, and mammals in six marine ecosystems ...

• Main Author: J. Bax, Nicholas
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES MSS Vol.193 - Multispecies Models Relevant to Management of Living Resources 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; Pacific, Northeast FAO area 67; Norwegian Sea ICES Ecoregion; Barents Sea ICES Ecoregion; Greater North Sea ICES Ecoregion; Atlantic, Northwest FAO area 21; Balsfjorden; Barents Sea; Bering Sea; Norwegian Sea; Pacific
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.19270517; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/A_comparison_of_the_fish_biomass_flow_to_fish_fisheries_and_mammals_in_six_marine_ecosystems/19270517

Various data sources are used to derive the biomass flow from fish to the fish themselves, to fisheries, and to marine mammals in six ecosystems: Eastern Bering Sea, Norwegian coast and Barents Sea, North Sea, Benguela current, Georges Bank, and Balsfjorden. The largest proportion of fish biomass provides food for the fish themselves in all areas. The North Sea has the highest loss of fish biomass to fishing. Possible reasons for this are discussed. ...