Comparative biology and population mixing among local, coastal and offshore Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat and western Baltic.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Florian Berg, Aril Slotte, Arne Johannessen, Cecilie Kvamme, Lotte Worsøe Clausen, Richard D M Nash
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Kattegat; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187374; https://doaj.org/article/449dc3e43f314a2899cac5d9973f9f0f

The population structure of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) from 13 local, coastal and offshore areas of the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat and western Baltic (northeast Atlantic) was studied using biological and environmental data from 1970-2015. The objective was to identify distinct population...