Some observations on the population biology of capelin (Mallotus villosus) from Balsfjord, northern Norway

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Nyholmen, O., Hopkins, C. C. E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 1988
• Subjects: Articles; Barents Sea; Norway; Balsfjord; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/44/3/264; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/44.3.264

The population structure of capelin over a one-year period in Balsfjord (69°N 19°E), northern Norway, is described. At about one year old, young capelin changed over from a relatively pelagic orientation to one more closely associated with the bottom during the day. The semi-adult and adult part of...