Acoustic estimates of the Barents Sea capeling stock 1971-1976

The surveys were carried out in June and in August - October. No estimates were obtained for 0-group capelin. 1 year old capeling are grossly underestimated in June. To a lesser extent this is also the case for older capelin. The estimates from the autumn surveys seem to be more reliable, and with r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nakken, Odd, Dommasnes, Are
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: ICES 1977
Subjects:
VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920
Barents Sea
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11250/100203
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Summary:The surveys were carried out in June and in August - October. No estimates were obtained for 0-group capelin. 1 year old capeling are grossly underestimated in June. To a lesser extent this is also the case for older capelin. The estimates from the autumn surveys seem to be more reliable, and with respect to the spawning stock they correspond reasonable well with the estimates from tagging experiments and the trend of the catches.

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