Mechanisms and consequences of life cycle diversity of beaked redfish, Sebastes mentella

• Main Authors: Cadrin, Steven X., Bernreuther, Matthias, Daníelsdóttir, Anna Kristín, Hjörleifsson, Einar, Johansen, Torild, Kerr, Lisa, Kristinsson, Kristjan, Mariani, Stefano, Pampoulie, Christophe, Reinert, Jákup, Saborido-Rey, Fran, Sigurdsson, Thorsteinn, Stransky, Christoph
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: ICES 2009
• Subjects: redfish; uer; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921; Irminger Sea; greenlandic; Sebastes mentella
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/102944

Recent genetic research, supported by life history information, indicates that there are three biological stocks of S. mentella in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters: a ‘Deep Pelagic’ stock (>500m), a ‘Shallow Pelagic’ stock (<500m), and an ‘Icelandic Slope’ stock. Throughout their range, Se...