Recruitment of shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in the Barents Sea related to spawning stock and environment

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Aschan, Michaela, Ingvaldsen, Randi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2008
• Subjects: Barents Sea; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation; Pandalus borealis; Copepods
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/108944; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.11.012

The shrimp spawn in autumn, and the females carry their eggs as out roe until spring when the larvae hatch. Within a period of 2 months the shrimp larvae settle to the bottom. It has been claimed that the year-class strength probably is determined during the larval phase. Today's assessment and...