Spatial and temporal distribution of spawning aggregations of blue ling (molva dypterygia) west and northwest of the british isles

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Large, P. A., Diez, G., Drewery, J., Laurans, M., Pilling, G. M., Reid, D. G., Reinert, J., South, A. B., Vinnichenko, V. I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2009
• Subjects: blue ling; closed area; spawning aggregation; Hatton Bank; Rosemary Bank; Lousy Bank; Molva dypterygia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10379/12384; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsp264

Fisheries on blue ling in ICES Areas Vb, VI, VII, and XIIb have mostly targeted spawning aggregations. ICES has repeatedly advised that blue ling are susceptible to sequential depletion of spawning aggregations and that closed areas to protect spawning aggregations should be maintained and expanded...