Expansion of Lophius piscatorius distribution in Iceland : exploring the ecological and economic viability for establishing sustainable monkfish fisheries in Northwestern Iceland

• Main Author: Rajudeen, Rikab, 1988-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Fiskirannsóknir; Skötuselur; Sjávarvistfræði; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/15831

Global climate change has had profound impacts on marine ecosystems by altering physical parameters such as: ocean temperature; salinity; and hydrographic features, which largely govern species richness and distribution of fish populations. In Iceland, climate change has induced northwest expansion...