Variations in coastal fish species composition captured by traps in Romsdalsfjord, Western Norway
Fish traps are widely used in Norwegian fjords, especially those designed for monitoring salmonid populations in the marine environment, although many other marine fish species are also captured. The composition and spatio-temporal variations of fish species captured by fish traps were monitored in...
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ftunivalicante:oai:rua.ua.es:10045/56110 2023-05-15T16:19:21+02:00 Variations in coastal fish species composition captured by traps in Romsdalsfjord, Western Norway Arechavala-Lopez, Pablo Berg, Marius Uglem, Ingebrigt Bjørn, Pal-Arne Finstad, Bengt Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada Biología Marina 2016-06 http://hdl.handle.net/10045/56110 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40071-016-0127-0 eng eng Springer Berlin Heidelberg http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40071-016-0127-0 International Aquatic Research. 2016, 8(2): 109-119. doi:10.1007/s40071-016-0127-0 2008-4935 (Print) 2008-6970 (Online) http://hdl.handle.net/10045/56110 doi:10.1007/s40071-016-0127-0 © The Author(s) 2016. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC-BY Catches Fish assemblage Seasonality Coastal management Temperature Salinity Zoología info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftunivalicante https://doi.org/10.1007/s40071-016-0127-0 2020-06-05T13:11:11Z Fish traps are widely used in Norwegian fjords, especially those designed for monitoring salmonid populations in the marine environment, although many other marine fish species are also captured. The composition and spatio-temporal variations of fish species captured by fish traps were monitored in five different coastal locations throughout the Romsdalsfjord region, Western Norway, from May to August during the three consecutive years (2011–2013). Twenty-three fish species were captured by traps in coastal waters, both resident and migratory fishes. The most common fish and with greater catchability were saithe (Pollachis virens) and sea trout (Salmo trutta), followed by cod (Gadus morhua), pollack (P. pollachius), herring (Clupea harengus) and mackerels (Trachurus trachurus and Scomber scombrus). However, the captured assemblage presented great spatial and seasonal variations, in terms of mean daily catch, probably associated with hydrographical conditions and migrational patterns. Information obtained in this study will help us to better understand the compositions and dynamic of coastal fish populations inhabiting Norwegian coastal waters. In addition, traps are highly recommended as a management tool for fish research (e.g. fish-tagging experiments, mark and recapture) and conservation purposes (coastal use and fisheries studies). The Norwegian Research Council (Project No. 221404), the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (Strategic Institute Programme, Project No. 160022/F40), the Institute of Marine Research, the fish farmers in the Romsdalsfjord area, Møre and Romsdal County Community (Marine Environmental and Value Creation Fund), the County Governor of Møre and Romsdal, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the NILS Science and Sustainability program (ES07–EEA Grants; ABEL-IM-2014A) funded this project. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gadus morhua RUA - Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante Nils ENVELOPE(48.017,48.017,-68.067,-68.067) Norway International Aquatic Research 8 2 109 119 |
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Catches Fish assemblage Seasonality Coastal management Temperature Salinity Zoología Arechavala-Lopez, Pablo Berg, Marius Uglem, Ingebrigt Bjørn, Pal-Arne Finstad, Bengt Variations in coastal fish species composition captured by traps in Romsdalsfjord, Western Norway |
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Fish traps are widely used in Norwegian fjords, especially those designed for monitoring salmonid populations in the marine environment, although many other marine fish species are also captured. The composition and spatio-temporal variations of fish species captured by fish traps were monitored in five different coastal locations throughout the Romsdalsfjord region, Western Norway, from May to August during the three consecutive years (2011–2013). Twenty-three fish species were captured by traps in coastal waters, both resident and migratory fishes. The most common fish and with greater catchability were saithe (Pollachis virens) and sea trout (Salmo trutta), followed by cod (Gadus morhua), pollack (P. pollachius), herring (Clupea harengus) and mackerels (Trachurus trachurus and Scomber scombrus). However, the captured assemblage presented great spatial and seasonal variations, in terms of mean daily catch, probably associated with hydrographical conditions and migrational patterns. Information obtained in this study will help us to better understand the compositions and dynamic of coastal fish populations inhabiting Norwegian coastal waters. In addition, traps are highly recommended as a management tool for fish research (e.g. fish-tagging experiments, mark and recapture) and conservation purposes (coastal use and fisheries studies). The Norwegian Research Council (Project No. 221404), the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (Strategic Institute Programme, Project No. 160022/F40), the Institute of Marine Research, the fish farmers in the Romsdalsfjord area, Møre and Romsdal County Community (Marine Environmental and Value Creation Fund), the County Governor of Møre and Romsdal, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the NILS Science and Sustainability program (ES07–EEA Grants; ABEL-IM-2014A) funded this project. |
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Variations in coastal fish species composition captured by traps in Romsdalsfjord, Western Norway |
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Variations in coastal fish species composition captured by traps in Romsdalsfjord, Western Norway |
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Variations in coastal fish species composition captured by traps in Romsdalsfjord, Western Norway |
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Variations in coastal fish species composition captured by traps in Romsdalsfjord, Western Norway |
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Variations in coastal fish species composition captured by traps in Romsdalsfjord, Western Norway |
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variations in coastal fish species composition captured by traps in romsdalsfjord, western norway |
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