Juvenile mackerel (Scomber scombrus) along the Norwegian Coast: distribution, condition and feeding ecology

• Main Author: Bjørdal, Vilde Regine
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Bergen 2019
• Subjects: mackerel distribution; NEA mackerel; mackerel diet; juvenile mackerel; 751999; North Cape; Norwegian Sea; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/20025

There has been a substantial increase in the stock size of North East Atlantic (NEA) mackerel (Scomber scombrus) during the last decade (2006-2016), coinciding with record high recruitment. This situation has resulted in a pronounced northward geographical expansion of mackerel in the North Atlantic...