Implications of fisheries during the spawning season for the sustainable management and recovery of depleted fish stocks: life history characteristics of several North Sea species

• Main Authors: van Overzee, H.M.J., Rijnsdorp, A.D.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: IMARES 2009
• Subjects: cod; fisheries; fisheries ecology; herrings; limanda limanda; lobsters; mackerels; marine fisheries; plaice; soles; turbot; haringen; kabeljauw; makrelen; schol; tarbot; visserij; visserij-ecologie; zeekreeften; zeevisserij; zolen; Turbot
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/implications-of-fisheries-during-the-spawning-season-for-the-sust-2

Fish traders and NGOs have put the idea forward that in order to not disturb the spawning process and hence improve the reproductive success of a fish population one should stop fishing during the spawning period. This idea has resulted in the project “Vis & Seizoen”. Within this project a theoretical framework is being developed to examine the possible effect of fishing during the spawning season. This is the first report within the project. It presents a summary of the life history characteristics that are related to the reproduction of nine important commercial fish species.