Driving-forces for Greenland offshore groundfish assemblages: Interplay of climate, ocean productivity and fisheries

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 39, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-118

  Fock, Heino O ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

Author keywords

American plaice; Atlantic cod; Atlantic wolffish; Climate; PCA; Productivity; Redfish

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEMERSAL FISH; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHING MORTALITY; GADOID FISHERY; JUVENILE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PRESSURE EFFECT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

ANARHICHAS; GADUS MORHUA; HIPPOGLOSSOIDES PLATESSOIDES; SEBASTES MENTELLA; SEBASTES NORVEGICUS;

EID: 45249092733     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v39.m588     Document Type: Article

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