Cod, haddock, saithe, herring, and capelin in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters: A review of the biological value of the area

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-101

  Olsen, Erik ^a   Aanes, Sondre ^a   Mehl, Sigbjørn ^a   Holst, Jens Christian ^a   Aglen, Asgeir ^a   Gjøsæter, Harald ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Barents Sea; Capelin; Cod; Haddock; Herring; Saithe; Valuable areas

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; NURSERY GROUND; SPAWNING GROUND; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TELEOST; VULNERABILITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA;

CLUPEIDAE; MALLOTUS (FISH); MELANOGRAMMUS; POLLACHIUS VIRENS;

EID: 73549111108     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp229     Document Type: Article

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