The rise and fall of autumn-spawning herring (Clupea harengus L.) in the Celtic Sea between 1959 and 2009: Temporal trends in spawning component diversity

Fisheries Research

Volumn 121-122, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-42

  Harma, Clémentine ^a   Brophy, Deirdre ^a   Minto, Cóilín ^a   Clarke, Maurice ^b  

^a Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Celtic Sea herring; Complex stock structure; Long term trends; Seasonal spawning components; Size at age

Indexed keywords

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 84857015227     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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