The Distribution, Relative Abundance, and Biology of the Deep-Sea Fishes of the Icelandic Slope and Reykjanes Ridge (original) (raw)

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This working paper describes the distribution and in some cases the relative abundance of several deep-sea fish species at Iceland. The information given is mainly based on deep sea hauls carried out during numerous research cruises since 1976.

The main species dealt with are: roundnose and roughhead grenadiers, blue ling, orange roughy, black scabbard fish, smooth-head, Rhinochimœridae, several dogfishes and sharks, e.g. black dogfish and Portuguese shark.

Biological information is given for some of the species. The roundnose grenadier is considered to be a self-sustained stock at Iceland. The spawning pattern of the blue ling is discussed and a possible connection between blue ling stocks at Iceland and the Faroes is mentioned. It is most likely that the orange roughy spawns at Iceland.

An extract from a recent deep-sea cruise to the Reykjanes Ridge, in March 1993 is included.

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  1. Marine Research Institute, PO. Box 1390, 1210, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Jutta V. Magnússon & Jakob Magnússon

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  1. Sea Fish Industry Authority, Hull, UK
    Alan G. Hopper (Technical Director) (Technical Director)

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Magnússon, J.V., Magnússon, J. (1995). The Distribution, Relative Abundance, and Biology of the Deep-Sea Fishes of the Icelandic Slope and Reykjanes Ridge. In: Hopper, A.G. (eds) Deep-Water Fisheries of the North Atlantic Oceanic Slope. NATO ASI Series, vol 296. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8414-2\_5

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