The 2008 stock assessment (ICES) indicated that the stock has been exploited in a sustainable manner and has remained well above the precautionary reference limit throughout the history of the fishery. The advised TAC (quota) for 2009 is 50 000 tonnes.
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Russian studies on the Iceland scallop were conducted off Svatoy Nos Cape in the Barents Sea in 2008. The commercial stock was estimated at 137,000 tonne. Compared to 2007, it decreased by 20%. Individuals with the shell height from 70 to 110 mm, modal length of 90-100 mm and average size of 95,7 mm were predominant in catches.
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Read more...The snow crab is recorded as bycatch in trawl and gillnet fishery in Norwegian waters with an increasing frequency. The main part of the catches is in the northern part of the Barents Sea and in the Svalbard Conservation zone, but several catches has also been taken along the coast of Finnmark. The snow crab is expected to increase in abundance in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea and in the S...
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In August-September 2008, the densest concentrations of red king crabs, more than 500 ind/sq.km, were observed in the southeastern part of the habitat (Figure 4.3.17). In the rest of the habitat, the density of distribution was low and, as a rule, did not exceed 50-100 ind/sq.km (rarely 250).
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 January 2010 12:27 )
Read more...In Norwegian waters the squid Gonatus fabrichii could form a future fishery due to its abundance. The challenges in such a fishery could, however, be to avoid juveniles of other commercial fish species which often is distributed in the same water masses as the squid. The flying squid Todarodes sagittatus has been more or less absent from Norwegian waters for twenty years, but will most proba...
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More than 100 experts from a total of 9 Russian and 20 Norwegian institutions have participated in the preparation of the report, and the work has been organized in 13 expert groups. The work has been led by Sevmorgeo and PINRO on Russian side and on Norwegian side by the Institute of Marine Research and the Norwegian Polar Institute..
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BarentsPortal is a project developed under the Joint Russian - Norwegian Commission on Environmental Cooperation. The joint environmental report is a co-operation project between the Joint Russian - Norwegian Commission on Environmental Cooperation and the Joint Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Commission
