Anarhichas lupus is a boreo‐Arctic species with biological characteristics often associated
with vulnerability to overexploitation. Although not commercially targeted in the North Sea, A …

The negative impacts that scientific monitoring may have on marine ecosystems has been a
neglected topic, mainly on the basis that its magnitude is minor compared to commercial …

Throughout all oceans, aggregations of zooplankton and ichthyoplankton appear as
horizontal sound scattering layers (SSLs) when detected with active acoustic techniques …

Trawl surveys are key to estimating changes in fish abundance, distribution and biodiversity.
When tow by tow sampling effort in a survey has not been constant, catch rates are often …

The Simrad EK60 echosounder is widely used in acoustic-trawl surveys. It has recently been
replaced by the EK80, which can be configured to operate in a manner similar to the EK60 …

Abstract The North Sea cod stock assessment is based on indices of abundance-at-age from
fishery-independent bottom trawl surveys. The age structure of the catch is estimated by …

Abstract The Northwest Pacific Ocean is one of the most productive fisheries in the world,
with small pelagic fish constituting a substantial portion of its fishery resources. Changes in …

Marine fish are an irreplaceable resource, but are currently under threat through overfishing
and climate change. To date, most of the emphasis has been on single stocks or populations …

Objectif L'objectif principal des campagnes IBTS est de produire des indices biologiques
pour caractériser l'état et l'évolution à moyen terme des espèces exploitées et des …

Regeringen har bedömt att myndigheter som använder försöksdjur bör upprätta strategier
för sitt arbete med frågor som rör 3R, dvs. Replace (ersätta), Reduce (minska) och Refine …