REVIEW OF SOME FISH RESOURCES WITHIN THE NEAFC CONVENTION AREA

Cod, haddock and whiting landings come mainly from Division IIIa, and from Sub-areas IV, VI and VII. In addition, some relatively small quantities are recorded from Sub-area VIII. Throughout the area a number of stocks can be identified between which the degree of mixing is relatively small. For all three species, the stocks located in Divisions !Va and !Vb are distributed partially in the EEC fishery zone and partly in the Norwegian zone. _There is also a connection between stocks in the Skagerrak and those in nearby North Sea waters.