Report on the 0-Group Fish Survey in Icelandic Waters

This paper is a eontinuation of annual reports on routine investigations on hydrography and the distribution and abundanee of O-group fish in Icelandic and East Greenland waters in August-September. Temperatures were relatively high with high salinity especially in North Icelandie Waters. Warming up of the surfaee layers was strong south and west of Iceland but weaker north of Iceland. The 1998 abundanee index of eod was extremely high. The abundanee index of

haddoek was very high but that of eapelin was slightly below long term average.