Sexual dimorphism and morphologic differences in blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
Blue whiting is distributed over a vast area in the Northeast Atlantic from the Barents Sea to the Mediterranean. Within this area spawning has been observed in the Mediterranean, in the Bay of Biscay, west of the British Isles and south of Ireland. North of the Shetland-Faroe-Iiceland Ridge, apart from single observations, no spawning has been observed. The area west of the British Isles is a major spawning area whereto fish from the Norwegian Sea migrate to spawn.
It is however difficult to concieve that all blue whiting, which are found in the Norwegian Sea and in the Barents Sea during summer and autumn belong to the same spawning stock. In that context morphometric measurements and meristic counts on blue whiting were performed during some surveys with "G.O. Sars" to the Norwegian Sea and to the spawning area west of the British Isles.
History
Symposia name
Annual Science Conference 1978. Copenhagen, DenmarkSession
Session H - Pelagic Fish CommitteeAbstract reference
C.M. 1978 / H: 46Recommended citation
Andersen, K. P. and Jakupsstovu, S. H. 1978. Sexual dimorphism and morphologic differences in blue whitinq (Micromesistius poutassou). Annual Science Conference 1978, Copenhagen, Spain. C.M.1978 / H:46. 22 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.19753171Usage metrics
Categories
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics
- Atlantic, Northeast (ICES Ecoregion; FAO area 27)
- Barents Sea (ICES Ecoregion)
- Mediterranean and Black Sea (FAO area 37)
- Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast (ICES Ecoregion)
- Faroes (ICES Ecoregion)
- Icelandic Waters (ICES Ecoregion)
- Norwegian Sea (ICES Ecoregion)
- Celtic Seas (ICES Ecoregion)