Observations on the cod and cod fisheries of Lofoten

Abstract

Age, length, and growth studies, and tagging experiments etc. undertaken on cod in Norwegian and Arctic waters have shown th a t there are many reasons for regarding the cod of the Barents Sea, and the spawning cod which every year appear on the Lofoten banks, as belonging to one population, the Arcto-Norwegian stock, or shorter, the arctic cod. This publication is part of Rapport et Proces-Verbaux des Reunions Vol. 136, which includes all contributions to a special scientific meeting on cod. To see all other articles in this volume, please click on the keyword "RPVR Vol. 136".