Common names:
Bernfisk, Buoiddesguolli, Fot
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
Abundance:
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Importance:
highly commercial
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Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture:
likely future use
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Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Northeast Arctic stock size reduced from 6 million tonnes just after World War II to 1 million tonnes beginning of 1980s due mainly to overfishing; collapse of main prey species resulted in increased cannibalism on young cod, one important reason why the 1984 and 1985 year classes did not recruit to the fishery; shifting to other prey also negatively affected individual growth (especially among medium-sized cod preying mainly upon the collapsed capelin stock); with reduced growth, more individuals per ton of quota were being caught than expected (Ref. 80755).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://odin.dep.no/fid/eng/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
National Database: