/ / /International Council for the /' Exploration of the Sea C.M.1994/G:40 Demersal Fish Committee ,/' RUSSIAN INVESTIGATIONS ON COD AND HADDOCK IN'THE BARENTS SEA AND ADJACENT WATERS IN NOVEMBER 1993 - JANUARY 1994 by YU.M.Lepesevich, M.S.Shevelev, V.A.Ermolchev, M.V.Ermolchev, S.V.Ratushny f -Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO), 6 Knipovich Street, 183763, Murmansk, Russia ABSTRACT Annual traditional trawl-acoustic survey for stock assessment and estimation of young cod and haddock in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters was carried out by three Russian research vessels in November. 1993 - January 1994. The investigations over the area surveyed showed the abundance of cod and haddock from the 1992-1993 yearclasses to be estimated at a level close to the long-term mean value. The 1991 cod yearclass is mean abundant and that of haddock is rich one. ,• Early in 1994 the total abundance and biomass of cod over the area covered made up 783 mill.indiv. and 1252 thou.t, of which 719 mill.indiv. and 1242 thou.t pertained to commercial stock. Total abundance and biomass of haddock reached 1595 mill.indiv. and 8~7 th6u.t, with 1350 mill.indiv. and 843 thou.t constituting the commercial stock . For some technical reasons not a whole area was surveyed, therefore, the estimates obtained were somewhat lower. Nevertheless, an increment in haddock stock and stabilization of that of cod were noted. INTRODUCTION The trawl-acoustic survey to assess juveniles and bottom fish stocks in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters has been regularly carried out since 1984. It was based on the traditional trawl survey for assessment of young bottom fish at the first three years of life, conducted in autumn-winter since 1948 (Trambachev, 1981). This allowed to use the long-term observations by indices for cod and haddock abundance to assess the yearclasses strength (Melyantsev, Salmov, 1985) and. to forecast recruitment· of commercial stocks. In the second half of 80' s the acoustic methods for estimating abundance of bottom fish distributed in a 10m - layer (Zaferman, Serebrov, 1985; Dorchenkov, 1986, 1991) allowed to overcome, to a certain extent, disadvantages of the 2 methods previosly applied for bottom fish stocks assessment. MATERIALS ANO METHODS The trawl-acoustic survey for assessment of juveniles and cod and haddock stocks was conducted by the Russian RVs "Professor Marti", "Fridtjof Nansen" and "PINRO" in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters in November 1993 - January 1994 (Fig.1). compared to 1992 the investigations were done in later time and and a lesser area was covered. In total 346 hauls were done with a bottom trawl from 40 to 800 m depths, 294 of them were taken above 500 m depth. . The survey methods remained without changes (Shevelev , Dorchenkov, Mamylov, 1990). The whole area was splitted into 26 strata pooled into ICES areas·I, IIa and IIb. The survey data were IBM processed using SAE (Stock Abundance Estimation) software , developed in PINRO (Ermolchev V.A., Ermolchev M.V.).The latter allows to estimate the bottom fish abundance and biomass to a high accuracy, especially under inhomogeneous distribution of aggregations densitYi to determine errors in each stratum, area and total error of poststratification over the whole area on the basis of analysis for integral variations and fish target strength in the area surveyed. Upon completing the survey a post-stratification was done, i.e. the whole area was divided into 26 strata for cod and 21 - for haddock. Calculations of abundance, biomass and errors for each stratum, areas (I, IIa and IIb) and the whole area were performed with SAE software by two methods, i.e. classic and selective ones (all the echo-intensities are distributed by several numerical levels). As for the first method, the post stratification error for cod varied from stratum to stratum from 9 to 46%, with total error being 9.5%. By the second one the post-stratification error for some strata decreased by more than 10 times, varying from stratum to stratum from 1.3 to 27.2%, with total error constituting 3.5% - for the whole area, 2.0% - for Subarea I, 10.7% - for Div.lla and 9.3% - for Div.llb (Tables 3 and 4). For haddock the error varied by strata within 12-53% and total error made up 16% (the 1st method). The error also decreased for some strata by more than 10 times, varying from 2 to 30% (the 2nd method) and total error made up 4.9% - for the whole area, 5.2% for Subarea I, 8.8% - for Oiv.lla and 24.8% - for Oiv.llb (Tables 7 and 8). Total error should also include those caused by other sourees, such as species identification of echo-intensities, variation in parameters of environments (temperature, salinity), variation in weather conditions, as weIl as incomplete assessment of fish distribution and later period of the survey performance. At present it is difficult to determine the error values, however, the cod and haddock stock is suggested to be assessed incompletely during the survey for 1993-1994. • ... • 3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS • ~. • · . In autumn-winter cod and haddock active migration to spawning and wintering grounds led to the fish longer staying in pelagial. 50% of haddock and 53% of cod were'distributed in it and fish were easily registered using echosounder. At the same time the earlier transport of drifting ice and heavy ice coverage did not allow ~ö cover the West spitsbergen area and reulted in a shortening' of the number of stations in the northwest. Besides, unfavourable weather conditions and fuel problems resulted in essential intervals when performing the survey and prevented from investigating the Barents Sea area to ,the east of 42°E.Compared to 1992 the area surveyed decreased approximately by 20%, mainly due to the areas where an essential amount of young and adult specimens was distributed in 1992 and a duration of the survey was extended by a month. These circumstances reasonably suggest that a considerable underestimation of cod and haddock took place during the survey, particularly in Subarea I. Dense aggregations of cod were,found in the frontal zone area in the northwest (Fig.2). Fish migration along the spitsbergen Current to the spawning and wintering grounds was not yet a mass onei cod with low fatness continued to feed on polar cod. In the second half of November a peak of cod migration in the western direction was registered in the south of the sea. Simultaneously, a considerable amount of large mature specimens migrating for spawning was found in Div.IIa. Aggregations of mean density, represented mainly by fish above 3 yr, have occupied a vast area (from 23°E to the eastern boundary of the area of operations) in the southern Barents Sea (Fig.2). Pattern of fish distribution indicates availability of essential fish aggregations outside the area surveyed in the east. Main haddock aggregations were traditionally observed in the southern part under the water temperature above 3°C (Fig.3). Unlike cod, the distribution of haddock both the adult and young specimens, had more eastern direction and a large quantity of fish remained outside the area covered. Only single specimens of haddock were found in catches from the northwest. • Young fish assessment The 1991 cod yearclass abundance, previously estimated as mean, reached the mean yearclass level in 1993 mainly due to an increase in the index for abundance from Div.lIb (Table 1). The 1992 yearclass at age 1+, being characterized as a rich one at a fingerling stage, occurred to be lower than the average by the results from the 1993 assessment, with the mean catch of this yearclass cod taken from the southern Barents Sea reducing by 10 times. The 1993 yearclass is also estimated to be below the average. --- ~---------------- --- - -- 4 The 1991 haddock yearclass, the abundance of which in 1992 was estimated as above the average, j oined a group of abundant yearclasses, what confirmed the estimate for this yearclass obtained from o-group fish assessment (Table 2). The 1992 yearclass from a category of average ones passed to the level below the mean. The abundance of, fingerlings from 1993 is lower than the long-term mean. The values obtained are probably underestimated. Pattern of distribution of young cod and haddock at age 0+ and 1+ shows an essential amount of fish to remain outside the area surveyed in the northwest an~, particularly, in the east. Another reasons for the underestimation of juveniles from the 1992-1993 yearclasses are their distribution mainly in pelagial and later settling into the bottom layers. ' A possibility of high young fish mortality is also impossible to exclude as a result of cannibalism and predation, which a reduction in the quantity of capelin - the main food object for cod - contributed to. Another reason for such reduction in, abundance of fish at age 0+ and 1+ is, probably, a low survival of fish during the first wintering ( for 1992 yearclass) and in autumn 1993 (mainly for fish at age 0+) because of deterioration of the nutritive base. • • with allowance for the areas not surveyed the 1991-1993 cod yearclasses and those of haddock for 1992-1993 could be considered as mean abundant what is close to the estimates obtained from O-group fish survey (Anon., 1993). stock assessment' Cod. Total abundance and biomass of cod on the Barents Sea shelf made up 783 mill.indiv. and 1252 thou.t respectively, of which 719 mill.indiv., and 1242 thou.t pertain to commercial stock (Tables 5 and 6). Compared to 1992 the commercial stock abundance grew by 1.2 times, what is somewhat lower than it was expected, considering a recruitment of 1988-1990 rich yearclassess to the stock. Specimens from the 1988-1990 yearclasses (above 80% of commercial stock) constitute the bulk of catches. Biomass of commercial stock decreased by 1.2 times relative to the 1992 level. Along with the underestimation'of commercial size fish, this results from a retarded growth rate of specimens due to a deterioration of the nutritive base in 1993 which led to a reduction in fish mean weight, as weIl as to a withdrawal of adult age groups as a result of fishery. About 50% of the total biomass constitute the 1988-1989 yearclasses. Haddock. Total abundance and biomass of haddock (Tables 9, 10) made up 1595 mill.indiv. and 887 thou.t, respectively, of which 1350 mill.indiv. and 843 thou.t pertain to commercial stock. Compared to 1992 the haddock commercial stock increased by 5 times and biomass - by 3 times mainly due to a recruitment of the 1990 abundant yearclass to the commercial stock (about 70% of total abundance and 60% of total biomass). • • • 5 CONCLUSIONS • • 1. The abundance of the 1992-1993 cod and haddock yearclasses is estimated at the level close to the long-term mean. Cod at age 2+ from the 1991 yearclass is set at the level of mean abundant and that of haddock for the same year - as a rich one. 2. Early in 1994 the total abundance and biomass of cod constituted 783 mill.indiv. and 1252 thou.t, respectively, of which 719 mill.indiv. and 1252 thou.t pertain to commercial stock. Specimens from the 1988-1990 yearclasses made up the bulk of cod catches. Total abundance and biomass of haddock, relative to the level in 1992, have grown by 5 and 3 times, respectively, and were 1595 mill.indiv. and 887 thou.t, of which 1350 mill.indiv. and 843 thou.t pertain to commercial stock. specimens from the 1990 abundant yearclass make up the bulk of haddock stock . 6 R E F E REN CES ANON., 1994.Preliminary report of the International O-group fish survey in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters in August-September 1993. ICES C.M. 1994/G:3, p.37. DORCHENKOV, A.E. 1986. Estimation of abundance and biomass of fish in a bottom layer by hydroacoustic methode In: Rybnoe khozyaistvo, 5:40-43 (in Russian). DORCHENKOV, A.E. 1991. Combined trawl-acoustic surveys. NCSD Acoustic Workshop, August, 1991, St.John's, Canada. ERMOLCHEV, V.A., ERMOLCHEV, M.V.1994. Status and ways of improving the hydroacoustic method for commercial fish stock assessment at present. In: Materials of PINRO Report Session for 1993. - Murmansk, 11 p. (in Russian) . MELYANTSEV, R.V., SALMOV, V.Z. 1985. Estimate of abundance of cod yearclasses according to young fish survey data. ICES C.M. 1985/G: 10, 12 p. SHEVELEV, M.S., DORCHENKOV, A.E., MAMYLOV, V.S., 1990. Soviet investigations of cod, haddock'and redfish in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters in 1989. ICES C.M. 1990/ G:8, 22 p. (mimeo). TRAMBACHEV, M.F. 1981. Young cod in the Barents Sea and Bear Island-Spitsbergen area in the autumn and winter 1978-1979. Annls.biol.,Copenh.,1981(1979), 36:107-109. ZAFERMAN, M.L., SEREBROV, L.I. 1985. Methods and results of studying the coefficients df trawl efficiency. In: Investigations on optimization of fishery and on improvement of fishing gears. VNIRO, Moscow, 84 p. (in Russian). • 1 " . Tabl.e L .(' Mt~an catch8S 0(' 1-3 years ale! c~od in the southern Bar~!nt~3 Sea (I) and in th8 B8ar I~::larlcl-Spitsber'gen arf:'a (IIb) in 197Ci-1G93 (sp~~c. p~r' i-hour trar:1 i ng) Age YE~ar- : ---------------------------------------------- .. --------------- .. ----------: ag8 of' 2-3 Y8EtrS 01(1 s· '.' A 1 197G t977 19'?E; l';j79 1980 1981 L.- <: .( 198:3 1987 19[:38 l'd1:;:;::1 1990 1991 1992 1.... "* .'d c "t,,=, .,.. ~)<~ulud 11)) ..1 ...l. 1 1. 1 t 1 t 4. •1 "J 1 1 < A 1 Q '-' 9 ...l r, .:. 10 <- 1 <"'l (.' <. : .-. J <: l'd82 1984 1985 1913G I < 1. f:, (, <<: <. 1 '1 ... I .-, ~:I 6 10 r-m ""' (." 5 i ng C~rl! . I'al ar I'! 1 1 1 t 1 <. j 1. 1 .( ...1 (, A .l. ~ ~ LJ: .-...., ,:)r.:, IIb .. 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Distribution of coci echo intensit.ies in November 1993 - ]anuary '1994 Cm 2 /mile 2 ) . r 19 .-------'l"""""T-------.------.:,----.::-- --, 78 11 -> iOD ~ - 50.;.iOO ~ - 20-:-.50 I 77 ~ -10-:-20 r;--;-;l ~ -0 <. ~ 76 75 t - 74 v v v v • v 73 v V v v v 72 v v v v v v " ., v " " v v v y v V ~, ~ v " v v v 71 70 L 69 10 15 20 3• 1\:'0" ~. i- 1 25 30 35 40 Distribution of h2ddock echo intensities in November 1993 - ,January 1994 Cm 2 /mile 2 )