D/O
International Council for the
Exploration of the Sea
C.M. 1988/G:l
Report of Activities
OEMERSAL FISH COMMITTEE
by
Vaughn C. Anthony
1987
BELGIUM
(R. Oe Clerck)
Recording of densities and growth rates of the 1986 and 1987 year-classes of
sole, plaice, dab, flounder, cod and whiting was carried out.
Two cruises were also undertaken for the international demersal young fish
survey.
The groundfish survey continued in order to es ti mate the stock size of adult
flatfishes in the Southern North Sea by means of a beamtrawl fishery in
August. This was part of an international survey.
The market sampling was continued covering cod-North Sea, whlting-North Sea,
haddock-North Sea, plaice and sole-North-Sea-English Channel-Celtic Sea and
Irish Sea (see table).
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CANADA
(R. WeIls)
Canada had no fisheries and no research activity in the ICES area
in 1987. Activities in the Northwest At1antic in 1987 have been
reported to NAFO.
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