Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1992 |
Aquaculture | likely future use | Ref. | FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
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). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html |