Abstract The Barents Sea has experienced substantial warming over the last few decades
with expansion of relatively warm Atlantic water and reduction in sea ice. Based on a review …

The Eastern Baltic cod abundance started rapidly to increase in the mid-2000s as evidenced
by analytical stock assessments, due to increased recruitment and declining fishing …

Marine ecosystems, particularly in high‐latitude regions such as the Arctic, have been
significantly affected by human activities and contributions to climate change. Evaluating …

Abstract Johannesen, E., Ingvaldsen, RB, Bogstad, B., Dalpadado, P., Eriksen, E., Gjøsæter,
H., Knutsen, T., Skern-Mauritzen, M., and Stiansen, JE 2012. Changes in Barents Sea …

Capelin is a short-lived forage fish species that underwent a population collapse in 1991 on
the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf, Canada (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization …

Fisheries oceanography is largely an applied discipline with a major goal of improving
fisheries management and marine conservation. Johan Hjort's critical period hypothesis …

We propose a new method for estimating the density and biomass of fish larvae and early
juveniles when spawning is extended over time and the egg production in spawning groups …

Year-class strength of Barents Sea capelin has been monitored closely since the early
1970s and during this∼ 45 years period three short periods of almost total recruitment …

Introduction Many hypotheses have been suggested to explain recruitment variability in fish
populations. These can generally be divided into three groups, either related to: larval food …

The Barents Sea stock of capelin (Mallotus villosus) has suffered three major collapses (>
90% reduction) since 1985 due to recruitment failures. As capelin is a key species in the …