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The Biology and Fishery of Roundnose Grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus, 1765) in the North West Atlantic

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Deep-Water Fisheries of the North Atlantic Oceanic Slope

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Abstract

Exploratory fishing by the Soviet Union in the north west Atlantic during the early 1960s revealed substantial concentrations of roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus 1765) inhabiting slope areas in depths greater than about 500 m. Because of this, a commercial fishery began in 1967, and has continued to the present, albeit at relatively low levels in recent years. The biology and population dynamics of this species have been difficult to study because of their deep distribution. As a result, although many hypotheses have been put forward, much of the research has been generally inconclusive. Their relative unimportance as a commercial species in the north west Atlantic has also contributed to our general lack of understanding of the species. Nonetheless, over the years considerable information has been gathered, and this report summarises the biological investigations to date, as well as describing the history of the fishery and its management.

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Atkinson, D.B. (1995). The Biology and Fishery of Roundnose Grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus, 1765) in the North West Atlantic. In: Hopper, A.G. (eds) Deep-Water Fisheries of the North Atlantic Oceanic Slope. NATO ASI Series, vol 296. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8414-2_3

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