Abstract
Weight and growth of cod and capelin of different year classes in Icelandic waters are compared with variations of hydro-biological conditions in North Icelandic waters. The main results show a postive relation of these fish stocks to hydro-graphic conditions. The growth of capelin seems to be related to the hydrographic conditions but the growth and maturity of cod related to the stock size of capelin and/or to the occurence of arctic water in the North Icelandic shelf area.
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Malmberg, SA. (1986). The Ecological Impact of the East Greenland Current on the North Icelandic Waters. In: Skreslet, S. (eds) The Role of Freshwater Outflow in Coastal Marine Ecosystems. NATO ASI Series, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70886-2_28
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