Skip to main content

Exploitation and Migration of Salmon in Faroese Waters

  • Chapter

Abstract

In the older literature on the Faroese fish fauna (Svabo, 1782; Landt, 1800), both Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) are mentioned as present. In more recent works (Joensen and Tåning, 1970), however, salmon is not considered a native species.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Buying options

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Anon. (1982) Report of meeting of the working group on North Atlantic salmon. ICES, Doc. CM 1982/Assess:19

    Google Scholar 

  • Anon. (1983) Report of informal meeting of the special study group of the North Atlantic salmon Working Group. 15 pp. Mimeo

    Google Scholar 

  • Anon. (1984a) Report of the study group of the North Atlantic salmon Working Group. ICES, Doc. CM 1984/M.9

    Google Scholar 

  • Anon. (1984b) Report of meeting of the Working Group on North Atlantic salmon. ICES, Doc. CM 1984 /Assess:16

    Google Scholar 

  • Anon. (1986a) Report of the meeting of the special study group on the Norwegian Sea and Faroes salmon fishery. ICES, Doc. CM 1986/M.8

    Google Scholar 

  • Anon. (1986b) Report of the Working Group on North Atlantic salmon. ICES, Doc. CM 1986/Assess:17

    Google Scholar 

  • Hansen, B. (1984) Assessment of a salmon stock based on long-line catch data. ICES, CM 1984/M.6

    Google Scholar 

  • Hansen, B., Malmberg, S.A., Soelen, O.H. and Østerhus, S. (1986) Measurement of flow north of the Faroe Islands 1986. ICES, CM 1986/C.12

    Google Scholar 

  • Hansen, B. and Meincke, J. (1979) Eddies and meanders in the Iceland Faroe ridge area. Deep-Sea Research, 26A, 1067–82

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jákupsstovu, S.H. í(1984) The Faroese longline fishery in the 1980/1981, 1981/82 and 1982/83 fishery season. Working paper for the Atlantic Salmon Working Group 1984. 6 pp

    Google Scholar 

  • Jákupsstovu, S.H. í(1985) The Faroese longline fishery in the 1983/84 fishery season. Working paper for the Atlantic Salmon Assessment Working Group. March 1985. 5 pp

    Google Scholar 

  • Jäkupsstovu, S.H. i, Jørgensen, P.T., Mouritsen, R. and Nicolajsen, A. (1985) Biological data preliminary observations on the spatial distribution of salmon within the Faroese fishing zone in February 1985. ICES, CM 1985/ M:30

    Google Scholar 

  • Joensen, J.S. and Vedel Tåning, Å. (1970) Marine and freshwater fishes. In: S. Jensen et al. (eds), Zoology of the Faroes, volumes LXII–LXIII, 241 pp

    Google Scholar 

  • Landt, J. (1800) Forsog til en beskrivelse over Faerøerne, Kjøbenhavn

    Google Scholar 

  • Mills, D. and Smart, N. (1982) Report on a visit to the Faroes. The Atlantic Salmon Trust, 52 pp

    Google Scholar 

  • Reddin, D.G.(1985) Contribution of North Atlantic salmon to the Faroes fishery. ICES, CM 1985/M:11

    Google Scholar 

  • Struthers, G.(1981) Observations on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) stocks in the sea off the Faroe Islands 1969–79. Working document to the North Atlantic Salmon Working Group meeting, 11 pp

    Google Scholar 

  • Svabo, J. Chr. (1782) Indberetninger fra en Reise i Foeroe 1781 og 1782. N. Djurhuus, København 1959

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Derek Mills David Piggins

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1988 The Atlantic Salmon Trust

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Jákupsstovu, S.H.i. (1988). Exploitation and Migration of Salmon in Faroese Waters. In: Mills, D., Piggins, D. (eds) Atlantic Salmon. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1235-9_25

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1235-9_25

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-94-010-7047-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-009-1235-9

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics