The distribution and abundance of larval mackerel, Scomber scombrus L., horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus (L.), hake, Merluccius merluccius (L.), and blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou (Risso, 1826) in the Celtic Sea and west of Ireland during the years 1986, 1989 and 1992

Patchiness of eggs, larvae and juveniles of European hake Merluccius merluccius from the NW Mediterranean

“…The available information on adult distribution suggests the hypothesis that European hake shows an ontogenetic migration pattern, whereby older, mature fish aggregate at the edge of the shelf (ca 200 m) to spawn (Recasens et al. , 1998), similar to the pattern reported for the NE Atlantic stocks (Fives et al. , 2001).…”

Bottom-up effects of climate on fish populations: data from the Continuous Plankton Recorder

“…The results here show that responses to environmental variability are speciesspecific, and with further in-depth analysis, it might be possible to develop species-specific indices of 'larval survival potential' under specific environmental conditions and ecosystem states resulting from climate change. Larval studies provide an indication of mortality and survival, and hence of the potential size of a future fish stock, and egg surveys and stock assessment indicate the size of the present spawning stock (Fives et al 2001). There is, therefore, a strong indication that the 2 types of data should complement each other.…”

Distribution and growth of 0-group European hake in the Bay of Biscay and Celtic Sea: a spatial and inter-annual analyses

“…Spatial distribution of 0-group hake is more onshore than the areas of concentration of larval stages in the Bay of Biscay (Álvarez et al, 2001) and Celtic Sea (Fives et al, 2001), suggesting an onshore migration during the first year of life. The results of this study show that the north of the Bay of Biscay (The Grande Vasière) and the north-western Celtic Sea areas are the main nursery grounds for hake.…”