Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 27(1): 27-39, doi: 10.3750/AIP1997.27.1.02
Growth of the Baltic herring as a function of stock density and food resources
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Citation: Horbowy J (1997) Growth of the Baltic herring as a function of stock density and food resources. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 27(1): 27-39. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP1997.27.1.02
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Abstract
A mathematical model has been used to describe growth of coastal herring caught in the Baltic Sea in the Subdivision 26 in 1984-1995. The ratio of food resources, represented by biomass of Mysis mixta, to stock density explained about 65-83% of growth variation. It is argued that the deteriorating food conditions for herring are one of the basic causes of high decrease of herring weight-at-age.