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Spawning of Herring in Milford Haven

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D. R. Clarke  and
P. E. King
D. R. Clarke
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP
P. E. King
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP
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Information regarding spawning grounds of the Atlantic herring Clupea harengus Linnaeus has been based mainly on the collection of spawning fish, newly hatched larvae, or the presence of eggs within the stomachs of predators (Postuma, Saville & Wood, 1977). This type of evidence indicates general areas of spawning, rather than accurately delineating the spawning grounds. Though samples of spawn have been obtained from several localities in the North-East Atlantic (Ewart, 1884; Runnström, 1941; Fridriksson & Timmerman, 1951; Bolster & Bridger, 1957; Parrish et al. 1959; Hemmings, 1965; Bowers, 1969; Anthony, Sauskan & Sigaer, 1970), few quantitative studies of individual grounds have been made. In consequence, little is known of the factors influencing the selection of grounds by Atlantic herring, the shape of these grounds and egg distribution within spawning areas.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 65 , Issue 3 , August 1985 , pp. 629 - 639
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1985

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