Size at Sexual Maturity of Female Northern Shrimp (Pandalus borealis Kroyer) in the Denmark Strait
1985-93 and a Comparison with the nearest
Icelandic Shrimp PopulationsU. Skúladóttir
Marine Research Institute, Skúlagata 4,
P. O. Box 1390, 121 Reykjavík, Iceland
Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 24: 27-37
ISSN-0250-6408
Sexual maturity of female northern shrimp Pandalus borealis in the Denmark Strait was calculated from logistic curves for the years 1985-93 and compared to similar data from nearby offshore and inshore shrimp grounds in Icelandic waters. The median maturity lengths of females in the Denmark Strait were by far the largest through all the years, at 27.9 mm on average compared to 23.8-24.3 mm for the nearest offshore Icelandic waters and 18.9-20.8 mm for four inshore areas. The differences in mean median maturity lengths of females could be related to differences in near-bottom water temperature.
Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - November 1998
Publication Type - Journal Article
Descriptors - female maturity length, Icelandic waters, Pandalus borealis