Fecundity of Northeast Arctic Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)A. C. Gundersen, O. S. Kjesbu, K. H. Nedreaas, and A. Stene
Møre Research, Section of Fisheries
P. O. Box 5075, N-6021 Ålesund, Norway
Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 25: 29-36
ISSN-0250-6408
Relationships between fecundity (thousands) and total length (cm), F = 1.155 x 10-7 x L4.598 and fecundity (thousands) and round weight (g) (F = 2.539 x 10-4 x W1.439) were established for Greenland halibut in the Northeast Atlantic, based on a total of 95 ovaries collected near the Bear Island in the Barents Sea, in September 1996. The potential fecundity ranged from 6 800 to 70 500 eggs per female. The Greenland halibut were in the total length range 48-80 cm. The Greenland halibut were maturing with ovaries containing vitellogenic oocyte sized about 2-4 mm in diameter, visual to the naked eye.
Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - October 1999
Publication Type - Journal Article
Descriptors - Atlantic Ocean, Barents Sea, eggs, fecundity, Greenland halibut