The distribution of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the northern Irish Sea from 1991 to 1999

Authors
Armstrong, MJ Dickey-Collas, M McAliskey, M McCurdy, WJ Burns, CA Peel, JAD
Citation
Mj. Armstrong et al., The distribution of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the northern Irish Sea from 1991 to 1999, J MARINE BI, 79(5), 1999, pp. 955-956
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
ISSN journal
00253154 → ACNP
Volume
79
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
955 - 956
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(199910)79:5<955:TDOAEE>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Since 1995, research cruise catches of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus (Pisc es: Engraulidae) have increased in the Irish Sea. Their distribution shows distinct seasonality with anchovy being found in the deeper waters of the w estern Irish Sea in the spring and spreading out into the eastern Irish Sea by summer and autumn. Their length distributions show two modes at 7-11 cm and 13-16 cm.