History of the fishery, current stock status, and growth of Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in the Barents Sea
https://doi.org/10.36038/0131-6184-2025-5-38-46
EDN: URCSRU
Abstract
This article presents the data of Greenland halibut population catch and stock dynamics in the Norwegian-Barents Sea. It is noted that unregulated halibut fishing in the 1970s led to record catches and then depletion of this species. Since 1978, the Joint Russian-Norwegian Fisheries Commission (JRNFC) has been controlled transboundary species of the Barents Sea. Due to the regulation of fisheries, halibut stocks have gradually recovered. In the last decade there was set TAC at the rage of 25,000-27,000 tons, although recently biomass of the stock has again decreased. That’s why it was recommended to reduction of fishing pressure. There is considerable uncertainty in the stock assessment of halibut, including of inconsistencies in the reading techniques of recording structures. The article shows possibility of using Russian methods in Greenland halibut stock assessment.
About the Authors
A. A. Russkikh
Polar Branch of the State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography («PINRO» named after N.M. Knipovich)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexey A. Russkikh – Head of the Laboratory of Marine Bioresources
6, Akademika Knipovicha st., 183038, Murmansk
E. N. Kuznetsova
The State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena N. Kuznetsova – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Chief Researcher of the Marine Fish Department of the Far East
19, Okruzhnoy proezd, 105187, Moscow
A. O. Trofimova
The State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anastasia O. Trofimova – Engineer of the Marine Fish Department of the Far East, Scientific Research
19, Okruzhnoy proezd, 105187, Moscow
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Russkikh A.A., Kuznetsova E.N., Trofimova A.O. History of the fishery, current stock status, and growth of Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) in the Barents Sea. Fisheries. 2025;1(5):38-46. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.36038/0131-6184-2025-5-38-46. EDN: URCSRU
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