First record of the pelagic fish species blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Karl Van Ginderdeuren; Stefan Hoffmann; Sofie Vandendriessche; Magda Vincx; Kris Hostens

doi:10.26496/bjz.2012.141

Authors

Karl Van Ginderdeuren Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Science Unit – Fisheries, Ankerstraat 1 8400 Oostende, Belgium
Stefan Hoffmann Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Science Unit – Fisheries, Ankerstraat 1 8400 Oostende, Belgium
Sofie Vandendriessche Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Science Unit – Fisheries, Ankerstraat 1 8400 Oostende, Belgium
Magda Vincx Ghent University (UGent), Biology Department, Marine Biology Section, Sterre Campus, Krijgslaan 281-S8 9000 Gent, Belgium
Kris Hostens Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Science Unit – Fisheries, Ankerstraat 1 8400 Oostende, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2012.141

Keywords:

blue whiting, Micromesistius poutassou, Belgian part of the North Sea, Belgium

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