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Lower abundance indexis were estimated for the more northern strata in the Barents Sea and in the deeper part of the area south of Bear Island.. As a general

– Low levels in north eastern Barents Sea, stable – Low levels in south western Barents Sea, stable. – Low to medium levels in south eastern Barents Sea, increasing (pyrogenic

As with the cod the 0-group haddock were distributed over a wide area in the central Barents Sea, with extensions northwestwards from Bear Island along the coast of Spitsbergen as

O-group haddock was not observed as far east in the Barents Sea and as far north off West-Spitsbergen as in 1977. The abundance index indicates that the 1978 year class is below

Polar cod were distributed to the west and south of Spitsbergen and in the eastern Barents Sea. In the latter area the density of fish was high indicating a very rich year-class.

Compared to 1973/74 lower temperatures were registered in the 0-50 m layer not only in the south-western Barents Sea but also in the area between Hope Island and Bear Island and in

In the central area of the Barents Sea 0-group herring were found in smaller areas compared to data from the previous 5 years, except for west of Spitsbergen, where

Similar to cod, the 0-group haddock were also distributed over a wide area in the central Barents Sea, with extensions northwards along the coast of Spitsbergen as far as the