Comparative biology, assessment, and management of gadoids from the North Pacific and Atlantic oceans

During exchanges between U.S. and Norwegian scientists, it became evident that there were striking similarities in the ecosystems of the Gulf of Alaska-Bering Sea in the Northeast Pacific and the Norwegian coast-Barents Sea in the Northeast Atlantic. Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma ) and Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus ) stocks dominate fisheries production in the former areas, while Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhus ), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus ) and saithe (Pollachius virens ) are among the most important fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic. At the workshop organized within this framework papers were presented within the following seven sessions: Description of the Physical and Biological Environment; Life History and Ecology of Northern Gadoids; Assessment of Adult Gadoids; Early Life History; Production Units; Changes in Stock Abundance; Management Aspects. Of the 52 papers presented, the best 15 are published in "Fisheries Research". Individual papers are abstracted and indexed in ASFA.