Objective The coverage of the proposed project extends throughout the entire geographical range of NE Atlantic waters relevant to the Common Fisheries Policy. The principal target species will be Loligo forbesi and Loligo vulgaris with supplementary work on fished stocks of other decapod cephalopods. a. Population parameters, age, growth and reproduction - discrimination of cohorts by age at recruitment; growth rates derived from the population analysis and the evaluation of biochemical indices of growth and nutritional status; experimental validation of methods for ageing and biochemical indices of growth on captive animals; seasonality of reproduction across geographical range; estimation of reproductive output. b. Stock interaction, dynamics and pattern of fisheries -introduction of leading edge molecular methods (direct sequencing of mtDNA) to quantify the degree of genetic relatedness between populations in different geographical areas and permit the testing of hypothesis on likely patterns of migration. c. Recruitment indices - in these annual or near-annual species, recruitment to the fished stock will depend almost entirely on the success of the young-of- the-year cohort (0-group). Indices of recruitment, based on the application of larval/pre-recruit surveys and annual fluctuations in adult stock breeding potential will be investigated. d. Management models - evaluation of alternative strategies for controlled fishery exploitation by integrating results from new approaches to stock identity and exploration of the introduction of age-related assessment methods. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriessocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalities Programme(s) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 133 - Fisheries development Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator University of Aberdeen Address 2 tillydrone avenue AB9 2TN Aberdeen United Kingdom See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CSIC Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Serrano 117 28006 Vigo See on map Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Düsternbrooker weg 20 24105 Kiel See on map INST. PORTUGUES DE INVESTIGACAO MARITIMA Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avda. de brasilia 1400 Lisboa See on map Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Victoria road AB11 9DB Aberdeen See on map UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Campus de gambelas aptdo. 322 8004 Faro See on map UNIVERSIDADE DOS ACORES Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rua mae de deus 9500 Horta - acores See on map UNIVERSITE DE CAEN France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Esplanade de la paix 14032 Caen See on map
