Condition and Feeding of American Plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) in the North Atlantic with Emphasis in Flemish Cap

The seasonal, annual and geographical changes in the Relative Condition Factor (Kr) of a total 24495 individual biological data of American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides, Fabricius) were analysed. These samples were collected in three areas of the North Atlantic (NAFO Division 3M and Divisions 3LNO, and ICES Div. IIb) in commercial fishing and scientific surveys from 1992 to 2003. The condition stage presented significant variations among the three areas considering season, sex, size range and year effects, with a little descending general trend in Div. IIb and Div. 3M, and quite consta... Mehr ...