Survey of Mesopelagic Fish Resources in the Gulf of Oman - February 1983

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By

Jakob Gjøsæter* and Snorre Tilseth**

* University of Bergen, Department of Fisheries Biology.
** Institute of Marine Research, Bergen.

Reports on Surveys with the R/V “Dr. Fridtjof Nansen”.

May 1983

NORAD/FAO/UNDP. PROJECT GLO/82/001

Institute of Marine Research, Bergen

University of Bergen, Department of Fisheries Biology

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

MATERIAL AND METHODS

BEHAVIOUR AND SPECIES COMPOSITION

ACOUSTICAL ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION

REACTION TO LIGHT

FISHING TRIALS

EGGS AND EARLY LARVAL STAGES OF B. PTEROTUM

HYDROGRAPHICAL OBSERVATIONS

BIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

REFERENCES

ANNEX 1

ANNEX 2