The fish populations in inshore waters of the west coast of Scotland. The food and feeding of the whiting (Merlangius merlangus L,.)

1977 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 513-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. M. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Fish Populations ◽  
The West ◽  
Food And Feeding ◽  
Inshore Waters ◽  
Merlangius Merlangus

Some notes on the biology of the snake blenny, Lumpenus lampretaeformis on the west coast of Scotland

1979 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. M. Gordon ◽  
J. A. R. Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Seasonal Variations ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
The West ◽  
Harpacticoid Copepods ◽  
Rapid Growth Rate ◽  
Inshore Waters ◽  
Made In

Large catches of the snake blenny, Lumpenus lampretaeformis, have been made in the inshore waters of the west coast of Scotland. Analysis of these catches confirm the view that this species shows marked seasonal variations in abundance. The species lives for up to 9 years and has a rapid growth rate in the first 2 years. It feeds mainly on meiobenthic organisms, of which polychaetes, harpacticoid copepods, ostracods and nematodes are the most important. The reason for the seasonal variation in catch rate is discussed and it is speculated that it may result from the fossorial habit of the adults and the parental care of the eggs.

Feeding, growth and reproduction of the marine planktonic copepod Temora longicornis Müller

1976 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 675-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.P. Harris ◽  
G.-A. Paffenhöfer
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
English Channel ◽  
The West ◽  
The North ◽  
Temora Longicornis ◽  
The North Sea ◽  
Inshore Waters ◽  
The Common ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

INTRODUCTIONThe copepod Temora longicornis Miiller is one of the common zooplankton species in the North Sea and adjacent waters. All developmental stages have been recorded throughout the year off the west coast of Sweden, Temora being considered more common in offshore than inshore waters (Eriksson, 1973). In Loch Striven on the west coast of Scotland it was abundant only in summer, living mainly near the surface (Marshall, 1949). Similarly in the English Channel off Plymouth Temora is present mainly during the summer months (Digby, 1950). T. longicornis was found throughout the year in the Northfrisian Waddensea with temperatures ranging from ca. 1–20 °C (K¨nne, 1952).

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