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In-situobservations of Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras) spawning behaviour in the Askö-Landsort area, northern Baltic proper
✍ Scribed by G. Aneer; G. Florell; U. Kautsky; S. Nellbring; L. Sjöstedt
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 616 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-3162
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✦ Synopsis
In a Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras L.) spawning ground study, carried out in summer 1982 in the northern Baltic proper, spawning herring were encountered on two line transects on June 14. The spawning behaviour of minor groups as well as of a large school was studied in situ by four divers for approximately three hours. No behavioural differences or systematic coordinated behaviour between the sexes could be detected. Most of the spawning took place in a limited depth interval, 0.5 to 4 m, and Cerarniurn tenuicorne was the substrate most used.