RAPPORTS ET PROCES-VERBAUX DES REUNIONS VOLUME 191 THE EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF FISH J The Third ICES Symposium, Bergen, 3-5 October 1988 Edited by J. H. S. BLAXTER, J. C. GAMBLE, AND H. v. WESTERNHAGEN UNIVERSITATSBIBLIOTHEK § HANNOVER 1 TECHN'SCHE INFORMATIONSOiBUOTHEKj INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEA CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL POUR L'EXPLORATION DE LA MER ISSN 0074-4336 December 1989 TIB/UB Hannover 89 130 594 776 RPV 191 THE EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF FISH ISSN 0074-4336 December 1989 Contents J H S Blaxter Introduction and background J Hunter In memory of Dr Reuben Lasker Organization of the Symposium Full Papers I Spawning studies J Alheit Comparative spawning biology of anchovies, sardines, and sprats 7 H J L Heessen and Investigations on egg production and mortality of cod (Gadus morhua 15 A D Rijnsdorp L ) and plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L ) in the southern and eastern North Sea in 1987 and 1988 B R Howell and A P Scott Ovulation cycles and post-ovulatory deterioration of eggs of the turbot 21 (Scophthalmus maximus L) fishes in two marine 27 A Sabates and M P Olivar Comparative spawning strategies of mesopelagic systems with different productivity 34 C E Zastrow, E D Houde, and Quality of striped bass (Morone saxattlis) eggs in relation to river source E H Saunders and female weight II Field investigations - distribution and transport M J N Bergman, Transport mechanisms of larval plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L ) from 43 H W van der Veer, A Stam, and the coastal zone into the Wadden Sea nursery area D Zuidema S E Campana, S J Smith, and An age-structured index of cod larval drift and retention in the waters 50 P C F Hurley off southwest Nova Scotia E J Chesney and M Alonso-Noval Coastal upwelhng and the early life history of sardines (Sardma 63 pilchardus) along the Gahcian coast of Spain southwest of 70 M J Doyle and T A Ryan Spatial patterns in a coastal ichthyoplankton community Ireland M Heath Transport of larval herring (Clupea harengus L ) by the Scottish Coastal 85 Current 92 T Herra Larval redfish drift migration in relation to hydrographic features S A Holt, G J Holt, and Tidal stream transport of larval fishes into non-stratified estuaries 100 C R Arnold Atlantic menhaden 105 D E Hoss, D M Checkley, and Diurnal buoyancy changes in larval (Brevoortia L R Settle tyrannus) 112 E D Houde, P B Ortner, Test of a camera-net system to determine abundance and heterogeneity L Lubbers, and S R Cummings in anchovy egg distributions 119 Y Iwatsuki, H Nakata, and The thermohahne front in relation to fish larvae R Hirano S Kim and A W Kendall, Jr Distribution and transport of larval walleye pollock (Theragra 127 Gulf of in relation to water chalcogramma) in Shehkof Strait, Alsaka, movement of 137 Y de Lafontaine and D Gascon Ontogenetic variation in the vertical distribution of eggs and larvae Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) J B Marliave Epibenthic associations of Merluccius productus larvae with fjord walls 146 153 H Nakata Transport and distribution of fish eggs and larvae in the vicinity of coastal fronts 160 J H Nichols and K M Brander Herring larval studies in the west-central North Sea W J Richards, T Leming, Distribution of fish larvae in relation to hydrographic features of the 169 M F McGowan, J T Lamkin, and Loop Current boundary in the Gulf of Mexico S Kelley-Fraga R L Stephenson and M J Power Observations on herring larvae retained in the Bay of Fundy variability 177 in vertical movement and position of the patch edge C T Taggart K F Dnnkwater, Larval fish, zooplankton community structure, and physical dynamics at 184 K T Frank, J McRuer, and a tidal front P LaRouche T Westgard Two models of the vertical distribution of pelagic fish eggs in the 195 turbulent upper layer of the ocean III Field investigations - growth and feeding R Eckmann and M Pusch The influence of temperature on growth of young coregonids 201 (Coregonus lauaretus L ) in a large prealpme lake B Ellertsen P Fossum, P Solemdal, Relation between temperature and survival of eggs and first-feeding 209 and S Sundby larvae of northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua L ) L Haldorson, A J Paul, D Sterntt, Annual and seasonal variation in growth of larval walleye pollock and 220 and J Watts flathead sole in a southeastern Alaska bay T Haug H Bj0rke, and The distribution size composition, and feeding of larval Greenland 226 I -B Falk-Petersen halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossotdes Walbaum) in the eastern Norwegian and Barents Seas M Heath A modelling and field study of grazing by herring larvae 233 F Hovenkamp Within-season variation in growth of larval plaice (Pleuronectes platessa 248 L) S Skreslet Spatial match and mismatch between larvae of cod (Gadus morhua L ) 258 and their principal prey, naupln of Calanm finrnarchwus (Gunnerus) K Thonsson The food of larvae and pelagic juveniles of cod (Gadus morhua L ) in 264 the coastal waters west of Iceland IV Field investigations - late larvae and juveniles O R God0, J Gj0sster, Spatial distribution of 0-group gadoids off mid-Norway 273 K Sunnana, and O Dragesund C Koutsikopoulos, M Karakin, Response of juvenile sole (Solea solea (L )) to environmental changes 281 Y Desaunay, and D Dorel investigated by otolith microstructure analysis J Marchand and G Masson Process of estuanne colonization by 0-group sole (Solea solea) 287 hydrological conditions, behaviour, and feeding activity in the Vilaine estuary S Olsen and A V Soldal Observations on inshore distribution and behaviour of 0-group northeast 296 Arctic cod M Tanaka, T Goto, M Tomiyama, Lunar-phased immigration and settlement of metamorphosing Japanese 303 H and M Azuma Sudo, flounder larvae into the nearshore nursery ground V Recruitment studies T Johannessen and S Tveite of Influence various physical environmental factors on 0-group cod 311 recruitment as modelled by partial least-squares regression E G Lukmanov and N V Mukhina Some aspects of saithe [Pollachius virens L ) abundance dynamics 319 during early life stages in relation to the effect of biotic and abiotic environmental factors during the formation of year classes P Pepin Using growth histories to estimate larval fish mortality rates 324 H R SkjoldalandW Melle Nekton and plankton some comparative aspects of larval ecology and 330 recruitment processes P Solemdal and M Sinclair Johan Hjort - founder of modern Norwegian fishery research and 339 pioneer in recruitment thinking D K Stevenson, K M Sherman, Abundance and population dynamics of the 1986 year class of herring 345 and J J Giaham along the Maine coast S Sundby, H Bj0rke, A V Soldal, Mortality rates during the early life stages and year-class strength of 351 and S Olsen northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua L ) VI Experimental studies L A Fuiman and J C of larvae Gambit Influence experimental manipulations on predation of herring 359 bv ju\enik herring in large enclosures J C Gamble and S J Hav Predation b\ the scvphomedusan Amelia aunta on herring larvae in 366 large enclosures effects of predator size and pre\ starvation M Karakin and Daifv growth patterns in otoliths of larval and juvenile plaice 376 H von Westernhagen (Phuronectes platessa L ) influence of temperature sahnitv and light conditions T Kierboe Growth m fish larvae <ire they particularly effluent' 383 F Lagardere Influence of feeding conditions and temperature on the growth rale and 390 otolith-increment deposition of larval Dover sole (Solea solea (L )) C Macquart Moulin C Caslelbon The role of barosensitivitv in the control of migrations of larval and 400 G Champalbert D Chikhi juvenile sole (Solea solea (L )) influence of pressure variations on L Le Diredch Boursier and swimming activity and orientation G Pdtnti T Pedersen J E Eliassen reeding growth lipid composition and survival of larval cod (Gadus 409 H C Eilertsen, K S Tande and morhua L ) in relation to environmental conditions tit an enclosure at R E Olsen 70" in northern Norway K Pittman, A B Skiftesvik and Effect of temperature on growth rates and organogenesis in the larvae 421 T Harboc of halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L ) D H Secor, J M Dean and Comparison of otolith growth and somatic growth in larval and juvenile 431 R B Baldevarona fishes based on otolith length/fish length relationships Abstracts of all papers and pasters other than those published in full in this Volume I Spawning studies K M Brander The location and timing of cod spawning in the Irish Sea and central 439 North Sea R C Chambers W C Leggett, and Egg size, maternal effects, and the correlations between early life 439 J A Brown history traits of capelin (Mallows vtllosus) (Pisces Osmendae) an appraisal at the individual level from 440 I -B Falk-Petersen, S Falk-Petersen, Lipids tn Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L ) eggs T Haug, E Kj0rsvik, and J Sargent planktonic samples in northern Norway T Haug and E Kj0rsvik Comparative studies of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L ) 440 spawning in different areas 441 S Hinckley Aspects of variation in egg size of walleye pollock (Theragra of size chalcogramma) with a preliminary examination of the effect egg on larval size B R Howell, A R Child, and Fertilization rate m a natural population of the common sols (Solea 441 R G Houghton solea (L)) 442 E Kj0rsvik, A M Jensen, and Egg quality in marine fishes I Holmefjord I Meneses and P Re" Infection of sardine eggs by a parasitic dinoflagellate (lchthyodimum 442 chabelardi) off Portugal I Palomera and A Sabates Spawning habits of two clupeiform fishes (Engraults encrasicalus (L ) 443 and Sardinella aunta Val)