Deep-Water Fisheries of the North Atlantic Oceanic Slope

Section 1 Scientific papers.- Environmental and Biological Aspects of Slope Dwelling Fishes of the North Atlantic Slope.- Structure over Time of an Exploited Deep-Water Fish Assemblage.- The Biology and Fishery of Roundnose Grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus, 1765) in the North West Atlantic.- Greenland Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides): A Review of the Dynamics of its Distribution and Fisheries off Eastern Canada and Greenland.- The Distribution, Relative Abundance and the Biology of the Deep-Sea Fishes of the Icelandic Slope and Reykjanes Ridge.- Deep-Water Resources in Faroese Waters to the South, Southwest and West of the Faroes — A Preliminary Account.- Comparisons between Longlining and Trawling for Deep-Water Species — Selectivity, Quality and Catchability — A Review.- A Comparison of Deep-Water Trawl and Longline Research Fishing in the Davis Strait.- Experience with the Management of Orange Roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in New Zealand, and the Effects of Commercial Fishing on Stocks over the Period 1980–1993.- Age Determination of Deep-Water Fishes; Experiences, Status and Challenges for the Future.- Section 2 Review papers.- Spanish North Atlantic Deep-Water Fisheries.- The Irish Experience of Deep-Water Fishing in the North East Atlantic.- Fisheries Policy and the Survival of Fishing Communities in Eastern Canada.- Line Fishing for Black Scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo Lowe 1839) and Other Deep-Water Species in the Eastern Mid Atlantic to the North of Madeira.- French Exploitation of the Deep-Water Fisheries of the North Atlantic.- Russian (USSR) Fisheries Research in Deep Waters (Below 500m) in the North Atlantic.- Norwegian Experience of Deep-Water Fishing with Longlines.- Section 3 Technical papers.- Experimental Utilisation andMarketing of Bycatches and Deep-Water Species in Iceland.- Deep-Water Trawling Techniques Used by Icelandic Fishermen.- Canadian Experience: Deep-Water Fishing Gill Netting in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.- Section 4 Summary of workshop sessions.- Workshop Sessions — Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations.- List of Delegates and the Steering Committee.