The Biological Sciences Student Journal, University of Bergen
A report written by Anette Aune, Kristian R. Fjeld, Joseph C. Lawrence and Adam Mortensen Maurolicus muelleri is a dominating mesopelagic fish in Norwegian fjords, yet little is known about its photophores in relation...
Our aim for this report was to investigate if we can use herring scales to distinguish between autumn and spring spawning herring. Our hypothesis was that herring that is genetically fit for autumn spawning (genetic autumn spawners) have a relatively wider first scale increment size than genetic spring spawners, due to longer first growth season. We further hypothesize that this difference could be used to differentiate between the two spawning groups.
