Profile updated on 28 September 2016
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Pandalus borealis
SPECIES NAME(s)
Northern prawn, northern shrimp
COMMON NAMES
Cold water prawn, Northern shrimp, Deep-sea prawn, Deepwater prawn, Pink shrimp
According with the latest research there are seven genetically distinct populations of P. borealis in the North Atlantic (Jorde et al. 2015). It is not clear if the Denmark Strait is a distinct population, and more research is necessary.
Image: Wikimedia Commons: Alaska Fisheries Science Center
RELATED LINKS:
- See this species on SeaLifeBase
- European Commission (EC) , Icelandic Directorate of Fisheries , Icelandic Ministry of Industries and Innovation (MII) , Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries (DoF)
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) , Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
ANALYSIS
No related analysis
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
NOT YET SCORED
Managers Compliance:
10.0
Fishers Compliance:
10.0
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