Citation: Bracken, J.J. & Phillips, D.R. 1970 Donegal herring investigations, 1967-68. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society 2B: 233-249
Number of Pages: 17
Volume Part: 24
Keywords: Donegal, Ecology, Fauna, Fish, Fishing, Marine, Pisces, Water column
Abstract: This paper presents results of the 1967-68 Donegal herring investigations, the aim of which was 'to carry out a racial analysis of the herrings in the Donegal Bay area... This involved a detailed meristic character analysis, including estimates of age, maturity, sex ratio, mean vertebral counts and otolith types.'