Citation: Lockwood, S.J. 1990 Factors influencing stocks. In T.A. Norton & A.J. Geffen (eds), , pp. 45-65. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool
Number of Pages: 21
Series Title: The Irish Sea - an environmental review. Part 3: exploitable living resources
Keywords: Fish, Fishing, Impact, Irish Sea, Isle of Man, Marine, Pisces
Abstract: Paper discusses factors which influence fish stocks in general and gives a few limited examples specific to the Irish Sea. These factors are categorized into three broad groups: the influence of man, short term, basically erratic variations and long term trends. This account is simplified and relatively superficial.