Natural spawning beds of herring [Clupea pallasii] in the Rumoi district [Japan] along the coast of northwestern Hokkaido from 1998 to 2001

• Published in: Scientific Reports of Hokkaido Fisheries Experimental Station (Japan) no. 62
• Main Authors: "Akaike, S. (Hokkaido. Wakkanai Fisheries Experiment Station (Japan)), Tada, M, Takiya, A, Imai, Y, Nabata, S, Yoshimura, K, Kiyokawa, S, Mizuno, K, Kawai, W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: 01.03.2002
• Subjects: CLUPEA; JAPAN; SEA OF JAPAN; SEAWEEDS; SPAWNING GROUNDS

"Natural spawning beds of herring (Clupea pallasii) were investigated along the Rumoi coast, Hokkaido, Japan from 1996 to 2001. Seven spawning beds were found at seaweed beds shallower than 2m deep from 1998 to 2001. Milky-white turbidity of the sea surface due to herring spawning was observed...