ICES-FishMap is an online atlas of North Sea fish. The atlas covers 15 species and is divided into two sections: Basic and Advanced.

Basic
This section provides an overview of the distribution of the fifteen species with some
key facts.

For more information there are comprehensive pdf files about each of the species for download. Go to Basic

Advanced - (best viewed with IE6)
This section allows the user to make their own distribution map of the 15 species.

Pulling data out from over a million records, users can choose to plot the map by age or length and over the timescale 1984-2004. Go to Advanced

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About ICES-FishMap
Introduction
Limitations of the data
About the North Sea fish community
Factors affecting the distribution of North Sea fish
Research vessel surveys
Glossary

Funding
The ICES FishMap project was a partnership between RIVO, CEFAS and ICES.

The project was part-funded by the European Commission 6th Framework Programme Contract No-513661

Bathymetry data taken from the GEBCO One Minute Grid

Citation
Recommended format for purposes of citation:

ICES FishMap. "Herring, Clupea harengus", http://www.ices.dk/marineworld/fishmap/ices/ (accessed 27 March 2011).

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