Description Gridded abundance map of sprat (Sprattus sprattus). This product was developed with DIVA (Data-Interpolating Variational Analysis). Data was provided by ICES (IBTS dataset). The map shows clearly the stock depletion of the last decades in the North Sea. Scale: log-transformed CPUE.
Citation: European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Biology project (www.emodnet-biology.eu), funded by the European Commission’s Directorate - General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE).