Abstract
A study was undertaken to investigate the spatial, diurnal and interannual dynamics of the pelagic component of Namibian hake stocks. Data were derived from trawl surveys conducted on board the R.V. Dr Fridtjof Nansen during the period 1991–1999. In addition to trawl surveys, acoustic methods were applied concurrently to quantify fish biomass off the bottom (above the headline). The pelagic component of hake was variable in both time and space – it was denser in the north and at depths of 200–500 m. Pelagic densities also correlated well with the density of adult fish (≥ 30 cm) at the bottom, but not with that of young hake (>18 and Keywords: acoustic correction, bottom trawl surveys, Cape hake, vertical migration African Journal of Marine Science 2001, 23: 337–346
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