Dr. Christoph Stransky

 Research interests

• Collection and analysis of German commercial fisheries data
• Stock status and management of redfish
• Growth and age determination of fish
• Otolith-based stock separation
• Member and partly Chair of various international expert groups (ICES, STECF)

Projects and assignments

• Biological monitoring of German fisheries activities in the North Sea and North Atlantic and derivation of protection measures for fish stocks
• Annual surveys of demersal fish stocks (cod, saithe, haddock, redfish, Greenland halibut, plaice, sole) in the North Sea and North Atlantic for the assessment of biologically sustainable catch levels
• Contributiuons to Advisory Committees of the European Union (STECF) and ICES committees
• Analyses of fishery effort (log-book data and VMS) and its relationship with fishing mortality and population dynamics of fish stocks with the aim to adjust fishing capacity to fishing opportunities
• Advice to BMELV, BMU and EU in relation to fisheries management
• EU Data Collection Framework (DCF)
• Stock delineation of redfish (Sebastes mentella) straddling NAFO and NEAFC areas based on genetic analyses of archived otoliths

Educational background and employment

since 2010: Deputy director at the Institute of Sea Fisheries
 
since 2004: Research Scientist at the Institute of Sea Fisheries

since 2007: National Correspondent of the EU Fisheries Data Collection Framework (DCF);

2000 - 2004: Research Scientist at the Institute of Sea Fisheries within the EU project 'REDFISH'.

1999-2004: Ph.D. at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Thesis on 'Stock separation and growth of redfish (genus Sebastes) in the North Atlantic by means of shape and elemental analysis of otoliths'

1997 - 1998: M.Sc. course in Marine and Fisheries Science, University of Aberdeen, Scotland/UK; Thesis on 'A comparison of biomass estimates obtained from small and large-scale groundfish surveys in the North Sea'

1993-1997: Diploma studies in Biology, University of Hamburg, Germany. Main subject: Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, Subsidiary subjects: Zoology, Physical Oceanography

Publications

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Peer-reviewed

Cadrin, S.X., Mariani, S., Pampoulie, C., Bernreuther, M., Danielsdottir, A.K., Johanssen, T., Kerr, L., Nedreaas, K., Reinert, J., Sigurðsson, T. & Stransky, C. (2011). Counter-comment on: Cadrin et al. (2010) “Population structure of beaked redfish, Sebastes mentella: evidence of divergence associated with different habitats. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67, 1617–1630." ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68(10), 2016–2018. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsr134.

Cadrin, S. X., Bernreuther, M., Danıelsdottir, A. K., Hjörleifsson, E., Johansen, T., Kerr, L., Kristinsson, K., Mariani, S., Nedreaas, K., Pampoulie, C., Planque, B., Reinert, J., Saborido-Rey, F., Sigurðsson, T., and Stransky, C. (2010). Population structure of beaked redfish, Sebastes mentella: evidence of divergence associated with different habitats. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67, 1617–1630. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsq046.

Ulleweit, J., Stransky, C. and Panten, K. (2010): Discards and discarding practices in German fisheries in the North Sea and Northeast Atlantic during 2002-2008. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 26 (Suppl. 1): 54-66.

Stransky, C., Murta, A., Zimmermann, C. and Schlickeisen, J. (2008): Otolith shape analysis as a tool for stock separation of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean. Fish. Res. 89: 159-166.

Abaunza, P., A.G. Murta, N. Campbell, R. Cimmaruta, A.S. Comesana, G. Dahle, E. Gallo, M.T. Garcia Santamaria, L.S. Gordo, S.A. Iversen, K. MacKenzie, A. Magoulas, S. Mattiucci, J. Molloy, G. Nascetti, A.L. Pinto, R. Quinta, P. Ramos, A. Ruggi, A. Sanjuan, A.T. Santos, Stransky, C. Zimmermann (2008): Considerations on sampling strategies for an holistic approach to stock identification: The example of the HOMSIR project. Fish. Res. 89: 104-113.

Abaunza, P., A.G. Murta, N. Campbell, R. Cimmaruta, A.S. Comesana, G. Dahle, M.T. Garcia Santamaria, L.S. Gordo, S.A. Iversen, K. MacKenzie, A. Magoulas, S. Mattiucci, J. Molloy, G. Nascetti, A.L. Pinto, R. Quinta, P. Ramos, A. Sanjuan, A.T. Santos, C. Stransky, C. Zimmermann (2008): Stock identity of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: Integrating the results from different stock identification approaches. Fish. Res. 89: 196-209.

Stransky, C., Baumann, H., Fevolden, S.-E., Harbitz, A., Høie, H., Nedreaas, K.H., Salberg, A.-B., Skarstein, T. (2008): Separation of Norwegian coastal cod and Northeast Arctic cod by outer otolith shape analysis. Fish. Res. 90: 26-35.

Schulz-Mirbach, T., Stransky, C., Schlickeisen, J., Reichenbacher, B. (2008): Differences in otolith morphologies between surface- and cave-dwelling populations of Poecilia mexicana (Teleostei, Poeciliidae) reflect adaptations to life in an extreme habitat. Evol. Ecol. Res. 10: 537-558.

Ehrich, S.; Adlerstein, S.; Brockmann, U.; Floeter, J.; Garthe, S.; Hinz, H.; Kröncke, I.; Neumann, H.; Reiss, H.; Sell, A.F.; Stein, M.; Stelzenmüller, V.; Stransky, C.; Temming, A.; Wegner, G.; Zauke, G.-P. (2007): 20 years of the German Small-Scale Bottom Trawl Survey (GSBTS): A review. Senckenbergiana maritima 37: 13-82.

Stransky, C. (2005): Geographic variation of golden redfish (Sebastes marinus) and deep-sea redfish (S. mentella) in the North Atlantic based on otolith shape analysis. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 62: 1691-1698.

Stransky, C.; MacLellan, S.E. (2005): Species separation and zoogeography of redfish and rockfish (genus Sebastes) by otolith shape analysis. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62: 2265-2276.

Stransky, C.; Garbe-Schönberg, C.-D.; Günther, D. (2005): Geographic variation and juvenile migration in Atlantic redfish inferred from otolith microchemistry. Mar. Freshw. Res. 56: 677-691.

Stransky, C.; Gudmundsdottir, S.; Sigurdsson, T.; Lemvig, S.; Nedreaas, K.; Saborido-Rey, F. (2005): Age determination and growth of Atlantic redfish (Sebastes marinus and S. mentella): bias and precision of age readers and otolith preparation methods. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 62: 655-670.

Stransky, C.; Kanisch, G.; Krüger, A.; Purkl, S. (2005): Radiometric age validation of golden redfish (Sebastes marinus) and deep-sea redfish (S. mentella) in the Northeast Atlantic. Fish. Res. 74: 186-197.

Stransky, C. (2005): Internationales Otolithen-Symposium in Australien. Inf. Fischereiforsch. 52: 1-4.

Saborido-Rey, F., Garabana, D., Stransky, C., Melnikov, S. and Shibanov, V. (2004): Review of the population structure and ecology of S. mentella in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 14: 455-479.

Ehrich, S. and Stransky, C. (2001): Spatial and temporal changes in the southern species component of North Sea bottom fish assemblages. Senckenbergiana maritima 31(2):143-150.

Ehrich, S. and Stransky, C. (2001): The influence of towing time, catch size and catch treatment on species diversity estimates from groundfish surveys. Arch. Fish. Mar. Res. 49(1):37-44.

Kock, K.-H. and Stransky, C. (2000): The composition of the coastal fish fauna around Elephant Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica). Polar Biol. 23(12): 825-832.

Ehrich, S. and Stransky, C. (1999): Fishing effects in the northeast Atlantic shelf seas: patterns in fishing effort, diversity and community structure. VI. Gale effects on vertical distribution and structure of a fish assemblage in the North Sea. Fish Res., 40:185-193.

Working documents, Reports, ICES and NAFO documents

Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Casey, J., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Gascuel, D., Graham, N., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). 33rd Plenary meeting report of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (PLEN-10-01) : Plenary meeting, 26-30 April 2010, Norwich. Luxembourg : European Commission, 109 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Casey, J., Curtis, H., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Martin, P., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W. (2010). 34th Plenary Meeting Report of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (PLEN-10-02) : Plenary Meeting, 12-16 July 2010, Copenhagen. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Bernreuther, M., Fock, H., Stransky, C. (2010). Spatial resolution of German CPUE for North-east Arctic saithe (Pollachius virens L.) in ICES Division IIa from 1995 to 2009. Copenhagen : ICES, 7 pp. Working document 11/ ICES Arctic Fisheries Working Group.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Evaluation of revised national programs for 2010 under the data collection framework and review of surveys. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the EC, 31 Seiten, Scientific and technical research series.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Bailey, N., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E.,  Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Sabatella, E., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) : review of scientific advice for 2011 - part 2. Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 230 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustafsson, G., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) opinion by written procedure - Review of scientific advice for 2011 - Advice on stocks in the Baltic Sea. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 29 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee For Fisheries (STECF) opinion by written procedure : Request for in-year management advice for sandeel in the North Sea. Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 16 Seiten, Scientific and technical research series.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries : report of the STECF development of protocols for multi-annual plan impact assessments. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 50 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Connolly, P., Armesto, A., Berkenhagen, J., Cardinale, M., Carpentieri, P., Boois, I. J. de, Degel, H., Di Natale, A., Dimech, M., Dintheer, C., Ebeling, M., Goti, L., Koutrakis, E., Kunzlik, P., Leskelä, A., McCormick, H., Murta, A. G., Pinello, D., Pönni, J., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Evaluation of revised national programs for 2010 under the data collection framework and a roadmap for the review of surveys : report of the Subgroup on Research Needs (SGECA/SGRN 09-04) ; joint Subgroup on Economic Affairs (SGECA) and on Research Needs (SGRN) of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). Luxembourg : European Commission, 138 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Fock, H., Stransky, C., Bernreuther, M. (2010). Abundance and length composition for Sebastes marinus L., deep sea S. mentella and juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) off Greenland based on groundfish surveys 1985-2009. Copenhagen : ICES, 33 pp. Working document / ICES North-Western Working Group 2010/14.

Fock, H., Stransky, C., Bernreuther, M. (2010). Data on German landings and effort for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), demersal redfish (Sebastes marinus and demersal S. mentella), and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in ICES Div. Va, Vb, VIa and XIV, 1995-2009. Copenhagen: ICES, 17 pp. Working document / ICES North-Western Working Group 2010/07.

Stransky, C., Berkenhagen, J., Berth, U., Ebeling, M., Müller, T., Panten, K., Plum, V., Probst, N., Schultz, N., Ulleweit, J., Velasco, A., Zimmermann, C. (2010). German National Multiannual Fisheries Data Sampling Programme 2011-2013 : based on EU Council Regulation 199/2008, Commission Regulation 665/2008 and Commission Decision 2010/93/EU. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 86 Seiten.

Stransky, C., Adamidou, A., Apostolou, A., Armesto, A., Bengtsberg, R., Berkenhagen, J., Cardinale, M., Carpentieri, P., Davidjuka, I., Degel, H., Dias, M., Di Natale, A., Dintheer, C., Ebeling, M., Goti, L., Gravino, F., Gustavsson, T., Longoni, E., Myllylä, T., Ulleweit, J. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) Evaluation of 2009 annual reports related to the Data Collection Framework: Report of the Subgroup on Research Needs (SGRN 10-02) ; 5-10 July 2010, Hamburg. Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 277 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Stransky, C., Berkenhagen, J., Berth, U., Ebeling, M., Müller, T., Panten, K., Plum, V., Probst, N., Schultz, N., Ulleweit, J., Velasco, A., Zimmermann, C. (2010). Technical report / German National Fisheries Data Collection 2009. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 72 Seiten.

Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Casey, J., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Gascuel, D., Graham, N., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). 33rd Plenary meeting report of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (PLEN-10-01) : Plenary meeting, 26-30 April 2010, Norwich. Luxembourg : European Commission, 109 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Casey, J., Curtis, H., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Martin, P., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W. (2010). 34th Plenary Meeting Report of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (PLEN-10-02) : Plenary Meeting, 12-16 July 2010, Copenhagen. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Bernreuther, M., Fock, H., Stransky, C. (2010). Spatial resolution of German CPUE for North-east Arctic saithe (Pollachius virens L.) in ICES Division IIa from 1995 to 2009. Copenhagen : ICES, 7 pp. Working document 11/ ICES Arctic Fisheries Working Group.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Evaluation of revised national programs for 2010 under the data collection framework and review of surveys. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the EC, 31 Seiten, Scientific and technical research series.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Bailey, N., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E.,  Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Sabatella, E., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) : review of scientific advice for 2011 - part 2. Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 230 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustafsson, G., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) opinion by written procedure - Review of scientific advice for 2011 - Advice on stocks in the Baltic Sea. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 29 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee For Fisheries (STECF) opinion by written procedure : Request for in-year management advice for sandeel in the North Sea. Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 16 Seiten, Scientific and technical research series.

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J. L., Bailey, N., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries : report of the STECF development of protocols for multi-annual plan impact assessments. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 50 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Connolly, P., Armesto, A., Berkenhagen, J., Cardinale, M., Carpentieri, P., Boois, I. J. de, Degel, H., Di Natale, A., Dimech, M., Dintheer, C., Ebeling, M., Goti, L., Koutrakis, E., Kunzlik, P., Leskelä, A., McCormick, H., Murta, A. G., Pinello, D., Pönni, J., Stransky, C. et al. (2010). Evaluation of revised national programs for 2010 under the data collection framework and a roadmap for the review of surveys : report of the Subgroup on Research Needs (SGECA/SGRN 09-04) ; joint Subgroup on Economic Affairs (SGECA) and on Research Needs (SGRN) of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). Luxembourg : European Commission, 138 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Fock, H., Stransky, C., Bernreuther, M. (2010). Abundance and length composition for Sebastes marinus L., deep sea S. mentella and juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) off Greenland based on groundfish surveys 1985-2009. Copenhagen : ICES, 33 pp. Working document / ICES North-Western Working Group 2010/14.

Fock, H., Stransky, C., Bernreuther, M. (2010). Data on German landings and effort for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), demersal redfish (Sebastes marinus and demersal S. mentella), and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in ICES Div. Va, Vb, VIa and XIV, 1995-2009. Copenhagen : ICES, 17 pp. Working document / ICES North-Western Working Group 2010/07.

Stransky, C., Berkenhagen, J., Berth, U., Ebeling, M., Müller, T., Panten, K., Plum, V., Probst, N., Schultz, N., Ulleweit, J., Velasco, A., Zimmermann, C. (2010). German National Multiannual Fisheries Data Sampling Programme 2011-2013 : based on EU Council Regulation 199/2008, Commission Regulation 665/2008 and Commission Decision 2010/93/EU. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 86 Seiten.

Stransky, C., Adamidou, A., Apostolou, A., Armesto, A., Bengtsberg, R., Berkenhagen, J., Cardinale, M., Carpentieri, P., Davidjuka, I., Degel, H., Dias, M., Di Natale, A., Dintheer, C., Ebeling, M., Goti, L., Gravino, F., Gustavsson, T., Longoni, E., Myllylä, T., Ulleweit, J. et al. (2010). Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) Evaluation of 2009 annual reports related to the Data Collection Framework : Report of the Subgroup on Research Needs (SGRN 10-02) ; 5-10 July 2010, Hamburg. Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 277 Seiten, JRC scientific and technical reports.

Stransky, C., Berkenhagen, J., Berth, U., Ebeling, M., Müller, T., Panten, K., Plum, V., Probst, N., Schultz, N., Ulleweit, J., Velasco, A., Zimmermann, C. (2010). Technical report / German National Fisheries Data Collection 2009. Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 72 Seiten.

Cadrin, S.; Bernreuther, M.; Daníelsdóttir, A.K.; Hjörleifsson, E.; Johansen, T.; Kerr, L.; Kristinsson, K.; Mariani, S.; Pampoulie, C.; Reinert, J.; Saborido-Rey, F.; Sigurdsson, T.; Stransky, C. (2009): Life cycle diversity within populations, mechanisms and consequences Mechanisms and consequences of life cycle diversity of beaked redfish, Sebastes mentella, ICES CM 2009/H:01.

Stransky C., Armesto A., Berkenhagen J., Carpentieri P., Dalskov J., Dintheer C., Elias L., Filipi P., Ioannou M., Kunzlik P., McCormick H., Motova A., Quincoces Abad I., Ringdahl K., Sabatella E. & Vigneau J. (2009): STECF. Report of the SGRN-08-01 Working Group on the Review of Guidelines for the new DCR. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2009 – 82 pp. – EUR – Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593 - ISBN 978-92-79-12135-7

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J.L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Polet, H., Prellezzo, R., Sabatella, E., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Van Hoof, L., Van Oostenbrugge  & Virtanen, J. (2009): Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) opinion by written procedure - Evaluation of the “Management Plans for certain fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea”, submitted by the French Authorities. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2009 – 78 pp. EUR – Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593 ISBN 978-92-79-11092-4

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J.L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Polet, H., Prellezzo, R., Sabatella, E., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Van Hoof, L., Van Oostenbrugge & Virtanen, J. (2009): Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) opinion by written procedure - Evaluation of cod catches in ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28 of the Baltic Sea. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2008 – 8 pp. EUR – Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593, ISBN 978-92-79-10942-3

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J.L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Polet, H., Prellezzo, R., Sabatella, E., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Van Hoof, L., Van Oostenbrugge & Virtanen, J. (2009): Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) opinion by written procedure – Evaluation of requests from Member States exclude certain groups of vessels from the effort regime under provision of Article 11(2) of Council Regulation 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2009 – 25 pp. EUR – Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593, ISBN 978-92-79-12144-9

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J.L., Bailey, N., Balguerias, E., Cardinale, M., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Polet, H., Prellezzo, R., Sabatella, E., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Van Hoof, L., Van Oostenbrugge & Virtanen, J. (2009) Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) opinion by written procedure  – STECF advice on sampling strategies in fisheries for blue ling. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2009 – 8 pp. – 2EUR – Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593, ISBN 978-92-79-12143-2

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J.L., Bailey, N., Cardinale, M., Curtis, H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Prellezzo, R., Sabatella, E., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Van Hoof, L., Van Oostenbrugge, H., Guillen, J., Rätz, H.-J. & Dörner, H. (2009): 29th PLENARY MEETING REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COMMITTEE FOR FISHERIES (PLEN-08-03) Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2008 – 69 pp. EUR – Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593. ISBN 978-92-79-10940

Casey, J., Abella, J. A., Andersen, J.L., Bailey, N., H., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Sabatella, E., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Van Hoof, L., Van Oostenbrugge, & Virtanen (2009): 30th PLENARY MEETING REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COMMITTEE FOR FISHERIES (PLEN-09-01) Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities 2009 – 114 pp. EUR – Scientific and Technical Research series – ISSN 1018-5593, ISBN 978-92-79-12424-2

Casey, J., Abella, A., Andersen, J., Anderson, J., Bailey, N., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Malvarosa, L., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Sabatella, E., Scott, R., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Van Hoof, L., Van Oostenbrugge, H. & Virtanen, J. (2009): 31st Plenary Meeting Report of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (PLEN-09-02). Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 127 pp., Scientific and Technical Research series. ISBN 978-92-79-13388-6

Casey, J., Abella, A., Andersen, J., Anderson, J., Bailey, N., Daures, F., Di Natale, A., Dobby, H., Döring, R., Figueiredo, I., Graham, N., Gascuel, D., Gustavsson, T., Hatcher, A., Kirkegaard, E., Kraak, S., Kuikka, S., Malvarosa, L., Martin, P., Parkes, G., Sabatella, E., Scott, R., Somarakis, S., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Van Hoof, L., Van Oostenbrugge, H. & Virtanen, J. (2009): 32nd Plenary Meeting Report of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (PLEN-09-03). Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Scientific and Technical Research series.

Casey, J., Bertignac, M., Daskalov, G., Holmes, S., Keatinge, M., Maximov, V., Munch-Petersen, S., O’Hare, B., Panayotova, M., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Radu, G., Raid, T., Raykov, V., Shlyakhov, V. & Zengin, M. (2009): Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. Review of Scientific advice for 2009. Consolidated Advice on Stocks of Interest to the European Community. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 168 pp. Scientific and Technical Research series, ISBN 978-92-79-13377-0.

Casey, J.; Abella, J.A.; Andersen, J.L.; Bailey, N.; Balguerias, E.; Cardinale, M.; Curtis, H.; Daures, F.; Di Natale, A.; Dobby, H.; Döring, R.; Figueiredo, I.; Graham, N.; Gascuel, D.; Gustavsson, T.; Hatcher, A.; Kirkegaard, E.; Kraak, S.; Kuikka, S.; Martin, P.; Parkes, G.; Polet, H.; Prellezzo, R.; Sabatella, E.; Somarakis, S.; Stransky, C.; Vanhee, W.; Van Hoof, L.; Van Oostenbrugge, H.; Virtanen, J. (2009): Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) Opinion by written procedure – Advice on Harvest control rules for the long term management of Baltic salmon. Response to a request from the European Commission for complementary information to the opinion delivered by the STECF plenary (STECF/PLEN-09-03). Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities . 47 pp. Scientific and Technical Research series, ISSN 1018-5593

Fock, H., Stransky, C. 2009: Stock Abundance Indices and Length Composition of Demersal Redfish and Other Finfish in NAFO Sub-area 1 and near bottom water temperature derived from the German bottom trawl survey 1082-2008. NAFO SCR Doc. 09/11, Serial No.5637

Fock, H., Stransky, C., Bernreuther, M. 2009: Data on German landings and effort for Greenland halibut (Reinharditus hippoglossoides), demersal redfish (Sebastes marinus and demersal S. mentella), and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in ICES Div. Va, Vb, VIa and XIV, 1995-2008. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 10

McCurdy, W.J.; Anastasopoulou, A.; Berth, U.; de Boois, I.J.; Bolle, L.J.; Cardador, F.; Jardim, E.; Mahé, K.; Modin, J.; Moksness, E.; Murenu, M.; Mytilineou, C.; Pforr, I.; Piñeiro, C.G.; Quincoces, I.; Rauthe, N.; Rüßmann, H.-W.; Sjöberg, R.; Stepputtis, D.; Stransky, C.; van Damme, C.J.G.; Vassilopoulou, V.; Worsøe Clausen, L. (2009): WebGR – storing images of biological material and creating a framework to promote the implementation of sound statistical analysis in age calibration. ICES CM 2009/N:09

Nedreaas, K.; Stransky, C.; Jardim, E.; Vigneau, J. 2009: Quality assurance framework – the concept of quality assurance applied to fisheries data and its operationalisation under the ICES scope. ICES CM 2009/N:06

Stransky, C.; Berkenhagen, J.; Berth, U.; Ebeling, M.; Nürge, T.; Panten, K.; Schultz, N.; Ulleweit, J.; Velasco, A.; Zimmermann, C. (2009): Technical Report - German Fisheries Data Collection 2008, 76 pp.+Tab.
Ulleweit, J.; Stransky, C.; Panten, K. (2009): Discards in the fisheries under German flag: Results from 7 years of National Data Collection in the North Sea and North Atlantic, ICES CM 2009/M:14

Stransky, C.; J. Berkenhagen; U. Berth; M. Ebeling; J.D. Jiménez-Krause; K. Panten; N. Schultz; J. Ulleweit; A. Velasco; W. Wern; C. Zimmermann (2008): Nationales Fischereidatenerhebungs-programm: Aktivitäten und Ausblick. Inf. Fischereiforsch. 55: 5–14.

Ulleweit, J.; Panten, K.; Stransky, C. (2008): Rückwürfe in den Fischereien unter deutscher Flagge: Ergebnisse aus 6 Jahren Datenerhebungsprogramm am Institut für Seefischerei, Inf. Fischereiforsch. 55, 45-54

Stransky C.; Rätz, H.-J. (2008): On the German fishery and biological characteristics of pelagic redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin) 1991-2007. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 02, 21 pp.

Fock, H.; Stransky, C.; Rätz H.-J. (2008): Data on German landings and effort for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), demersal redfish (Sebastes marinus and demersal S. mentella), and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in ICES Div. Va, Vb, VIa and XIV, 1995-2007. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 03, 14 pp.

Stransky C. (2008): German redfish landings and biological data of deep-sea redfish (Sebastes mentella) in ICES Sub-areas I and II in 2002-2007. ICES Arctic Fisheries Working Group, Working Document 1, 4 pp.

Fock, H.; Stransky, C.; Rätz, H.-J. (2007): Update of groundfish survey results for the Atlantic cod Greenland offshore component 1982-2006. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 05, 17 pp.

Fock, H.; Rätz H.-J.; Stransky, C.; Large, P. (2007): Comparative groundfish survey results for the Atlantic cod East Greenland offshore component by Germany and UK in 2005. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 06, 11 pp.

Fock, H.; Stransky, C.; Rätz, H.-J. (2007): Abundance and length composition for Sebastes marinus L., deep sea S. mentella and juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) off Greenland based on groundfish surveys 1985-2005. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 07, 33 pp.

Fock, H.; Stransky, C.; Rätz H.-J. (2007): Data on German landings and effort for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), demersal redfish (Sebastes marinus and demersal S. mentella), and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in ICES Div. Va, Vb, VIa and XIV, 1995-2006. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 04, 17 pp.

Stransky C. (2007): German landings and biological data of deep-sea redfish (Sebastes mentella) in ICES Sub-areas I and II. ICES Arctic Fisheries Working Group, Working Document 1, 3 pp.

Stransky C.; Nedreaas, K.; Harbitz, A.; Høie, H. (2007): Geographic variation in otolith shapes of deep-sea redfish (Sebastes mentella) in ICES Sub-areas I and II and Sub-areas V, XII and XIV: preliminary results. ICES Arctic Fisheries Working Group, Working Document 20, and ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 11, 4 pp.

Stransky C.; Rätz, H.-J. (2007): On the German fishery and biological characteristics of pelagic redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin) 1991-2006. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 10, 20 pp.

Fock, H.; Rätz H.-J.; Stransky, C. (2007): Stock Abundance Indices and Length Compositions of Demersal Redfish and Other Finfish in NAFO Sub-area 1 and near bottom water temperature derived from the German bottom trawl survey 1982-2006. NAFO SCR Doc. 07/17, Ser.No. N5365, 29 pp.

H.-J. Rätz; Stransky, C., Stein, M. and H. Fock (2007): German Research Report for 2006. NAFO SCS Doc. 07/11, Ser.No. 5359, 7 pp.

Stransky, C., Baumann, H., Fevolden, S.-E., Harbitz, A., Høie, H., Nedreaas, K.H., Salberg, A.-B., Skarstein, T.H. (2007): Separation of Norwegian coastal cod and Northeast Arctic cod by otolith morphometry. ICES CM 2007/L:10, 28 pp.

Fock, H.; Rätz, H.-J.; Stransky, C. (2006): Stock abundance indices and length compositions of demersal redfish and other finfish in NAFO Sub-area 1 and near bottom water temperature derived from the German bottom trawl survey, 1982-2005. NAFO SCR Doc. 06/43, Ser.No. N5266, 28pp.

Rätz, H.-J.; Stransky, C.; Stein, M.; Fock, H. (2006): German Research Report for 2005. NAFO SCS Doc. 06/17, Ser.No. N5267, 6 pp.

Fock, H.; Stransky, C.; Rätz, H.-J. (2006): Data on German landings and effort for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), demersal redfish (Sebastes marinus and demersal S. mentella), and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in ICES Div. Va, Vb, VIa and XIV, 1995-2005. ICES North-Western Working Group 2006. Working Document 03, 17 pp.

Fock, H.; Stransky, C.; Rätz, H.-J. (2006): Update of groundfish survey results for the Atlantic cod Greenland offshore component 1982-2005. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 04, 17 pp.

Stransky, C.; Rätz, H.-J. (2006): Abundance and length composition for Sebastes marinus L., deep sea S. mentella and juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) off Greenland based on groundfish surveys 1985-2005. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 05, 24 pp.

Stransky C.; Rätz, H.-J. (2006): On the German fishery and biological characteristics of pelagic redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin) 1991-2005. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 06, 19 pp.

Jantschik, P.; Stransky, C. (2006): Preparation methods and age reading comparisons on otoliths of Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) from ICES Division XIVb. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 08, 7 pp.

Rätz, H.-J., Stransky, C.; Lloret, J. (2005): Groundfish survey results for cod off Greenland (offshore component) 1982-2004. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 01, 19 pp.

Rätz, H.-J., Stransky, C.; Panten, K. (2005): Data on German landings and effort for Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), demersal redfish (Sebastes marinus and demersal S. mentella), and Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in ICES Div. Va, Vb, VIa and XIV, 1995-2004. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 02, 16 pp.

Stransky, C.; Rätz, H.-J. (2005): Abundance and length composition for Sebastes marinus L., deep sea S. mentella and juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) off Greenland based on groundfish surveys 1985-2004. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 14, 23 pp.

Stransky, C.; Rätz, H.-J.; Panten, K. (2005): On the German fishery and biological characteristics of pelagic redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin) 1991-2004. ICES North-Western Working Group, Working Document 10, 18 pp.

Rätz, H.-J, J. Lloret and C. Stransky (2005): Changes in essential life history traits of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) off Greenland over the past two decades. ICES CM 2005/AA:07, 18 pp.

Rätz, H.-J.; Stransky, C.; Stein, M. (2005): German Research Report for 2004. NAFO SCS Doc. 05/9, Ser.No. N5102, 7 pp.

Rätz, H.-J.; Stransky, C. (2005): Stock Abundance Indices and Length Compositions of Demersal Redfish and Other Finfish in NAFO Sub-area 1 and near-bottom water temperature derived from the German bottom trawl survey 1982-2004. NAFO SCR Doc. 05/20, Ser.No. N5101, 24 pp.

Siegstad, H., Rätz, H.-J.; Stransky, C. (2005): Assessment of Demersal Redfish in NAFO Subarea 1. NAFO SCR Doc. 05/40, Ser.No. N5126, 10 pp.

Siegstad, H., Rätz, H.-J.; Stransky, C. (2005): Assessment of Other Finfish in NAFO Subarea 1. NAFO SCR Doc. 05/41, Ser.No. N5127, 6 pp.

Rätz, H.-J., Sigurdsson, T. and Stransky, C. (2004): Abundance and length composition for Sebastes marinus L., deep sea S. mentella and juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) off Greenland and Iceland based on groundfish surveys 1985-2003. ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 03, 32 pp.

Rätz, H.-J., Stransky, C., Sigurdsson, T. and Kristinsson, K. (2004): An exploratory XSA assessment of S. marinus in Va, Vb and XIVb. ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 09, 16 pp.

Rätz, H.-J., Stein, M. and Stransky, C. (2004): German Research Report for 2003. NAFO SCS Doc. 04/10, Ser.No. N4975, 7 pp.

Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (2004): Stock abundance indices and length compositions of demersal redfish and other finfish in NAFO sub-area 1 and near bottom water temperature derived from the German bottom trawl survey 1982-2003. NAFO SCR Doc. 04/28, Ser.No. N4977, 28 pp.

Stransky, C. (2004): Stock separation and growth of redfish (genus Sebastes) in the North Atlantic by means of shape and elemental analysis of otoliths. Dissertation, Universität Hamburg, 132 pp.

Abaunza, P.; Murta, A.; Mattiucci, S.; Cimmaruta, R.; Nascetti, G.; Magoulas, A.; Sanjuan, A.; Comesaña, S.; MacKenzie, K.; Molloy, J.; Iversen, S.; Dahle, G.; Gordo, L.; Stransky, C.; Zimmermman, C.; Santamaria, M.T.; Ramos, P.; Quinta, R.; Pereira, A.L.; Pinto, A.L.; Ruggi, A.; Campbell, N.: Stock discrimination of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: integrating the results from different stock identification approaches. ICES C.M.2004/EE:19, 35 pp.

Rätz, H.-J., C. Stransky, J. Trautner, C. Schmidt, E. Bethke (2004). EU-Projekt REDFISH QLK5-CT-1999-01222 Endbericht Januar 2000-April 2004.

Cornus, H.-P., Panten, K., Stransky, C., Ulleweit, J. (2004): Aktivitäten des nationalen Fischereidatenerhebungsprogramms im Jahr 2004. Inf. Fischwirtsch. Fischereiforsch. 51(2-4): 109-113.

Rätz, H.-J., Sigurdsson, T. and Stransky, C. (2003): Abundance and length composition for Sebastes marinus L., deep sea S. mentella and juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) off Greenland and Iceland based on groundfish surveys 1985-2002. ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 2, 32 pp.

Stransky, C. (2003): Shape analysis and microchemistry of redfish otoliths: investigation of geographical differences in the North Atlantic. ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 10, 10 pp.
Stransky, C., Gudmundsdóttir, S., Sigurdsson, T., Lemvig, S. and Nedreaas, K. (2003): Age readings of Sebastes marinus and S. mentella otoliths: bias and precision between readers. ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 11, 14 pp.

Rätz, H.-J., Stein, M. and Stransky, C. (2003): German Research Report for 2002. NAFO SCS Doc. 03/8, Ser.No. N4822, 6 pp.

Rätz, H.-J.; Stransky, C. (2003): Stock abundance indices and length compositions of demersal redfish and other finfish in NAFO Sub-area 1 based on the German bottom trawl survey. NAFO SCR Doc. 03/15, Ser.No. N4821, 28 pp.

Stransky, C. (2003): Shape analysis and microchemistry of redfish otoliths: investigation of geographical differences in the North Atlantic. NAFO SCR Doc. 03/17, Ser.No. N4824, 10 pp.

Stransky, C., Gudmundsdottir, S., Sigurdsson, T., Lemvig, S., Nedreaas, K. and Saborido-Rey, F. (2003): Age Readings of Sebastes marinus and S. mentella Otoliths: Bias and Precision Between Readers. NAFO SCR Doc. 03/16, Ser.No. N4823, 14 pp.

Siegstad, H., Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (2003): Assessment of other finfish in NAFO Subarea 1. NAFO SCR Doc. 03/34, Ser.No. N4851, 6 pp.

Abaunza, P., Murta, A., Molloy, J., Nascetti, G., Mattiucci, S., Cimmaruta, R., Magoulas, A., Sanjuan, A., Comesaña, S., MacKenzie, K., Iversen, S., Dahle, G., Gordo, L., Zimmermann, C., Stransky, C., Santamaria, M.T., Ramos, P., Quinta, R., Pereira, A.L., Campbell, N. (2003): New findings on horse mackerel stock structure in the Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea - Results of the EU-Project HOMSIR. ICES Working Group on the Assessment of Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Sardine and Anchovy, Work. Doc. 01/03.

Stransky, C. (2003): Sub-workpackage 1.2: Otolith structures and elemental contents. Part A: Shape analysis of redfish (Sebastes marinus and S. mentella) otoliths: differences between species and geographical areas. REDFISH final project meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland, 25-29 November 2003, Work. Doc. 02, 7 pp.

Stransky, C., Garbe-Schönberg, C.-D., Günther, D. (2003): Sub-workpackage 1.2: Otolith structures and elemental contents. Part B: Elemental analysis of redfish (Sebastes marinus and S. mentella) otoliths: differences between geographical areas. REDFISH final project meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland, 25-29 November 2003, Work. Doc. 03, 11 pp.

Stransky, C., Gudmundsdottir, S., Sigurdsson, T., Lemvig, S. and Nedreaas, K. (2003): Sub-workpackage 3.3: Age determination and validation. Part A: Redfish (Sebastes marinus and S. mentella) ageing based on digital pictures. REDFISH final project meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland, 25-29 November 2003, Work. Doc. 04, 6 pp.

Stransky, C., Kanisch, G., Krüger, A. and Purkl, S. (2003): Sub-workpackage 3.3: Age determination and validation. Part B: Radiometric ageing of redfish (Sebastes marinus and S. mentella). REDFISH final project meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland, 25-29 November 2003, Work. Doc. 05, 7 pp.

Kock, K.-H. and Stransky, C. (2002): Die Zusammensetzung der Fischfauna um Elephant Island (Antarktis) / The composition of the fish fauna around Elephant Island (Antarctic). Angewandte Wissenschaft, Schriftenreihe des Bundesministeriums für Verbraucherschutz, Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, Senat der Bundesforschungsanstalten im Geschäftsbereich des BMVEL, Braunschweig, 494: 356-358.

Rätz, H.-J., Stein, M. and Stransky, C. (2002): German Research Report for 2001. NAFO SCS Doc. 02/9, Ser.No. N4628, 5 pp.

Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (2002): Stock status update for other finfish in NAFO Subarea 1. NAFO SCR Doc. 02/22, Ser.No. N4626, 5 pp.

Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (2002): Stock status update for demersal redfish in NAFO Subarea 1. NAFO SCR Doc. 02/23, Ser.No. N4627, 8 pp.

Stransky, C., Gudmundsdottir, S., Sigurdsson, T., Lemvig, S. and Nedreaas, K. (2002): Age readings of Sebastes mentella otoliths: bias and precision between readers. NAFO SCR Doc. 02/26, Ser.No. N4632, 11 pp.

Stransky, C. (2002): Otolith shape analysis of Irminger Sea redfish (Sebastes mentella): Preliminary results. NAFO SCR Doc. 02/35, Ser.No. N4646, 7 pp.

Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (2001): Distribution patterns and selected stock parameters of pelagic redfish "oceanic Sebastes mentella" in the NAFO and NEAFC Convention Areas. NAFO SCR Doc. 01/1, Ser.No. N4353, 14 pp.

Stransky, C. (2001): Preliminary results of a shape analysis of redfish otoliths: comparison of areas and species. NAFO SCR Doc. 01/14, Ser.No. N4382, 9 pp.

Stransky, C., Gudmundsdottir, S., Sigurdsson, T., Lemvig, S. and Nedreaas, K. (2001): Age readings of Sebastes marinus otoliths: bias and precision between readers and otolith preparation methods. NAFO SCR Doc. 01/16, Ser.No. N4384, 11 pp.

Rätz, H.-J., Stein, M. and Stransky, C. (2001): German Research Report for 2000. NAFO SCS Doc. 01/13, Ser.No. N4380, 6 pp.

Stransky, C. (2001): Assessment of redfish in NAFO Subarea 1. NAFO SCR Doc. 01/15, Ser.No. N4383, 8 pp.

Stransky, C. (2001): Assessment of other finfish in NAFO Subarea 1. NAFO SCR Doc. 01/17, Ser.No. N4385, 6 pp.

Stransky, C., Gudmundsdottir, S., Sigurdsson, T., Lemvig, S. and Nedreaas, K. (2001): Age readings of Sebastes marinus otoliths: bias and precision between readers and otolith preparation methods. ICES C.M. 2001/J:41, 11 pp.

Saborido-Rey, F., Garabana, D. and Stransky, C. (2001): A review of the population structure and ecology of redfish in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters. NAFO SCR Doc. 01/107, Ser.No. N4495, 20 pp.

Sigurdsson, T., Pedchenko, A., Stransky, C., Mamylov, V., Bethke, E., Reynisson, P., Bakay, Y., Malmberg, S.A., Nedreaas, K., Dalen, J. (2001): Draft report of the joint German/Icelandic/Norwegian/Russian trawl-acoustic survey on pelagic redfish in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters in June/July 2001. NAFO SCR Doc. 01/161, Ser.No. N4555, 43 pp.

Stransky, C., Rätz, H.-J. and Hubold, G. (2000): Welche Nationalität haben Rotbarsche ?, BML-Forschungsreport 1/2000: 10-12.

Alvsvåg, J., Cheney, K., Cotter, J., Damm, U., Edwards, D.B., Ehrich, S., Ellis, J., Greenstreet, S.P.R., Jarre-Teichmann, A., Jennings, S., Kaiser, M., Lancaster, J., Limpenny, D., Maxwell, D., McMillan, J.A., Mills, S.C., Mergardt, N., Pendle, M., Radford, K., Rees, H., Reynolds, J.D., Rijnsdorp, A.D., Rogers, S.I., Shanks, A.M., Smedstad, O., Spence, F.B., Stransky, C., Vanhee, W., Waldock, R., Woolmer, A. (2000): Monitoring Biodiversity in the North Sea Using Groundfish Surveys. Final Report, EU Project FAIR-CT-0817, 616 pp.

Stransky, C. (2000): Migration of juvenile deep-sea redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin) from the East Greenland shelf into the central Irminger Sea. ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 5, 12 pp.

Stransky, C. and Rätz, H.-J. (2000): Groundfish survey results for Sebastes marinus L., deep sea S. mentella and juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) off Greenland 1982-1999. ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 8, 28 pp.

Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (2000): On the German fishery and biological characteristics of oceanic redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin). ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 19, 15 pp.

Ehrich, S. and Stransky, C. (2000): Investigations on changes in North Sea fish assemblages. North Sea 2000, 14th International Senckenberg Conference "Burning Issues of North Sea Ecology", 8-12 May 2000, Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Programme & Abstracts, p.45 (Abstract).
Siegstad, H., Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (2000): Stock status update of redfish in NAFO Subarea 1. NAFO SCR Doc. 00/28, Ser.No. N4257, 8 pp.

Stransky, C. (2000): Current status and future prospects of groundfish stocks around Greenland. ICES Cooperative Research Report No. 240 "Report on the Young Scientists Conference on Marine Ecosystem Perspectives", held in Gilleleje/Denmark, 20-24 November 1999, p.25-26 (Abstract).

Stransky, C. (2000): Migration of juvenile deep-sea redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin) from the East Greenland shelf into the central Irminger Sea. ICES C.M. 2000/N:28, 10 pp.
Abaunza, P., Murta, A., Teia, A., Molloy, J., Nascetti, G., Mattiucci, S., Cimmaruta, R., Magoulas, A., Sanjuan, A., MacKenzie, K., Iversen, S., Dahle, G., Gordo, L., Zimmermann, C., Stransky, C., Santamaria, M.T., Ramos, P., Quinta, R. (2000): HOMSIR: An international project on horse mackerel stock identification research in the ICES area and in the Mediterranean Sea. ICES Working Group on the Assessment of Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Sardine and Anchovy 2000, Work. Doc., 7 pp.

Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (1999): Abundance, length composition and temporal trends in mean lengths for Sebastes marinus L., deep sea S. mentella and juvenile redfish (Sebastes spp.) off Greenland, based on German groundfish surveys 1982-1998. ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 14, 30 pp.

Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (1999): On the German fishery and biological characteristics of oceanic redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin) 1991-98. ICES North-Western Working Group, Work. Doc. 16, 17 pp.

Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (1999): Assessment of redfish (Sebastes marinus, S. mentella) in NAFO Subarea 1 and ICES Div. XIVb based on survey indices, 1982-98. NAFO SCR Doc. 99/20, Ser.No. N4070, 22 pp.

Sigurdsson, T., Rätz, H-J., Pedchenko, A., Mamylov, V., Mortensen, J., Bethke, E., Stransky, C., Björnsson, H., Melnikov, S., Bakay, Y. and Drevetnyak, K. (1999): Report on the Joint Icelandic / German / Russian Trawl-Acoustic Survey on Pelagic Redfish in the Irminger Sea and Adjacent Waters in June / July 1999. Annex to the North-Western Working Group Report 1999, ICES C.M.1999/ACFM:17, 36 pp.

Rätz, H.-J. and Stransky, C. (1999): Die deutsche Fischerei auf den "ozeanischen" Rotbarsch (Sebastes mentella Travin) von 1995-1998. Inf. Fischwirtsch., 46(3):3-8.

Ehrich, S. and Stransky, C. (1998): Quarterly and annual effects of biodiversity indices derived from the 1991-1995 IBTS data. ICES Study Group on the Evaluation of the Quarterly IBTS. Work. Doc. 2, 11 pp.
Stransky, C. (1998): A comparison of biomass estimates obtained from small and large-scale groundfish surveys  in the North Sea. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, 57 pp.

Ehrich, S. and Stransky, C. (1997): Monitoring of changes in small-scale fish assemblages in the North Sea. ICES Working Group on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing Activities, Nov./Dec. 1997, Work. Doc.