Table 1.
Sampling characteristics of Scophthalmus maximus
| Region | Sample location | Sample size | ICES | Pop ID | Sampling date | Spatial variables | Environmental variables | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lat | Long | SST | SBT | SSS | SBS | PP | ||||||
| Baltic Sea | Baltic Sea—North | 33 | IIId | BAS‐N | 2003, 2013 | 60.2 | 19.7 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| Baltic Sea | Baltic Sea—South | 45 | IIId | BAS‐S | 2000 | 55.0 | 14.9 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 13.5 | 2.6 |
| Transition area | Skagerrak | 38 | IIIa | T | 2001 | 57.4 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 13.8 | 33.7 | 21.6 | 2.1 |
| Norway Sea | Norway Sea | 19 | IVa | NOR | 2011 | 62.0 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 33.5 | 33.8 | 10.7 |
| North Sea | North Sea—East | 47 | IVb | NS‐E | 2001 | 56.4 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 34.4 | 34.8 | 5.4 |
| North Sea | North Sea—Central | 46 | IVb | NS‐C | 2010–2011 | 55.4 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 13.0 | 33.8 | 26.1 | 8.1 |
| North Sea | North Sea—South | 24 | IVc | NS‐S | 2009–2011, 2013 | 51.8 | 2.0 | 21.8 | 12.3 | 34.2 | 12.5 | 20.6 |
| North Atlantic | Iceland | 13 | Va | ICE | 2010–2011 | 63.2 | −21.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 35.2 | 24.3 | 10.7 |
| British Isles | Ireland—West | 47 | Vla. VIIb | IR‐W | 2009–2011 | 59.3 | −4.5 | 9.9 | 15.5 | 35.3 | 23.8 | 17.2 |
| British Isles | Ireland—East | 45 | VIIa | IR‐E | 2009–2010, 2013 | 53.5 | −4.8 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 33.9 | 15.7 | 9.1 |
| British Isles | Ireland—Southwest | 22 | VIIg. VIIj | IR‐SW | 2009–2011 | 50.6 | −6.0 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 34.1 | 26.0 | 9.8 |
| British Isles | Ireland—Southeast | 20 | VIIf | IR‐SE | 2009–2010 | 50.4 | −5.8 | 11.0 | 15.5 | 34.1 | 18.2 | 10.2 |
| English channel | English channel | 18 | VIId. VIIe | ECH | 2009–2010 | 50.7 | 8.4 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 0.7 |
| Biscay bay | Biscay bay—France | 25 | VIIIa. VIIIb | BB‐FR | 2009–2010 | 46.2 | −2.2 | 15.1 | 11.0 | 34.1 | 12.6 | 9.1 |
| Biscay bay | Biscay bay—Southeast | 48 | VIIIc | BB‐SE | 2013 | 43.4 | −3.8 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 35.1 | 16.0 | 23.9 |
| Biscay bay | Biscay bay—Southwest | 41 | VIIIc | BB‐SW | 2002 | 43.7 | −7.4 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 35.4 | 18.0 | 12.4 |
| Spain | Spain coast—West | 49 | IXa | SP‐W | 2002 | 42.6 | −8.9 | 8.6 | 19.4 | 34.9 | 35.4 | 6.1 |
| Mediterranean Sea | Adriatic Sea | 37 | 37.2.1 | AD | 2013–2014 | 45.2 | 12.3 | 18.5 | 9.3 | 30.6 | 38.3 | 7.8 |
| Black Sea | Black Sea North | 25 | 37.4.2 | BLS‐N | 2009–2010 | 44.6 | 33.4 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 18.5 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| Black Sea | Black Sea South | 30 | 37.4.2 | BLS‐S | 2013 | 41.1 | 31.1 | 20.5 | 6.6 | 18.3 | 11.0 | 17.1 |
ICES, region according to the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas; Lat, latitude; Long, longitude; SST, sea surface temperature; SBT, sea bottom temperature (°C); SSS, sea surface salinity (PSU); SBS, sea bottom salinity (PSU); PP, primary production (mg C m−2 day−1).