An experimental fishing was carried out with a commercial Spanish vessel from October to December of the year
2003 in the Subarea 1. The main objective of the experimental fishing was to search for cephalopods species
concentrations inside the territorial waters of Greenland. During the experimental fishing a scientific observer stayed
on board to collect effort data, catches and yields by haul and Division, strata and gear. The observer carried out
length distributions samplings of the following species: Pandalus borealis, Sebastes spp., Hippoglossoides
platessoides, Gadus morhua and Macrourus berglax. Biological samplings of Reinhardtius hippoglossoides,
Hippoglossoides platessoides, Gadus morhua and Gadus ogac were also carried out. Greenland halibut was the
main species caught and the cephalopods, target species, have not been found in the experimental fishing
