p. 137 - 147 OBSERVATIONS ON ROMANIAN FISHING IN NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC AREA, IN 1974 Viorel Dumitrescu and Gheorghe Vaslaban Romanian Marine Research Institute Constantza Abstract The observations were carried out on Romanian trawlers in January- September 1974, in Subarea 5 and Statistical Area 6. The detailed study of species composition of catches lead to a realistic asses- sment of it. Investigations concerning lengths and ages composition of main fished species have permited acquiting state of reserves.