Northern cod re-establish historical migration patterns linked to capelin: insights from pop-up satellite archival tags

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Rose, George A., Rowe, Sherrylynn
• Other Authors: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Research and Development Corporation, Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2024
• Subjects: Newfoundland; Northeast Newfoundland Shelf; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0172; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0172; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0172

In May 2012–2015, 90 large (85–117 cm) Northern cod ( Gadus morhua) with pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) set to release 1 year later were released from offshore spawning aggregations on the northeast Newfoundland shelf. Forty-nine (54%) transmitted or were recovered; 82% migrated inshore and...