Nutrient Flex onto the Labrador Shelf from Hudson Strait and its Biological Consequences

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Sutcliffe Jr., W. H., Loucks, R. H., Drinkwater, K. F., Coote, A. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1983
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Newfoundland; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Hudson Strait; Labrador Shelf; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f83-196; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f83-196

Fish abundance, based upon commercial fish catches and numbers offish-feeding birds, is shown to increase southward along the Labrador Shelf from Hudson Strait. Also, yearly abundance of Labrador Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) using virtual population analysis is shown to be closely correlated with sal...