Geographic Variation in the Spawning of Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua , in the Northwest Atlantic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Hutchings, Jeffrey A., Myers, Ransom A., Lilly, George R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1993
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Newfoundland; Hamilton Bank; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Labrador region; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f93-270; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f93-270

We analyzed 47 yr (1946–92) of research trawl data and 5 yr (1964–68) of research gillnet data to identify spawning locations of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, in the Newfoundland–Labrador region. Offshore, spawners are common on the continental shelf but generally rare on the slope. Relative abundance...