Spawning of Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence: a study of adult and egg distributions and characteristics

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Ouellet, P, Lambert, Y, Castonguay, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1997
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Cabot; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f96-259; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f96-259

From 1993 to 1995, Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) egg abundance and distribution, fisheries acoustic surveys, and analysis of trawl catches provided evidence of spawning for the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence cod stock at the same location off Newfoundland's west coast. From the relative proportion...