Seasonal variation in the habitat associations of Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua) and American plaice ( Hippoglossoides platessoides) from the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Swain, D P, Chouinard, G A, Morin, R, Drinkwater, K F
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1998
• Subjects: Cabot; Magdalen; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f98-122; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f98-122

We compared habitat associations of southern Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) between the summer feeding season on the Magdalen Shallows and the overwintering period in the Cabot Strait. Data were from bottom trawl surveys conducted...