Variability of northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) distribution on the main spawning grounds in relation to biophysical factors

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Höffle, H., Solemdal, P., Korsbrekke, K., Johannessen, M., Bakkeplass, K., Kjesbu, O. S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2014
• Subjects: Arctic cod; Gadus morhua; Lofoten; Northeast Arctic cod; Northern Norway; Vestfjorden
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu126; http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/71/6/1317/29147860/fsu126.pdf

Early life stages may on average gain a survival benefit from the regular return of parent fish to the same spawning grounds. Such areas may have a considerable spatial extent, occupation of which varies between spawning seasons. Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) is an ideal candidate to pinpoint...