Variation in energy density of northwest Atlantic forage species: Ontogenetic, seasonal, annual, and spatial patterns

• Published in: Marine and Coastal Fisheries
• Main Authors: Wuenschel, Mark J., Bean, Kelcie A., Rajaniemi, Tara, Oliveira, Kenneth
• Other Authors: Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Hake; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10287; https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/mcf2.10287

Abstract Objective Energy density (ED) estimates for marine forage species have been limited, impeding our understanding of this important trophic level. We studied the EDs of eight key forage species: Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus , Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus , Silver Hake Merluccius bilineari...