Observations on mass atresia and skipped spawning in northern Atlantic cod, from Smith Sound, Newfoundland

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Rideout, R. M., Burton, M. P. M., Rose, G. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2000
• Subjects: Smith Sound; Ripen; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Newfoundland; Smith sound
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb02222.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.2000.tb02222.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb02222.x

Atlantic cod Gadus morhua were collected from Smith Sound, Newfoundland in January 1999. Visual examination of females (n=150) and males (n=126) revealed that some large fish (42–79 cm) had underdeveloped gonads. Histological examination of underdeveloped ovaries indicated that the majority of these...