Laboratory rearing of wild Arctic cod Boreogadus saida from egg to adulthood

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Kent, D., Drost, H. E., Fisher, J., Oyama, T., Farrell, A. P.
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Arctic cod; Arctic; Boreogadus saida
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12893; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfb.12893; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfb.12893

The techniques and protocols used to successfully capture, transport and breed Arctic cod Boreogadus saida , as well as to rear their larvae through to adulthood are summarized. Breeding B. saida will increase the opportunity to study this fish species, which is a critical part of the Arctic food web.