ARCTIC Analysis of Arctic Cod Movements in the

ABSTRACT. A study was conducted to investigate distribution and abundance of arctic cod in the nearshore region of the Beaufort Sea. Data collection methods included 3 m otter trawl and hydroacoustic surveys. Temperature and conductivity measurements were taken throughout the study area on a regular...

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Main Authors: Beaufort Sea, Nearshore Region, Lawrence L. Moulton, Kenneth E. Tarbox
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Published: 1986
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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.500.2320 2023-05-15T14:19:48+02:00 ARCTIC Analysis of Arctic Cod Movements in the Beaufort Sea Nearshore Region Lawrence L. Moulton Kenneth E. Tarbox The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1986 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.500.2320 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic40-1-43.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.500.2320 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic40-1-43.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic40-1-43.pdf text 1986 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T09:05:07Z ABSTRACT. A study was conducted to investigate distribution and abundance of arctic cod in the nearshore region of the Beaufort Sea. Data collection methods included 3 m otter trawl and hydroacoustic surveys. Temperature and conductivity measurements were taken throughout the study area on a regular basis. The results indicated that arctic cod are associated with a transition layer between a surface water mass, characterized by low salinity and high temperature, and a bottom water mass, characterized by high salinity and low temperature. Arctic cod apparently oriented to the shoreward edge of the marine water mass and redistributed themselves depending on the location of the shoreward edge. It is hypothesized that the transition layer concentrates food organisms, and this abundance of food may be one factor that induces shoals of arctic cod to utilize this transition layer. Key words: arctic cod, Alaskan Beaufort Sea, nearshore movements, temperature/salinity association, coastal habitat use, Boreogadus saida RÉSUMÉ. Une étude a dtd menée afin de déterminer la distribution et l'abondance de la morue arctique dans la zone côtière de la mer de Beaufort. Les données ont kté recueillies à l'aide d'un chalut àplateaux de 3 m et de relevds hydro-acoustiques. Des mesures de temp6rature et de conductivitd ont dté prises de façon rdgulière, dans toute la zone étudide. Les rdsultats ont indique que la morue arctique est associde à une couche de transition entre une masse d'eau de surface, caractdrisde par une faible salinitd et une haute température, et une masse d'eau profonde, caractdrisde par une forte salinité et une basse temperature. La morue arctique se dirigeait apparemment vers la limite côtibre de la masse d'eau de mer et sa distribution suivait cette limite côtière. On peut avancer l'hypothèse que la couche de transition est très riche en tlements nutritifs, et que cette abondance de noumture est un des facteurs qui amènent les bancs de morues arctiques à se servir de cette couche de transition. Mots ~16s: ... Text Arctic Arctic cod Arctic Arctique* Beaufort Sea Boreogadus saida Mer de Beaufort Unknown Arctic Mer de Beaufort ENVELOPE(-138.005,-138.005,69.500,69.500)
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description ABSTRACT. A study was conducted to investigate distribution and abundance of arctic cod in the nearshore region of the Beaufort Sea. Data collection methods included 3 m otter trawl and hydroacoustic surveys. Temperature and conductivity measurements were taken throughout the study area on a regular basis. The results indicated that arctic cod are associated with a transition layer between a surface water mass, characterized by low salinity and high temperature, and a bottom water mass, characterized by high salinity and low temperature. Arctic cod apparently oriented to the shoreward edge of the marine water mass and redistributed themselves depending on the location of the shoreward edge. It is hypothesized that the transition layer concentrates food organisms, and this abundance of food may be one factor that induces shoals of arctic cod to utilize this transition layer. Key words: arctic cod, Alaskan Beaufort Sea, nearshore movements, temperature/salinity association, coastal habitat use, Boreogadus saida RÉSUMÉ. Une étude a dtd menée afin de déterminer la distribution et l'abondance de la morue arctique dans la zone côtière de la mer de Beaufort. Les données ont kté recueillies à l'aide d'un chalut àplateaux de 3 m et de relevds hydro-acoustiques. Des mesures de temp6rature et de conductivitd ont dté prises de façon rdgulière, dans toute la zone étudide. Les rdsultats ont indique que la morue arctique est associde à une couche de transition entre une masse d'eau de surface, caractdrisde par une faible salinitd et une haute température, et une masse d'eau profonde, caractdrisde par une forte salinité et une basse temperature. La morue arctique se dirigeait apparemment vers la limite côtibre de la masse d'eau de mer et sa distribution suivait cette limite côtière. On peut avancer l'hypothèse que la couche de transition est très riche en tlements nutritifs, et que cette abondance de noumture est un des facteurs qui amènent les bancs de morues arctiques à se servir de cette couche de transition. Mots ~16s: ...
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