Factors regulating early life history dispersal of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from coastal Newfoundland.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Ryan R E Stanley, Brad deYoung, Paul V R Snelgrove, Robert S Gregory
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Smith Sound; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Newfoundland; Northwest Atlantic; Smith sound
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075889; https://doaj.org/article/d6c11942890b49d1832bd075c0d52f75

To understand coastal dispersal dynamics of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), we examined spatiotemporal egg and larval abundance patterns in coastal Newfoundland. In recent decades, Smith Sound, Trinity Bay has supported the largest known overwintering spawning aggregation of Atlantic cod in the region....