The Northeast Greenland Shelf as a Potential Habitat for the Northeast Arctic Cod

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Kjersti O. Strand, Svein Sundby, Jon Albretsen, Frode B. Vikebø
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
• Subjects: connectivity; pelagic juvenile; cross-shelf; spawning ground; nursery ground; forecast; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Arctic; Barents Sea; Greenland; Lofoten; Lofoten Basin; Norwegian Sea; Arctic cod; Gadus morhua; Northeast Arctic cod
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00304; https://doaj.org/article/f1d52f9976c34986ac0891cf97a74192

Observations (1978–1991) of distributions of pelagic juvenile Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua L.) show that up to 1/3 of the year class are dispersed off the continental shelf and into the deep Norwegian Sea while on the way from the spring-spawning areas along the Norwegian coast to the autumn-s...