Stock identification of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in US waters: an interdisciplinary approach

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Zemeckis, Douglas R., Martins, David, Kerr, Lisa A., Cadrin, Steven X.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2014
• Subjects: Original Articles; Nantucket; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/71/6/1490; https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsu032

Mismatches between biological population structure and management unit boundaries often violate the unit-stock assumption, which can reduce the accuracy and relevance of stock assessment results and lead to ineffective fishery management. Since 1972, Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) have been managed i...