Age Structure Response of Principal Groundfish to Marine Protected Areas in New England

• Main Author: Chawarski, Julian
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2017
• Subjects: Fisheries; Gulf of Maine; Atlantic Cod; Age Structure; MPAs; Marine Protected Areas; Biology; Marine Biology; Bris; Stige; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2853; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/etd/article/3919/viewcontent/M_ChawarskiJulian_Final.pdf

Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinnus) were once dominant species in the New England fisheries economy, together accounting for over half of the landings value of groundfish. Over the last several decades, all three species have...