Benthic habitat mapping of an Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) refuge, Smith Sound, Newfoundland, Canada

• Main Author: Macpherson, Katherine
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Van Veen; Smith Sound; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Newfoundland; Smith sound
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/13250/; https://research.library.mun.ca/13250/1/thesis.pdf

After the northern cod collapse, a surviving component of this stock took refuge in Smith Sound, a sub-arctic Newfoundland fjord. While benthic habitats used by recovering fish populations can provide important ecological services, habitats within this refuge have not been mapped. This study mapped...