Suppression of reproduction in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua

• Main Authors: Rideout, Rick M., Rose, George A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2006
• Subjects: QH301 Biology; Canada; Smith Sound; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Newfoundland; Smith sound
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/1721/; https://research.library.mun.ca/1721/1/Suppression_of_reproduction_in_Atlantic_cod_Gadus_morhua.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/1721/3/Suppression_of_reproduction_in_Atlantic_cod_Gadus_morhua.pdf

We explored the frequency of suppressed reproduction in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in Smith Sound, Trinity Bay (NAFO Area 3L), Newfoundland, Canada, the largest remaining spawning aggregation of the so-called ‘northern cod’. In the years 1999 to 2004, suppression of reproduction via mass atresia of v...