Factors Regulating Early Life History Dispersal of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) from Coastal Newfoundland

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Stanley, Ryan, de Young, Brad, Snelgrove, Paul, Gregory, Robert S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2013
• Subjects: Smith Sound; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Newfoundland; Northwest Atlantic; Smith sound
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/6298/; https://research.library.mun.ca/6298/1/Factors.Regulating.Early.Life.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/6298/3/Factors.Regulating.Early.Life.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075889

To understand coastal dispersal dynamics of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), we examined spatiotemporal egg and larval abundance patterns in coastal Newfoundland. In recent decades, Smith Sound, Trinity Bay has supported the largest known overwintering spawning aggregation of Atlantic cod in the region....