Geographic and seasonal variations in maturation and growth of female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea
This study investigates the temporal stability of length- and age-at-maturity estimates for female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and eastern Bering Sea. Females reached 50% maturity (A50) at 4.4 years in theGulf of Alaska and at 4.9 years in the eastern Bering Sea. Total bo...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/25525 2023-05-15T15:42:53+02:00 Geographic and seasonal variations in maturation and growth of female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea Stark, James W. 2007 application/pdf 396-407 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25525 en eng http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1053/stark.pdf 0090-0656 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25525 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/8882 403 2012-07-04 19:31:07 8882 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Biology Ecology Fisheries article TRUE 2007 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:02:54Z This study investigates the temporal stability of length- and age-at-maturity estimates for female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and eastern Bering Sea. Females reached 50% maturity (A50) at 4.4 years in theGulf of Alaska and at 4.9 years in the eastern Bering Sea. Total body length at 50% maturity (LT50) was significantly smaller (503 mm) in the Gulf of Alaska than in the easternBering Sea (580 mm). The estimated length- and age-at-maturity did not differ significantly between winter and spring in either the Gulf of Alaska (1999) or Bering Sea (2003) areas. The results of this study raised thespawning biomass estimate of female Alaskan Pacific cod from 298×103 t for 2005 to 499×103 t for 2006. Theincreased spawning biomass estimate resulted in an increased over-fishing limit for Pacific cod. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea Alaska IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications Bering Sea Gulf of Alaska Pacific |
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This study investigates the temporal stability of length- and age-at-maturity estimates for female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and eastern Bering Sea. Females reached 50% maturity (A50) at 4.4 years in theGulf of Alaska and at 4.9 years in the eastern Bering Sea. Total body length at 50% maturity (LT50) was significantly smaller (503 mm) in the Gulf of Alaska than in the easternBering Sea (580 mm). The estimated length- and age-at-maturity did not differ significantly between winter and spring in either the Gulf of Alaska (1999) or Bering Sea (2003) areas. The results of this study raised thespawning biomass estimate of female Alaskan Pacific cod from 298×103 t for 2005 to 499×103 t for 2006. Theincreased spawning biomass estimate resulted in an increased over-fishing limit for Pacific cod. |
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Stark, James W. |
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Geographic and seasonal variations in maturation and growth of female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea |
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Geographic and seasonal variations in maturation and growth of female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea |
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Geographic and seasonal variations in maturation and growth of female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea |
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Geographic and seasonal variations in maturation and growth of female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea |
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Geographic and seasonal variations in maturation and growth of female Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea |
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geographic and seasonal variations in maturation and growth of female pacific cod (gadus macrocephalus) in the gulf of alaska and bering sea |
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2007 |
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Bering Sea Alaska |
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Bering Sea Alaska |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/8882 403 2012-07-04 19:31:07 8882 United States National Marine Fisheries Service |
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http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1053/stark.pdf 0090-0656 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25525 |
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