Hatching date, nursery grounds, and early growth of juvenile walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) off northern Japan*

• Main Authors: Hattori, Tsutomu, Nishimura, Akira, Narimatsu, Yoji, Kitagawa, Daiji
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Biology; Ecology; Fisheries; Kendall; Oyashio; Pacific; Subarctic; Theragra chalcogramma
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25596

Walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) is widely distributed in the North Pacific Ocean and plays an important role in coastal subarctic ecosystems. The Japanese Pacific population of this species is one of the most important demersal fishes for commercial fisheries in northern Japan. The populatio...