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

• Main Authors: Ryan R E Stanley, Brad deYoung, Paul V R Snelgrove, Robert S Gregory
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Smith Sound; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Newfoundland; Northwest Atlantic; Smith sound
• Online Access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0075889; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0075889&type=printable

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....