Breeding Design for Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua L.)

• Main Author: Theódór Kristjánsson 1966-
• Other Authors: Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Fiskeldi; Þorskur; Erfðatækni; Kynbætur; Grindavík; Staður; Ísafjarðardjúp; atlantic cod; Atlantic salmon; Gadus morhua; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19399

This thesis summarizes the development of the Icelandic family breeding program for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.). The development of the base population began in the year 2003 when eggs were collected from wild brood fish from different spawning sites around Iceland. Approximately 350 viable famil...