Size metrics, longevity, and growth rates in Umbellula encrinus (Cnidaria: Pennatulacea) from the Eastern Canadian Arctic

• Main Authors: Neves, Bárbara M., Edinger, Evan, Wareham Hayes, Vonda, Devine, Brynn, Wheeland, Laura J, Layne, Graham D
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NRC Research Press (a division of Canadian Science Publishing) 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Baffin Bay; Canada; Cape Dyer; Dyer; Greenland; Jones Sound; Baffin
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/90631; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/AS-2018-0009

Umbellula encrinus Linnaeus, 1758 is a deep-water sea pen commonly found in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. It can reach heights of >2 m, and it has often been caught as fishing bycatch. Here we characterized abundance/density, size metrics, longevity, and growth rates of U. encrinus colonies from B...