Ontogenetic movements of cod in Arctic fjords and the Barents Sea as revealed by otolith microchemistry

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Andrade, Hector, van der Sleen, Peter, Black, Bryan A., Godiksen, Jane A., Locke, William L., Carroll, Michael L., Ambrose, William G., Geffen, Audrey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Gadus morhua; LA-ICP-MS; Life history; Micro elemental composition; Migration; Svalbard; Arctic; Barents Sea; Isfjord; Kongsfjord; Lofoten; Norway; Arctic cod; atlantic cod; Isfjord*; Kongsfjord*; Northeast Arctic cod; Northern Norway; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/ontogenetic-movements-of-cod-in-arctic-fjords-and-the-barents-sea; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02642-1

The distribution of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in northern Norwegian waters is expanding eastward and northward in the Barents Sea and along western Svalbard. In the Arctic fjords of Svalbard, cod has become abundant, but little is known about the biology, origin, or residence patterns of these pop...