Spatio-temporal distribution of spawning and stock mixing of atlantic cod from the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and southern Newfoundland stocks on Burgeo Bank as revealed by maturity and trace elements of Otoliths

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 36, Issue , 2006, Pages 31-42

  Méthot, Red ^a,d   Castonguay, Martin ^a   Lambert, Yvan ^a   Audet, Céline ^b   Campana, Steven E ^c  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^d Alliance Environment   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burgeo Bank; Distribution; Gadus morhua; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Otoliths; Sexual maturity; Southern Newfoundland; Spawning stock; Stock mixing

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GADOID FISHERY; OTOLITH; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 33846439732     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v36.m564     Document Type: Article

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