Using tagging experiments to evaluate the potential of closed areas in protecting migratory Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1024-1035

  Schopka, Sigfus A ^a   Solmundsson, Jon ^a   Ragnarsson, Stefan Aki ^a   Thorsteinsson, Vilhjalmur ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cod; Fishing effort; Gadus morhua; Migration; MPAs; Nursery grounds; Tagging

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING GEAR; GADOID; MARINE PARK; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MUSTELID; NURSERY GROUND; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING; SPAWNING GROUND; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAGGING; TRAWLING;

ICELAND;

CARNIVORA; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 77953623242     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp281     Document Type: Article

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