Spawning site fidelity by Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Gulf of Maine: Implications for population structure and rebuilding

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1356-1365

  Zemeckis, Douglas R ^a   Hoffman, William S ^b   Dean, Micah J ^b   Armstrong, Michael P ^b   Cadrin, Steven X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Gulf of maine; Metapopulation; Spawning site fidelity

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GADOID; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECOLONIZATION; SPAWNING GROUND; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUBPOPULATION; TELEMETRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 84925430782     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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