Comment: Spatial implications of a temperature-based growth model for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) off the eastern coast of Canada

1996 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 2909-2911 ◽  
Author(s):  
A F Sinclair ◽  
D P Swain

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 2445-2456 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Campana ◽  
R. K. Mohn ◽  
S. J. Smith ◽  
G. A. Chouinard

Lengths at age of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) off the eastern coast of Canada vary up to three-fold among geographic regions, with Georges Bank and the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence being the regions of fastest and slowest growth, respectively. Colour-coded contour maps of length at ages 2–8 (n = 59 518) based on research vessel surveys between 1971 and 1992 clearly showed the spatial variations in size at age. Corresponding maps of July–September bottom water temperature appeared to reflect relative growth rate, whereas those for depth did not. A polynomial expansion of a temperature-based von Bertalanffy growth model appeared to fit the data well, with no residual patterns across most ages, lengths, temperatures, or years. Model predictions were also consistent with reported lengths at age for cod in other regions and countries. Declines in bottom water temperature over the past 5–10 years appear to be at least partly responsible for observed declines in size at age of the cod stock on the eastern Scotian Shelf.



1996 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 2912-2914 ◽  
Author(s):  
S E Campana ◽  
R K Mohn ◽  
S J Smith ◽  
G A Chouinard


Aquaculture ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 271 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 216-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Björnsson ◽  
Agnar Steinarsson ◽  
Tómas Árnason


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pp. 217-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
HY Wang ◽  
LW Botsford ◽  
JW White ◽  
MJ Fogarty ◽  
F Juanes ◽  
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Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 883-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo C. Lazado ◽  
Christopher Marlowe A. Caipang ◽  
Sanchala Gallage ◽  
Monica F. Brinchmann ◽  
Viswanath Kiron


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Azadeh Hatef ◽  
Ian A.E. Butts ◽  
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2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 826-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Denis Dutil ◽  
Yvan Lambert

The extent of energy depletion was assessed in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in spring and early summer (1993-1995) to assess relationships between poor condition and natural mortality. Several indices of condition were compared in wild fish in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and in fish exposed to a prolonged period of starvation in laboratory experiments. Discriminant analyses classified only a small fraction of the wild fish as similar to cod that did not survive and a much larger fraction as similar to cod that survived starvation. This percentage increased from April to May and peaked in June 1993 and 1994. Condition factor and muscle somatic index allowed a clear distinction between live and dead fish. Muscle lactate dehydrogenase activity suggested that cod had experienced a period of negative growth early in 1993, 1994, and 1995. Fish classified as similar to starved individuals were characterized by a higher gonad to liver mass ratio than others. Reproduction may have a negative impact on survival not only in spring but also later into summer, as some individuals were found not to have recovered by late summer. This study shows that natural mortality from poor condition contributed to lower production in the early 1990s.



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