As the world's oceans continue to undergo drastic changes, understanding the role of key
species therein will become increasingly important. To explore the role of Atlantic cod …

We estimate the biomass of high‐trophic level fishes in the North Atlantic at a spatial scale of
0.5° latitude by 0.5° longitude based on 23 spatialized ecosystem models, each constructed …

Atlantic cod Gadus morhua is an extremely important fish in the northern hemisphere with
respect to culture, economics, and ecology. However, the effects of over-fishing …

Average age and size at maturation have decreased in many commercially exploited fish
stocks during the last decades. This phenomenon could be either a direct phenotypic …

We examine the effect of introducing an environmental factor the North Atlantic Oscillation
(NAO) index into a stock recruit relationship fitted to 13 North Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) …

We review the development and success of fish stock recovery plans in the United States,
Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. A range of multi-disciplinary factors that have been …

Mismatches between biological population structure and management unit boundaries often
violate the unit-stock assumption, which can reduce the accuracy and relevance of stock …

A major challenge in conservation biology is the need to broadly prioritize conservation
efforts when demographic data are limited. One method to address this challenge is to use …

Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, harvested in US waters are currently managed as a Gulf of
Maine stock and as a stock comprising Georges Bank and southern New England …

Nutrient bioextraction is defined as the cultivation and harvest of shellfish and/or seaweed
for the purpose of nutrient removal. Eutrophication, an excess of nutrients in aquatic …