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ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
Volume 66, Issue 2, Pages 349-357Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn156
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fishing; fitness; Gadus macrocephalus; Gadus morhua; latitude; life history; lifetime reproductive success; Pacific
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Life-history strategies of four Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) stocks in the eastern North Pacific Ocean are outlined. Southern stocks grew and matured quicker, but reached smaller maximum size and had shorter lifespans than northern stocks. The tradeoffs resulted in similar lifetime reproductive success among all stocks. Growth was highly dependent on latitude, but not on temperature, possibly because of differences in the duration of the growing season. Comparisons with Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) revealed similar latitude/growth relationships among Atlantic cod stocks grouped by geographic region. In Pacific cod, greater size and longevity in the north appeared to be adaptations to overcome environmental constraints on growth and to maintain fitness. An egg production-per-recruit model suggested that the life-history strategy of northern Pacific cod stocks made them less resilient to fishing activity and age truncation than southern stocks.
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