NOTE - Distribution of Juvenile Haddock Around Sable Island on the Scotian Shelf
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J. S. Scott

Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Marine Fish Division
Biological Station, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada EOG 2XO

Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 3(1): 87-90
ISSN-0250-7408

Abstract

An intensive bottom-trawl survey of the shallows around Sable Island on the Scotian Shelf revealed large concentrations of 0-group and 1-group haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus. Spatial distributions were uneven and differed between the groups, with 0-group fish showing a preference for shallower water. Segregation by size was also evident for 0-group fish. It is suggested that the shallows around Sable Island are important nursery areas for young haddock and should be considered for protection. Regular surveys of the area might be useful for estimating recruitment to the Scotian Shelf haddock fishery.

Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - May 1982
Publication Type - Journal Article
Descriptors - Atlantic haddock, nursery areas, Scotian Shelf