Migrations of Wolffishes, Anarhichas sp., from Tagging in the Newfoundland Area
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Wilfred Templeman

Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Fisheries Research Branch
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, P. O. Box 5667
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1C 5X1

Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 5(1): 93-97
ISSN-0250-7408

Abstract

Tagging of 398 Atlantic wolffish, Anarhichas lupus, 81 Spotted wolffish, A. minor, and 101 northern wolffish, A. denticulatus, with Petersen disc tags in the Newfoundland area during 1962-66 yielded 5.0, 7.4 and 3.0% returns respectively. Recapture information indicates that migrations are generally short but some rather long migrations were noted. The rate of recapture of Atlantic wolfish declined rapidly from 15.4% for coastal taggings to 6.7% for offshore taggings except Flemish Cap and to 1.1% for Flemish Cap tagging. Depths of recapture of Atlantic wolffish ranged from 20 to 476 m.

Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - January 1984
Publication Type - Journal Article
Descriptors - migration, Newfoundland area, tagging, wolffishes