Relationships between temperature and landing patterns in the southern Labrador and eastern Newfoundland inshore cod fishery |
| |
| Authors: | XIAO HONG CHEN PETER A. SHELTON ALISTAIR J. BATH |
| |
| Affiliation: | Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3X9;Department of Fisheries and Oceans, PO Box 5667, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada AIC 5X1 |
| |
| Abstract: | The temporal pattern of cod landings in the inshore trap fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is examined in this study. Unlike previous studies which have been broad scale or of a localized nature, this analysis looks at variations within fishing seasons and among fishing areas in trap landings. A significant relationship between water temperature and the weekly pattern is demonstrated. Significant spatial patterns in weekly landings are described and related to longshore differences in the seasonal variation in temperature. |
| |
| Keywords: | cod temperature fishery landings Labrador Newfoundland |
|
|
