scholarly journals Erratum Temperature dependent otolith growth of larval and early juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 850 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Otterlei
Keyword(s):  
Gadus Morhua ◽  
Atlantic Cod ◽  
Otolith Growth ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Early Juvenile

Otolith growth and zone formation during first maturity and spawning of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Irgens ◽  
Arild Folkvord ◽  
Håkon Otterå ◽  
Olav S. Kjesbu
Keyword(s):  
Gadus Morhua ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Atlantic Cod ◽  
Somatic Growth ◽  
Otolith Growth ◽  
Zone Formation ◽  
Stock Biomass ◽  
Tank Experiment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
First Maturity

Specific impacts of somatic growth, sexual maturation, and spawning events on otolith zone formation in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) were assessed in a 33-month tank experiment, using Barents Sea cod and Norwegian coastal cod. High and low feeding ration combinations were used to mimic environmental stressors in the field. For both stocks, apparent macrostructural “spawning zones” in otoliths are registered in statutory stock monitoring programs to estimate age at maturity, thus adding key information to stock biomass assessments. We found that substantial energy investments in reproduction caused reductions in otolith growth and altered proportional width between translucent and opaque zones. These effects, however, were only statistically significant among individuals with high reproductive investments, while otoliths from individuals with low investments did not differ from the otoliths for immatures. Reproduction may thus not necessarily induce spawning zones, and alternatively, spawning zones may not necessarily reflect reproduction. Altogether, this suggests that the individual energy level, as a premise for metabolic activity, plays a key role in the formation of such zones and thus is related to environmental conditions.

Estimating population age structure using otolith morphometrics: a test with known-age Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) individuals

2008 ◽  
Vol 65 (11) ◽  
pp. 2342-2350 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Doering-Arjes ◽  
M. Cardinale ◽  
H. Mosegaard
Keyword(s):  
Gadus Morhua ◽  
Atlantic Cod ◽  
Stock Assessment ◽  
Otolith Growth ◽  
Otolith Shape ◽  
Traditional Age ◽  
Ageing Processes ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Population And Environment ◽  
Age Reading

Traditional age reading is a rather subjective method that lacks true reproducibility, producing ageing error that propagates up to stock assessment. One alternative is represented by the use of otolith morphometrics as a predictor of age. An important issue with such a method is that it requires known-age fish individuals. Here we used known-age Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) from the Faroe Bank and Faroe Plateau stocks. Cod populations usually show quite large variation in growth rates and otolith shape. We showed that including otolith morphometrics into ageing processes has the potential to make ageing objective, accurate, and fast. Calibration analysis indicated that a known-age sample from the same population and environment is needed to obtain robust calibration; using a sample from a different stock more than doubles the error rate, even in the case of genetically highly related populations. The intercalibration method was successful but generalization from one stock to another remains problematic. The development of an otolith growth model is needed for generalization if an operational method for different populations is required in the future.

Comparison of size-at-age of larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from different populations based on size- and temperature-dependent growth models

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1037-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Folkvord
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Gadus Morhua ◽  
Atlantic Cod ◽  
Growth Models ◽  
Larval Growth ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Temperature History ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Dependent Growth

This study presents the first intraspecific evaluation of larval growth performance across several different experimental scales, environments, and regions of a marine fish species. Size- and temperature-dependent growth models for larval and early juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) are developed based on selected laboratory experiments with cod fed in excess. Observed sizes-at-age of cod from several experiments and stocks are compared with predictions from the models using initial size and ambient temperature history as inputs. Comparisons with results from other laboratory experiments reveal that the model predictions represent relatively high growth rates. Results from enclosure experiments under controlled seminatural conditions generally provide growth rates similar to those predicted from the models. The models therefore produce suitable reference growth predictions against which field-based growth estimates can be compared. These comparisons suggest that surviving cod larvae in the sea typically grow at rates close to their size- and temperature-dependent capacity. This suggests that climatic influences will strongly affect the year-to-year variations in growth of cod during their early life history owing to their markedly temperature-dependent growth potential.

Improving the age reading of East Greenland Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) by determining otolith growth zone timing and annuli widths

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-632
Author(s):  
Mette Svantemann Lyngby ◽  
Frank Rigét ◽  
Anja Retzel ◽  
Rasmus Hedeholm ◽  
Peter Grønkjær
Keyword(s):  
Gadus Morhua ◽  
Atlantic Cod ◽  
Growth Zone ◽  
Otolith Growth ◽  
East Greenland ◽  
Age Reading

Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) growth and otolith accretion characteristics modelled in a bioenergetics context

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1021-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Hüssy ◽  
H Mosegaard
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Gadus Morhua ◽  
Atlantic Cod ◽  
Somatic Growth ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Otolith Growth ◽  
Body Protein ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Protein Incorporation

The purpose of this work is to present a conceptual model for fish otolith growth in which somatic growth is related to otolith growth and opacity. The model is based on known mechanisms of CaCO3 and protein incorporation into the otolith. Model parameters were derived from laboratory experiments and from the literature. A sensitivity analysis showed that the model was robust to measurement errors in most input parameters. The most sensitive parameters were the exponents of the otolith length–weight and otolith protein – whole-body protein synthesis relationships and the proportionality constant between metabolism and otolith growth rate. Application to experimental data resulted in good agreement between back-calculated and observed fish sizes. In the growth experiment, the average back-calculated weights were slightly lower than the average observed weights, but the correlation was highly significant. In the starvation experiment, the back-calculated weights were also highly correlated with observed weights, with slightly declining residuals with fish size. Unlike previous back-calculation methods, this model has the ability to detect periods of starvation and estimate growth histories in both growing and starving fish.

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