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Laboratory rearing of wild Arctic cod Boreogadus saida from egg to adulthood
Author(s) -
Kent D.,
Drost H. E.,
Fisher J.,
Oyama T.,
Farrell A. P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.12893
Subject(s) - biology , arctic , fishery , breed , atlantic cod , the arctic , food web , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , ecology , predation , oceanography , gadus , geology
The techniques and protocols used to successfully capture, transport and breed Arctic cod Boreogadus saida , as well as to rear their larvae through to adulthood are summarized. Breeding B. saida will increase the opportunity to study this fish species, which is a critical part of the Arctic food web.