Arctic Cod Considered the Bellwether Fish When Studying Responses to Water Temps (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] October 19, 2015
A cod species found way up north is under the microscope due to the lack of knowledge of the fish. Arctic cod are not commercially fished in Alaskan waters, but are caught and sold in Russia and Europe. It is not the commercial aspect of the fish that is making it a target for researchers but more for its purpose in the marine ecosystem.
“It’s a species of interest because of its ecological importance. It’s a species that just about everything in the Arctic eats; whales, seals, and sea birds all depend on them.”
Ben Laurel is a Fisheries biologist at NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center. He says, that Arctic cod is a lot different compared to their more popular cousins, pacific and black cod...
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