Young Pollock Survival Better than Expected During Most Recent Bering Sea Warm Phase
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Peggy Parker - July 5, 2017
In 2015, scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center wanted to test a hypothesis about how warm sea temperatures affect young (from birth to a year old) pollock. At first glance, Bering Sea pollock seem to do best in warm conditions. During a single warm year, young pollock thrive. But if warm conditions persist for more than a year, the population declines. In the long run, pollock do better during a cold regime.
Scientists theorized that warm phases have an abundance of small, low-fat...
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