Program
Aims
Despite
many theories on how Atlantic cod move in the Gulf of Maine, neighboring
Canadian waters and Southern New England waters, there is little consensus
in the research literature to date.
The aims of the current program are to:
Tag 100,000 Atlantic cod within two years, using a
standardized tagging technique, throughout
the Gulf of Maine and neighboring waters in Canada and Southern New
England;
Use tag returns to monitor and identify the migration patterns
of Atlantic cod throughout the study region;
Identify the extent of mixing between populations of
cod in these water bodies;
Obtain valuable growth information from Atlantic cod
living in their natural environment;
Investigate the roles of temperature, depth
and reproductive condition on the migration and growth
evidenced;
Conduct a successful collaborative research initiative,
in which commercial fishermen work closely with scientists to realize
the aims of the program;
Make the data accessible to the public through a near-real
time, online
GIS mapping interface.
Identify potential ancillary studies which would further
investigate specific findings from the current program.
The
NRCTP's information
leaflet summarizes these aims and can be downloaded and printed for
convenient referral; alternatively, you can request a printed copy by
emailing us at tagging@gmri.org.
All of our Newsletters
are also available for download, including the most
recent overview of findings, prepared in January 2008.
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