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Marine heat waves trigger shift in hatch dates and early growth of Pacific cod

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Oregon State University

Pacific cod otolith

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An otilith, or ear stone, from a Pacific cod. Image courtesy Jessica Miller, Oregon State University. 

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Credit: Jessica Miller, Oregon State University

Marine heat waves appear to trigger earlier reproduction, high mortality in early life stages and fewer surviving juvenile Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska, a new study shows. These changes in the hatch cycle and early growth patterns persisted in years following the marine heat waves, which could have implications for the future of Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod, an economically and culturally significant species,

 

 


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