Mlcrogadus tomcod , Atlantic tomcod 



Atlantic tomcod were abundant in only two programs at MNPS . The 

 taxon ranked sixth in both trawl and impingement collections and was 

 rarely found in seine or plankton programs (Table 1). In trawls, 90% of 

 all tomcod were found at four stations (JC, NB, IN, and TT) (Table 3). 

 They were impinged most frequently from December through January (Table 

 4). During this period, the tomcod catches were dominated by mature 

 fish ( > 160 mm) (Fig. 13); many of these were gravid. Of all tomcod 

 impinged since 1977, greater than 85% were impinged in 1982 and 1983 

 (Fig. 14). In trawls, tomcod were seen most frequently from April 

 through June, and catches were dominated by young-of-the-year fish 

 (<50 mm) (Fig. 13). 



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Figure 13. Length frequency of M. tomcod in impingement (left) and trawl 

 (right) collections from October 1976 through September 1983. 



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