Atlantic cod - Wikipedia
WEBThere are at least two populations of cod in the Baltic Sea: One large population that spawns east of Bornholm and one population spawning west of Bornholm. Eastern Baltic cod is genetically distinct and adapted to the brackish environment.
Baltic Cod - Oceana Europe
WEBCod is a highly important fish species in the Baltic, both environmentally and commercially. This benthopelagic species can be found in a wide variety of habitats, ranging from the coast to deeper areas.
Cod - Wikipedia
WEBCod is popular as a food with a mild flavour and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA). Young Atlantic cod or haddock prepared in strips for cooking is called scrod.
Baltic cod – FishSec
WEBMar 19, 2021 · Two distinct stocks of cod exist in the Baltic Sea – the western and the eastern. Cod was a high value fish for fishermen as well as consumers. However, the Baltic cod is in serious trouble.
Western Baltic Cod - Oceana Europe
WEBThe cod stock in the western Baltic has historically been much smaller than the neighbouring eastern Baltic stock, from which it is biologically distinct. It appears to be a highly productive stock, which has sustained a very …
Baltic fisheries - particularly the iconic cod stocks - are in serious ...
WEBBaltic fisheries – particularly the iconic cod stocks – are in serious danger. At its peak in 1984, fishers landed more than 440,000 tonnes of Eastern Baltic cod, but today, they bring home less than 40,000 tons a year.
New knowledge about Baltic cod - BalticWaters
WEBMar 21, 2024 · Since the ReCod project began in 2020, it has generated new knowledge on how to keep Baltic cod, create conditions for spawning, hatch larvae and release them in selected locations in the Baltic Sea.
Press Release: New study presented on dramatic decline of cod
WEBMar 24, 2022 · Both the Eastern and Western Baltic cod population has declined massively since the mid-1990s. Populations are now so low that cod cannot reproduce properly in the Baltic. Large individuals have almost completely disappeared from the populations.
WEBAtlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a top predator that plays an essential role in the Baltic Sea ecosystem. The two cod populations in the Baltic Sea are adapted to the challenging conditions of low sali-nity and low but variable oxygen concentration in the water that characterise this sea.
Deoxygenation impacts on Baltic Sea cod: Dramatic declines
WEBJun 1, 2021 · The intensified expansion of the Baltic Sea’s hypoxic zone has been proposed as one reason for the current poor status of cod (Gadus morhua) in the Baltic Sea, with repercussions throughout the food web and on ecosystem services. We examined the links between increased hypoxic areas and the decline in …