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Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

Gadus morhua (Atlantic cod)
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Distribution
Distribution map: Gadus morhua (Atlantic cod)




Habitat
Temperature:
no data found yet
Salinity:
Fseawater
Photoperiod:
no data found yet
Substrate:
Fyes
Trophic level:
not investigated by us yet
Growth
Length:
not investigated by us yet
Weight:
not investigated by us yet
Maturity:
no data found yet
Malformations:
Fyes
Morphology:
not investigated by us yet
Swimming
Home range:
F1.7-50.8 ha
Depth:
F15.0-200.0 m
Speed:
not investigated by us yet
Migration:
Foceanodromous
Type:
not investigated by us yet
Reproduction
Nest building:
no data found yet
Courtship:
no data found yet
Mating type:
no data found yet
Fecundity:
not investigated by us yet
Brood care:
no data found yet
Social behaviour
Aggregation:
Fflexible
Organisation:
not investigated by us yet
Aggression:
Fyes
Handling
Farming frequency:
534 t/year 2018
Farming stress:
Fyes
Slaughter protocol:
Fyes

Farming remarks

Gadus morhua
Li1  ❘  Po2  ❘  Ce4

Gadus morhua is one of the most important commercial fish species in Northern Europe and North America’s eastern coast. Cods stocks were heavily reduced during the 1980s, and today the fishery is very low compared to historical levels. Stock collapses increased the investments in cod aquaculture enterprises, both hatcheries and on-growing farms began to accelerate. Within a few years an annual production capacity in the order of 60 million juveniles and around 400 on-growing sites was built up in Norway alone. However, the financial market crisis in 2008, together with recover of natural stocks decreased aquaculture production. Despite the big investment in cod aquaculture, the living conditions and the husbandry systems that maximise the welfare of this species are still to be defined, developed and improved. This lack is quite incomprehensible, given the background and the availability of research performed on this species. To optimise fish welfare of this species, improvements are mainly needed to meet home range and depth range needs, reproduction without manipulation, deformation rate, aggression and stress reduction. 

For details see: WelfareCheck | farm
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