Interactive Distribution Maps
How have fish distributions changed through time?
- Significance
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These maps show how fish abundance and distributions have changed through time. Mapping historical fish distribution patterns and management regimes can shed light on the effectiveness of the management efforts in use.
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Acadian Red Fish (Sebastes fasciatus) |
Fall | Spring |
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American Plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) |
Fall | Spring |
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Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) |
Fall | Spring |
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Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) |
Fall | Spring |
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Silver Hake (Merluccius bilinearis) |
Fall | Spring |
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Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) |
Fall | Spring |
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White Hake (Uyrophycis tenuis) |
Fall | Spring |
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Winter Flounder (Pseudoleuronectes americanus) |
Fall | Spring |
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Witch Flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) |
Fall | Spring |
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Yellowtail Flounder (Limanda ferruginea) |
Fall | Spring |
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Aesop Shrimp (Pandalus montagui) |
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Northen Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) |
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NMFS NEFSC Bottom Trawl Survey 1963-2003
This bottom trawl survey data are provided by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service in Woods Hole, MA, USA. This is the U.S. analog to the DFO Bottom Trawl Survey. Data is provided for 1963 through 2003.