Commercial fishing can reduce the age and size at which fish mature. But it has been unclear whether this reflects changes in genes or in physical responses to the environment. A look at Atlantic cod provides an answer.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
D. ALLAN/NATUREPL.COM
References
Coltman, D. W. et al. Nature 426, 655–658 (2003).
Stockwell, C. A., Hendry, A. P. & Kinnison, M. T. Trends Ecol. Evol. 18, 94–101 (2003).
Stokes, K. & Law, R. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 208, 307–309 (2000).
Conover, D. O. & Munch, S. B. Science 297, 94–96 (2002).
Handford, P., Bell, G. & Reimchen, T. J. Fish. Res. Bd Can. 34, 954–961 (1977).
Sinclair, A. F., Swain, D. P. & Hanson, J. M. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 59, 361–371 (2002).
Olsen, E. M. et al. Nature 428, 932–935 (2004).
COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada). COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua (COSEWIC, Ottawa, 2003). Available at http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca
Heino, M., Dieckmann, U. & Godø, O. R. Evolution 56, 669–678 (2002).
Schlichting, C. D. & Pigliucci, M. Phenotypic Evolution: A Reaction Norm Perspective (Sinauer, Sunderland, 1998).
Stearns, S. C. & Koella, J. C. Evolution 40, 893–913 (1986).
Hutchings, J. A. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56, 1612–1623 (1999).
Stokes, T. K., McGlade, J. M. & Law, R. (eds) The Exploitation of Evolving Resources (Springer, Berlin, 1993).
Hutchings, J. A. in Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries Vol. 1. Fish Biology (eds Hart, P. J. B. & Reynolds, J. D.) 149–174 (Blackwell, Oxford, 2002).
Haugen, T. O. & Vøllestad, L. A. J. Evol. Biol. 13, 897–905 (2000).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Hutchings, J. The cod that got away. Nature 428, 899–900 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/428899a
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/428899a
- Springer Nature Limited
This article is cited by
-
A predictive timeline of wildlife population collapse
Nature Ecology & Evolution (2023)
-
Comparative Study of Fishing Pressure and Exploitation Status of Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) Population in the Riverine and Marine Sector of Hooghly Estuary, Northern Bay of Bengal, India
Estuaries and Coasts (2023)
-
Long-term and monthly changes in abundance, size composition and spatial distribution of the mantis shrimp Oratosquilla oratoria in the Bohai Sea
Acta Oceanologica Sinica (2022)
-
Present Status of the Sustainable Fishing Limits for Hilsa Shad in the northern Bay of Bengal, India
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences (2019)
-
Genetic structure of the white croaker, Micropogonias furnieri Desmarest 1823 (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) along Uruguayan coasts: contrasting marine, estuarine, and lacustrine populations
Environmental Biology of Fishes (2011)