Species Distribution - Spawning grounds of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the North Sea (Gonzalez-Irusta and Wright 2016)

The spawning grounds of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) layer has been generated to identify the likely distribution of Atlantic cod spawning in the North Sea, taking account of certain environmental influences. The map key classifies Atlantic cod spawning areas as ‘recurrent’, ‘occasional’, ‘rare’ and ‘unfavourable’.
This layer updates the existing (Coull et al., 1998) spawning map for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) also available on NMPi, by providing finer granularity to the likely Atlantic cod spawning areas. The Coull et al., (1998) maps have been used for more than a decade to ensure that appropriate protection is afforded to sensitive areas from disturbance.

大西洋鲽鱼（Gadus morhua）繁殖栖息地的生成旨在识别大西洋鲽鱼在北海的潜在繁殖分布，并考虑了某些环境因素的影响。地图关键信息将大西洋鲽鱼繁殖区域划分为‘周期性’、‘偶尔’、‘罕见’和‘不适宜’四大类。本图层通过提供更精细的粒度来更新现有的（Coull et al., 1998）大西洋鲽鱼繁殖地图，该地图亦可在NMPi上获取。Coull等人的（1998）地图已使用超过十年，以确保对敏感区域提供适当的保护，避免干扰。