Polar cod egg and larval drift patterns in the Svalbard archipelago

Spawning of polar cod ( Boreogadus saida ) in the vicinity of the Svalbard archipelago has not been directly observed. From the distribution pattern of polar cod 0-group observed during annual monitoring of the Barents Sea, it has, however, been inferred that spawning occurs in Svalbard waters most years. We wanted to investigate the possibility of back-tracking the larvae from these observed distribution areas to the spawning areas from which...