Capelin (Mallotus villosus) availability influences the inshore summer diet of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in coastal Newfoundland

In the early 1990s, the Atlantic cod (Gadusmorhua) population on the Newfoundland and Labrador shelf declined dramatically, leading to a fishing moratorium in 1992. The Northern cod population has not fully recovered, possibly due to the simultaneous population collapse of an important prey type, capelin (Mallotus villosus), which migrates from the continental shelf into coastal Newfoundland to spawn every summer. Our objective was to test...