Cod

Cod

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Cod on a protective structure on the seabed at Lancaster

Item Type:Image
Title:Cod
Creator(s):Gates, AR
Date:02 October 2016
Time:14:00
Copyright:SERPENT Project
Classification:Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) > Class Echinoidea (Sea Urchins, heart urchins, sand dollars) > Order Echinoida (Sea urchins), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata (Chordates) > Class Actinopterygii (Ray finned Fish) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Gadidae (Cods & Haddocks), Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cnidaria (Cnidarians) > Anthozoa (Sea Anemones & Corals) > Actiniaria (Anemones) > Hormathiidae
Species:Gadus morhua
Behaviour:large numbers of cod, ling and coalfish were aggregated around the protective structure. Occasional cod were observed to feed on items on the structure.
Site:Atlantic > North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
North Sea > West of Shetland > Lancaster
Site Description:Seafloor
Depth (m):147
Latitude:60 deg 11' 13" N
Longitude:3 deg 51' 18" W
Countries:UK > West of Shetland
Habitat:benthic
Substratum:Artificial structure
Rig:Transocean Spitsbergen
Project Partners:Hurricane Energy, Transocean, Oceaneering
ROV:Magnum 139
Keywords:Cod Subsea structure
Deposited By:Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On:10 November 2016

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