M.+aeglefinus



Kingdom- Anamilia Phylum- Chordata Class-Actinopterygii Order-Gadiformes Family-Gadidea Genus-Melanogrammus Specie-Aeglefinus

The Haddock was placed in the "vulnerable" category of endangerment back in 1996. The reason was due too overfishing of the Haddock. The Haddock was a vital part in the fishing industry. One of the most consumed fished until they were placed on the endangered list. The Haddock has a dark lateral line running across the side of their lightly colored scales and a black spot above their pectoral fins. Normally they lay about 170,000 eggs as a young female to 300,000 eggs as a large female. They do not tend to there young, they hatch and start life on their own.

The aeglefinus can be found in the ** Atlantic ** Ocean near Europe and Canada. The general temperature of the Haddocks environment is between 8-12 degrees Celsius, with an average salinity of 35 PSS. The Haddock doesn't normally travel past there. They stay in the area of Maine to Canada and all the way to Norway.

The Atlantic Ocean started to form nearly 150 million years ago, about the time the dinosaurs went extinct. It started to form due to the mid-Atlantic Ridge forming a giant crater across the super continent. This massive rift allowed water from the "pacific" ocean to flow into it and create another ocean separating the super continent into 2 parts. Constant earthquakes are caused by ongoing volcanic eruptions spreading the ocean floor several centimeters every year. The sea floor spreading in the Atlantic Ocean is not spreading the crust of the Earth because in the Pacific Ocean there is a phenomenon called subduction. This allows part of the oceanic crust to get recycled back into the mantle.

The constant flow of warm water from the North Atlantic Drift branches off of the Gulf Stream. It is not always a warm water current half the year the Gulf Stream carries cool water from the Antarctic Sea and cycles it throughout the Atlantic Ocean. This current is what causes that change in temperature.



The Haddock spawns mainly in the coasts off Norway and other northern European countries. They can be identified by the dark lateral line on the side of there body and the light scales that cover their body. The Haddock are in an increasing state of population and and now in the vulnerable state.

In order to protect the Haddock we stopped fishing them as heavily, and they are starting to pick up there numbers by themselves. I think if we have at least one month a year in which we, as America, don't consume and fish. The world will benefit and maybe other countries will follow along with us. We could also closely monitor there behaviors and see what threats they have in the ocean. If pollution is also effecting them that's just icing on the cake.

Someone ask for a scavenger hunt? 1.How many eggs does a small female lay? 2.Where do the Haddock tend to live?(in what ocean) 3.How are they being protected?

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