Cod has a key role in the whole Baltic Sea

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 11:31 in Earth & Climate

A new investigation put in evidence the key role of cod as regulator of the whole Baltic Sea ecosystem. The study shows that when the cod population in the central Baltic increases, it spreads into larger areas and spills over into adjacent marginal systems where it usually does not occur, as for example the Gulf of Riga.

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