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Martin Castonguay
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Email: Martin.Castonguay@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Phone: (418) 775-0634
Fax: (418) 775-0740
Region: Quebec

Field(s) of Research:
  • Biological Oceanography
  • Ecosystem effects of fishing
  • Fish Population Science
Research Description:
Oceanic biology and migratory dynamics of young stages of eels Spatial dynamics of demersal marine fishes Links between secondary production and recruitment of pelagic marine fishe


Degrees:
  • Ph.D. (1985)
    University of Maine, USA
  • M.Sc. (1982)
    Université Laval
Committees/Organizations:
Professor at:
  • Université Laval
  • Université du Québec à Rimouski
Publications:
  1. The controversy around the migration duration of Atlantic Anguilla larvae
  2. A new estimate of migration duration of European eel larvae
  3. Anguilla rostrata glass eel migration and recruitment in the estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence
  4. Contrasting changes between the northern and southern Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystems associated with the collapse of groundfish stocks
  5. Effects of preferred prey density and temperature on feeding success and recent growth in larval Atlantic mackerel of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
  6. Copepod production drives recruitment in a marine fish
  7. Copepod production drives recruitment in a marine fish
  8. Effects of intra-and inter-annual variability in prey field on feeding selectivity of larval Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
  9. Ichthyoplanktonic community structure in the Northwest Gulf of St-Lawrence (Canada): Past and Present
  10. Interactions between marine mammals and fisheries: Implications for cod recovery
  11. Changes in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystem estimated by inverse modelling: evidence of a fishery-induced regime shift?
  12. Early growth and recruitment in Atlantic mackerel : discriminating the effects of fast growth and selection for fast growth
  13. Effects of fishing and predation in a heavily exploited ecosystem: Comparing periods before and after the collapse of groundfish in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada).
  14. Zones d'importance écologique et biologique pour les poissons démersaux dans le nord du Golfe du St-Laurent
  15. Comparison and utility of different size-based metrics of fish communities for detecting fishery impacts
  16. Main prey and predators and estimates of mortality of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the mid-1980s, mid-1990s, and early 2000s.
  17. Main prey and predators of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus L.) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the mid-1980s, mid-1990s, and early 2000s
  18. Main prey and predators of redfish (Sebastes spp.) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the mid-1980s, mid-1990s, and early 2000s.
  19. Why has the American eel, Anguilla rostrata, declined dramatically in the St. Lawrence River but not the Gulf
  20. Effets de la pêche et de la prédation sur l'écosystème du nord du golfe du Saint-Laurent - Changements depuis le milieu des années 1980 jusqu'au milieu des années 1990
  21. Input data and parameter estimates for ecosystem models of the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (2000-2002)
  22. Main prey and predators of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus L.) in the northern and southern Gulf of St. Lawrence during the mid-1980s, mid-1990s, and early 2000s.
  23. Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO 3Pn and 4RS). Spawning and life history information for North Atlantic cod stocks
  24. Ontogenetic changes in temperature preference of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)
  25. Spatio-temporal distribution of spawning and stock mixing of Atlantic cod from the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and southern Newfoundland stocks on Burgeo Bank as revealed by maturity and trace elements of otoliths
  26. The status of cod in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (3Pn, 4RS) in 2004
  27. Inverse modelling of trophic flows through an entire ecosystem: the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence in the mid-1980s
  28. Density-versus temperature-dependent growth of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and on the Scotian Shelf
  29. Diel variation in feeding rate and prey composition of herring and mackerel in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
  30. Distribution changes of redfish in the Gulf of St. Lawrence based on research survey data.
  31. Ocean thermal conditions in the post-smolt nursery of North American Atlantic salmon
  32. Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) recruitment fluctuations in relation to copepod production and juvenile growth
  33. Automated monitoring of a large-scale cod migration in the open sea
  34. Final thermal preferendum of Atlantic cod : Effect of food ration
  35. Geographic distribution of cod eggs and larvae in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence based on the mackerel egg survey, 1982-1991
  36. Influence of tidal streams on the prespawning movements of Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus L.
  37. Final Report of the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Fisheries Oceanography Committee Including the Report of the Workshop on the Cod Recruitment Dilemma Held on February 22-25, 2000 At the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Center St. John's, Newfoundland D.P. Swain
  38. The northern Gulf of St. Lawrence cod stock - background information on recruitment
  39. Covariation in climate, zooplankton biomass and mackerel recruitment in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence
  40. Distribution changes of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence in relation to an oceanic cooling
  41. Growth, condition, and environmental relationships in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and implications for management strategies in the Northwest Atlantic
  42. Annual and spatial variability in zooplankton biomass and species composition, and in eggs and larvae of mackerel and cod in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence between 1982 and 1991
  43. Chemical contamination, habitat loss and potential impact of oceanic factors on American eel recruitment in the St. Lawrence River.
  44. Effects of temperature on spontaneous and thyroxine-stimulated locomotor activity of Atlantic cod
  45. Environmental influences on the productivity of cod stocks: some evidence for the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and required changes in management practices
  46. Growth of juvenile Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus, in the Gulf of California
  47. Accumulation of PSP toxins in Atlantic mackerel: seasonal and ontogenetic variations
  48. Correlations between pathological changes and chemical contamination in American eels, Anguilla rostrata, from the St. Lawrence River
  49. Homing in cod (Gadus morhua): tagging in the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1983-1986
  50. Spawning of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence: a study of adult and egg distributions and characteristics
  51. What can acoustic, trawl and egg surveys conducted in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence tell us about cod stock structure
  52. In situ target strengths of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the Northwest Atlantic
  53. Rôle des toxines IPM (intoxication paralysante par les mollusques) dans une mortalité de maquereau bleu (Scomber scombrus) en Nouvelle-Écosse en 1993 (rapport bilingue)
  54. Effects of tidal streams on migrating Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus
  55. Effects of tidal streams on migrating Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus
  56. Is there a role of ocean environment in American and European eel decline?
  57. Is there a role of ocean environment in American and European eel decline?
  58. Spatial and temporal variations in chemical contamination of American eels (Anguilla rostrata) captured in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River
  59. Why is recruitment of the American eel declining in the St. Lawrence River and Gulf?
  60. Development of a hydroacoustic abundance index for mackerel in Cabot Strait
  61. Essais de pêche au maquereau au chalut pélagique
  62. Pourquoi le recrutement de l'anguille est-il en chute libre?
  63. Decrease in chemical contamination of American eels (Anguilla rostrata) captured in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River
  64. Growth comparison between juvenile Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) from the two spawning groups of the Northwest Atlantic
  65. Onshore movements of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence: associations with wind-forced advections of warmed surface waters
  66. Spring migration of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in relation to water temperature through Cabot Strait (Gulf of St. Lawrence).
  67. Distinction entre des anguilles d'origines géographiques différentes sur la base de leur teneur en contaminants organochlorés
  68. Usefulness of Fourier analysis of otolith shape for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) stock discrimination
  69. Enquête sur la pêche au maquereau (Scomber scombrus) à la senne dans le sud du golfe du Saint-Laurent
  70. Le plan d'action St-Laurent à la direction des Sciences, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne: Orientations et objectifs
  71. Locomotor activity and concentration of thyroid hormones of migrating and sedentary juvenile American eels
  72. Distinction between American eels (Anguilla rostrata) of different geographic origins on the basis of their organochlorine contaminant level
  73. Etude des dimensions au premier annulus d'otolithes de maquereau bleu (Scomber scombrus)
  74. L'alimentation du maquereau bleu (Scomber scombrus) dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent et sur le plateau néo-écossais, avec une application du test de Mantel
  75. Le maquereau bleu (Scomber scombrus) du nord-ouest de l'Atlantique, sous-régions 2 à 6 de l'OPANO: évaluation du stock en 1988
  76. The Eurasian Huchen, Hucho hucho, largest salmon in the world
  77. Growth of American and European eel leptocephali as revealed by otolith microstructure
  78. Le maquereau bleu (Scomber scombrus) du nord-ouest de l'Atlantique, sous-régions 2 à 6 de l'OPANO: évaluation du stock en 1987
  79. A review of mackerel management areas in the Northwest Atlantic
  80. Growth of American and European eel leptocephali, as revealed by otolith microstructure
  81. Le maquereau bleu (Scomber scombrus) du nord-ouest de l'Atlantique, sous-régions 2 à 6 de l'OPANO
  82. Reproductive sympatry of American and European eels and implications for migration and taxonomy
  83. Vertical distribution, diel and ontogenetic vertical migrations and net avoidance of leptocephali of Anguilla and other common species in the Sargasso Sea
  84. Critique de la méthode de distinction entre poissons anadromes et dulcicoles de la même espèce par la teneur en strontium de leurs écailles
  85. Le saumon et la truite de mer de la rivière St-Jean
  86. Life history and movements of anadromous brook charr, Salvelinus fontinalis, in St-Jean River, Gaspé, Québec
  87. Répartition des ressources et changements saisonniers de l'alimentation d'ombles de fontaine anadromes, Salvelinus fontinalis