Facts:
*Females lay between 4-6 million eggs per spawning season

*22% of eggs laid die per day --> MOST DIE

*Replacement rate is 2 cod per female in lifetime

*Stage two (juveniles)- 6-8% die per day (for George's Bank)

*Female Atlantic cod matures after 6 years

 http://www.usglobec.org/reports/nwaip/nwaip.chapter4.4.1.html

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  1. *22% of eggs laid die per day --> MOST DIE

    *Replacement rate is 2 cod per female in lifetime

    *Stage two (juveniles)- 6-8% die per day (for George's Bank)

    *Female Atlantic cod matures after 6 years