Composition and structure of the parasite faunas of cod, Gadus morhua L. (Teleostei: Gadidae), in the North East Atlantic

Table 1 Sample sizes by region (areas as currently demarcated by ICES) and season

Sampling area	ICES area	Spring 2002	Autumn 2002	Spring 2003	Total
Baltic Sea	Division IIId Subdivisions 25 and 27	59^a	61^b	60^a	180
Celtic Sea	Division VIIg	23	56	59	138
Icelandic waters	Division Va	45	62	58	165
Irish Sea	Division VIIa	60	52	24	136
North Sea	Divisions IVb and IIIa	27^c	60^d	60^d	147
Trondheimsfjord	Division IVa/NCC^e			60	60
Total		214	291	321	826

^aSubdivision 25; ^bSubdivision 27; ^cDivision IVb; ^dDivision IIIa; ^eNCC: Norwegian Coastal Cod stock

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