Table 2.

Results of Kolmogorov–Smirnov tests (KS) on equivalent frequency distributions for the seabed temperatures and DST records for each quarter of the year (Q) for cod from the Southern Bight and west Shetland.

region	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
northern North Sea	KS =0.28, p=0.96	KS =0.33, p=0.73	KS=0.46, p=0.07	KS=0.18, p=0.99
southern North Sea	KS =0.31, p=0.58	KS=0.33, p=0.19	KS=0.48, p=0.003	KS=0.56, p<0.001