Table S2.

Recruitment function coefficients (SEs) based on 1974–2014 data

Species	αi: Intrinsic growth rate	βi: Density dependence	γi: Environmental impact
Cod	0.382*** (0.086)	−1.32 × 10−3*** (2.78 × 10−4)	0.304*** (0.052)
Sprat	4.745* (0.253)	−4.22 × 10−4*** (2.35 × 10−4)	NA
Herring	3.574*** (0.134)	−6.74 × 10−4*** (1.32 × 10−4)	NA

Cod recruitment dependent on environmental conditions is described by the average deep water salinity (*10% of significance level; ***1% of significance level). The source data are from ref. 56. NA, not applicable.