Southern California independent sport fishing survey Quarterly Report for July-September, 1975
A 1-yr. study was undertaken to devise a sampling programwhich would determine fishing catch and effort levels ofone segment of the southern California marine sportfishery. Personal interviews of fishermen were conductedat launch ramps, boat hoists, and boat rental locationsfrom Santa Barbara County to the Mexican border. Thisreport presents quantitative data and statisticalestimates of effort, total catch, catch of preferredsport fish species, and length frequencies of selectedspecies landed by private-boat sport fishermen.An estimated 107,000 anglers and 5,300 divers landed 307,000fishes, molluscs, and crustaceans. The major componentsof the catch were 1) white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus,87,000 landed; 2) bass, Paralabrax spp., 30,000 landed; and3) Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus, 21,000 landed. (24pp.)
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resources Region
1979
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| Subjects: | Management, Fisheries, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/17997 |
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