Southern California partyboat sampling study Quarterly Report no. 2

During the period October 1 - December 31, 1975,Department personnel made 176 sampling trips aboardsouthern California partyboats. A total of 25,721 fishfrom 77 species was identified and measured.Otoliths were removed from 1,767 rockfish carcassesrepresenting 30 species for use in age determination.Sampling personnel tagged and released 192 Californiabarracuda, Sphyraena argentea; 2 white seabass, Cynoscionnobilis; and 29 sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria.The 10 most common species sampled during this periodrepresented 84% of the total number of fish measured.These were, in order of importance; bocaccio, Sebastespaucispinis; Pacific bonito, Sarda chiliensis; chilipepper,Sebastes goodei; olive rockfish, Sebastes serranoides;vermilion rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, white croaker,Genyonemus lineatus; blue rockfish, Sebastes mystinus;greenspotted rockfish, Sebastes chlorostictus; sculpin,Scorpaena guttata; and Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus.Bocaccio alone accounted for 44% of the sampled catch. (20pp.)

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maxwell, William D., Schultze, Donald L.
Format: monograph biblioteca
Language:English
Published: California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resources Region 1976
Subjects:Management, Fisheries,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18059
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