The Pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasi, open pound roe-on-kelp experimental fishery in San Francisco Bay, 1988 to 1989
The experimental open pound herring roe-on-kelp(ROK) fishery was studied in San Francisco Bay fromthe second week of December 1988 through the thirdweek of February 1989.Three spawning runs were fished successfully byfour operations consisting of six permittees. Atotal of 47.1 tons of herring ROK was packed thisseason.Giant kelp, Macrocystis sp., was harvested from theSanta Barbara Channel Islands and trucked to SanFrancisco for hanging on the pounds. Sources ofhigh-quality giant kelp in California weredifficult to locate this season because ofunfavorable oceanographic conditions during thewinter months.ROK was sampled at each shoreside processingfacility. There were no significant differences inROK blade measurements or roe densities among thepermittees. ROK densities ranged from 0.250 to0.699 g/cm2.Plastic totes containing processed ROK averaged1756 lbs total gross weight. Totes contained anaverage of 42.3% ROK by weight.Siltation of ROK harvested in south San FranciscoBay continued to be a problem. High winds damagedrafts in December 1988. Gear conflicts werereported between ROK and herring roe permittees. (25pp.)
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resources Region
1989
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasi, San Francisco Bay, California, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18075 |
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