Southern California independent sportfishing survey Quarterly Report no. 6

During the October 1 - December 31, 1976 quarter,28 launch ramps, hoists, and boat rental locations were sampled a total of 182 times. During the sample days 8,299 anglers and 1,172 divers were interviewed. They expended 62,073 effort hours and landed 26,788 fishes of 149species.The ten most commonly landed species were: 1)white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus, 14%; 2) oliverockfish, Sebastes serranoides, 6%; 3) Pacificmackerel, Scomber japonicus, 5%; 4) rock scallop,Hinnites multirugosus, 4%; 5) bocaccio, Sebastespaucispinis, 4%; 6) copper rockfish, S. caurinus,4%; 7) red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, 3%;8)kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus, 3%; 9) barred sand bass, P. nebulifer, 3%; and 10)ocean whitefish, Caulolatilus princeps, 3%. (22pp.)

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wine, Vickie L.
Format: monograph biblioteca
Language:English
Published: California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resources Region 1977
Subjects:Management, Fisheries, sportfishing, California,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18108
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