Southern California marine sport fishing from privately-owned boats; Catch and effort for January-March 1981

The catch landed and effort expended by private-boatsport fishermen were studied in southern Californiabetween January and March 1981, in order to determinethe impact of one segment of the sport fishery on localmarine resources. Fishermen returning from fishing tripswere interviewed at launch ramps, hoists, and boat rentalfacilities. This report contains quantitative data andstatistical estimates of total effort, total catch, catchof preferred species, and length frequencies for thosespecies whose catches are regulated by minimum size limits.An estimated 139,000 organisms were landed by 45,000anglers and 1,900 divers. The major components of thecatch were Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus, 29,000landed; white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus, 27,000 landed;and Pacific bonito, Sarda chiliensis, 13,000 landed. These three species comprised one-half of the total catch.Anglers' compliance with size limit regulations was variable. Approximately 87% of all measured bass,Paralabrax spp., were legal size, but only 60% of theCalifornia halibut, Paralichthys californicus, were legalsize. Divers showed much better compliance with the sizelimit regulations: 96% of all red abalone, Haliotisrufescens, were legal size. (Document has 24 pages)

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Wine, Vickie, Racine, Denyse
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resources Region 1981
Subjects:	Management, Fisheries, Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus, white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus, Pacific bonito, Sarda chiliensis, California halibut, Paralichthys californicus, red abalone, Haliotis rufescens,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18388
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