Ocean shrimp report 1976 season

Statewide Pacific ocean shrimp, Pandalus jordani, landingstotaled 3,400,191 lb, down from the 1975 record catch of4,992,233 lb but well above the 10-year (1966-1975) mean of2.6 million lb. Landings from Areas A (Eureka-Crescent City)and B-1 (Fort Bragg) were 2.7 and 0.7 million lb, respectively. Only negligible amounts were landed in Areas B-2 (Bodega Bay) and C (Avila-Morro Bay). In Areas A and B-1 catch per hour trawled by single-rig vessels ranged from 294 to 1,803 lb while catch per hour by double-rig vessels ranged from 431 to 3,428 lb. Two-year-old (1974 year class) shrimp dominated the catches during the first part of the season, but 1-year-old (1975 year class) shrimp dominated the catches from August to October. The outlook for the 1977 season in Areas A, B-1 and B-2 is good because of the strong showing of the 1975 year class. (15pp.)

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Warner, Ronald W., Schultz, Steven A., Dahlstrom, Walter A.
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resources Region 1977
Subjects:	Fisheries,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18124
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