Southern California partyboat sampling study Quarterly Report no. 10
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Author
Crooke, Stephen J.Date
1978
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Between October 1 and December 31, 1977, Departmentalpersonnel sampled catches during 166 trips aboard commercialpassenger fishing vessels operating in southern California.A total of 27,468 fishes belonging to 101 species wereidentified and measured. Otoliths for age determinationstudies were removed from 263 rockfish carcasses representing 27 species. In addition, 37 long-range trips originating in San Diego and fishing in Mexican waters were sampled. A total of 7,204 fishes comprising 20 species was identified and measured at dockside from these vessels.The 10 most commonly taken species during the quarteraccounted for 74.3% of the southern California catch. Themost frequently sampled species were chilipepper, Sebastesgoodei (16.1%); Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus (15.4%) ; bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis (10.1%); kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus (7.8%); halfmoon, Medialuna californiensis (5.7%); olive rockfish, Sebastes serranoides (5.4%); blue rockfish, S. mystinus (4.4%); greenspotted rockfish, S. chlorostictus (3.4%); vermilion rockfish, S. miniatus (3.2%); and Pacific bonito, Sarda chiliensis (2.7%). Data gathered from long-range trips showed the top five species accounted for 88.8% of the fish sampled. The most frequently sampled species were yellowtail, Seriola dorsalis (31.0%); yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares (23.7%); dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus (18.6%); wahoo, Acanthocybium solanderi (10.0%); and snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus (5.6%). (67pp.)Issue/Article Nr
78-11Publisher or University
California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resources RegionSeries : Nr
Marine Resources Administrative ReportCollections