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Conservation and Management of North Pacific Rockfishes (August 2005)

by netCorps Technical Support last modified December 09, 2009 06:07 PM

We published this technical report describing the analytical methods and GIS maps showing the spatial distribution of rockfish, commercial catch and discarded bycatch.

Rockfish are very long-lived, slow to reproduce and often show strong fidelity to sensitive habitats. They are vulnerable to localized depletion and overfishing. Alaska Marine Conservation Council collaborated with Ecotrust to analyze catch and biological data on rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to see if there are ways to refine spatial management to reduce the risk of overfishing. We published a technical report describing the analytical methods and GIS maps showing the spatial distribution of rockfish, commercial catch and discarded bycatch. We hope this work contributes to ongoing discussions among geneticists and biologists studying rockfish and advising fishery managers in the pursuit of sustainable fisheries and healthy ecosystems in Alaska. The technical report and maps are available at the Ecotrust web site: ftp://ftp.ecotrust.org/pub/departments/fisheries/AMCC

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