. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTES PACIFIC COD OFF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 439 On October 21, 1949, the California Fish and Game research vessel, "N. B. Scofield," caught a Pacific cod, also known as Alaska codfish, Gadus macroceplialus, while engaged in experimental drag-net opera- tions in the Eureka region. This specimen, 21f inches, total length, 5^ pounds gross weight, was taken in 43 fathoms of water about 12 miles northerly of the entrance to Humbold
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTES PACIFIC COD OFF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 439 On October 21, 1949, the California Fish and Game research vessel, "N. B. Scofield," caught a Pacific cod, also known as Alaska codfish, Gadus macroceplialus, while engaged in experimental drag-net opera- tions in the Eureka region. This specimen, 21f inches, total length, 5^ pounds gross weight, was taken in 43 fathoms of water about 12 miles northerly of the entrance to Humboldt Bay and seven miles off Figure 16 9. Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus. Photograph by J. B. Phillips In a note in California Fish and Game, July, 1946, the author reported two other specimens caught in the Eureka region. These were taken by boats trawling between Trinidad Head and Humboldt Bay. Although the occurrence of the Pacific cod as far south as Eureka is uncommon, it is not rare. In one of the above cases, six specimens were reported as taken in a drag net but only the largest one was brought in for identification. Other drag boat operators tell of getting occasional specimens of the Pacific cod in their trawls during a season, but these are not always brought ashore. J. B. Phillips, Bureau of Marine Fish- eries, California Division of Fish and Game, May, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game. [San Francisco, etc. ] State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
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