. The Canadian field-naturalist. Figure 1. Illustration of the Bering Wolffish, Anarhichas orientalis (drawing by C. Douglas, courtesy D. E. McAllister, Canadian Museum of Nature). potentially available under the Habitat Section of the Fisheries Act. Population Sizes and Trends Very little information is available on the abundance of this species except for presence/ absence data. Andriyashev (1954) and Barsukov (1959) indicate that the species is common in the northwestern Pacific and Bering Sea. However, it cannot be that abundant as it is considered of no economic interest, whereas other sp
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Figure 1. Illustration of the Bering Wolffish, Anarhichas orientalis (drawing by C. Douglas, courtesy D. E. McAllister, Canadian Museum of Nature). potentially available under the Habitat Section of the Fisheries Act. Population Sizes and Trends Very little information is available on the abundance of this species except for presence/ absence data. Andriyashev (1954) and Barsukov (1959) indicate that the species is common in the northwestern Pacific and Bering Sea. However, it cannot be that abundant as it is considered of no economic interest, whereas other species of the genus are exploited by the commercial fisheries (Andriyashev 1954). There are only three records (Canadian Museum of Nature collections) for the species in Canada. Figure 2. General distribution of Bering Wolffish populations. (Figure 3), although wolffish (either Anarhichas orientalis or Anarhichas denticulatus) are known to Inuit of the area as the old womanfish (Smith 1977). The known distribution of the species is spotty and raises the question as to whether this represents a dependence on localized ecological conditions or whether normal collection gear are unsuccessful in capturing them (McAllister, unpubUshed). As they are not well known to the Inuit of the area it is more likely that the former is the case, as a species with these characteristics would have been known to, and reported by the Inuit. In addition, fairly intensive sampling programs have been undertaken by various agencies (Fisheries and Oceans, Canadian Museum of Nature, and various consultants in response to the requirements for environmental impact assessments in relation to oil and gas exploration and development), especially in the shallower waters of the western Canadian Arctic (Hunter et al. 1984) and these have failed to turn up specimens elsewhere in the Canadian Arctic. Habitat Bering Wolffish are not a well-studied species. Very little is known of their habitat. The species is usuall
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