. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 'OREGON' SAMPLES RESOURCES NEAR PROPOSED ALASKA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX The R/V Oregon completed on April 18 the first of several scheduled quarterly cruises in Berners Bay, Southeastern Alaska, "to de- termine the occurrence and abundance of cur- rent and potentially valuable fish and shellfish resources" that maybe affected by a proposed plywood-paper industry in Berners Bay, The vessel is part of BCF's Exploratory Fishing and Gear Research Base in Juneau. Fishing Gear The Oregon used: 24 hours, except 19-24, which were fished 4
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 'OREGON' SAMPLES RESOURCES NEAR PROPOSED ALASKA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX The R/V Oregon completed on April 18 the first of several scheduled quarterly cruises in Berners Bay, Southeastern Alaska, "to de- termine the occurrence and abundance of cur- rent and potentially valuable fish and shellfish resources" that maybe affected by a proposed plywood-paper industry in Berners Bay, The vessel is part of BCF's Exploratory Fishing and Gear Research Base in Juneau. Fishing Gear The Oregon used: 24 hours, except 19-24, which were fished 48 hours. Tanner crab was dominant species; catches ranged from 1 (Pot 5) to 19 (Pot 17); only one female was captured. Pots Caught All Halibut All 32 halibut were captured in king crab pots: 4 in Pot 16, and largest ( kg) in Pot 8, Most halibut were alive and in good condition, except those in pots fished 48 hours. In those, several halibut had been reduced to skin and bones by amphipods. A Gulf-of-Mexico-type, 40-ft. shrimp Golden Crab trawl • Twelve(12) 6'by6'by30" king crab pots • Four (4) standard (42") Dungeness pots • Four (4) longline strings of 3 Herculite- covered shrimp traps (18" by 18" by 30") • Ij" stretched mesh monofilament gillnet, 1-j fathoms deep by 10 fathoms long 5 Trawl Hauls Five trawl hauls were made, three within Berners Bay and two in Lynn Canal, immedi- ately adjacent (chart). Hauls were 30 minutes long in 42-82 fathoms within the bay, and 158 to 163 fathoms in Lynn Canal. Species varied more in trawl catches than in other gear. Commercially important spec- ies occurring in highest abundance were sablef ish and golden crab in Lynn Canal, hauls 3 and 4, and starry flounder in Slate Creek Bight, haul 5. King Crab Pots Golden crab were taken in two king crab pots: 4 males and one female in Pot 22 and 3 males in Pot 24. Onlyone king crab was tak- en, a kg male in Pot 2. Shrimp Sampling Fails Sampling for shri
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