Summaries of Japanese Reported Longline Catches of Pacific Cod and Sablefish in the Gulf of Alaska, 1978-83

摘要

Foreign-reported catches of Pacific cod and sablefish resulting from extensive Japanese longline fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska during the period 1978-83 are summarized on a quarterly and annual basis and presented in statistical blocks 1/2 degree of latitude by 1 degree of longitude. Catch per unit effort and size composition data collected by U.S. observers aboard foreign fishing vessels are also included. These summaries may facilitate the development of a U.S. fishery for Pacific cod and sablefish in the central and western Gulf of Alaska.