Saffron Cod, 'Eleginus gracilis', in Western Alaska: The Resource and Its Potential

摘要

The most abundant fish species with commercial potential in Norton Sound, according to a 1976 survey, is saffron cod, Eleginus gracilis. The report evaluates that resource: its nature, condition, and potential for exploitation. The primary objective of this report is to estimate the sustainable harvest from the western Alaska saffron cod stocks and to better define the magnitude of the fishery which might be based upon this resource.