Alaska OCS Socioeconomic Studies Program. Technical Report Number 30. Northern and Western Gulf of Alaska Petroleum Development Scenarios: Commercial Fishing Industry Analysis. Appendixes A, B, and C

摘要

This appendix is an introduction to the biology of the commercial fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska, and as such it provides information that is useful both in projecting the development of these commercial fisheries and in appreciating the great uncertainty that is associated with any such projections. The topics addressed include causes of fluctuation in resource abundance and biological characteristics of each species. The latter include life histories, species specific causes of fluctuations in resource abundance, and factors affecting the harvesting season.