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Pacific Hake length frequencies at California ports, 1963-70
Get PDFSince 1966, enlargement of specialized United States and Soviet hake fisheries led to scientific meetings and fishing agreements with provisions for exchanges of biological data by statistical areas where the catch exceeds 100 metric tons. While California area landings have not approached the
qualifying level for data exchange, measurement data are presented in this report to complement other data for the hake resource.
Hake in animal food samples were measured at Santa Barbara, Morro Bay, Fort Bragg, and Eureka. The majority of measurements were obtained at Santa Barbara where a declining trend in average sizes was noted for quarterly
periods and for annual periods from 1966 to 1970. (23pp.
The status of the Pacific Hake resource and its management
Get PDFPacific hake, Merluccius productus, have not been utilized
to a large extent in California but they are considered to be
a latent resource of considerable magnitude.
The take is small at present with most landings made for animal food. A combination of economic and handling problems has prevented the expansion of the fishery. (33pp.
