Fisheries Research Board of Canada

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FIS HERIES RESEARCH BOARD OF CANADA BIOLOGICAL STATION, NANAIM0,8.C.

CIRCULAR (STATISTICAL SERIES), NO. 24

AN INVENTORY . OF MARKET SAMPLES OF GROUNDFISH LANDED AT BRITISH COLUMBIA PORTS, 1946-1965

COMPILED BY C.R.FORRESTER and B.M. SUZU KI css /24 NANAIMO, 8.C. SEPTEMBER, 1966 Introduction

Since 1943, the Fisheries Research Board of Canada has reduce interference with plant operations, samples are taken mainl y conducted an investigation of the groundfish resource of the Pacific from frames of fish at the end of the fi lleting l ine. coast of Canada. An i mportant part of the research program has involved t he collection of samples fr om commercial landings, as source \ A detai l ed summary of samp ling by species is appended. of information on size and age composition, growth, mortality and re For each, the number of samp l es taken together with the tota l cruitment respecting various species of groundfish. These collections numbers of fish involved is recorded by year, by quarter and by have been made routinely at the major ports of landing (Vancouver, major statistica l areas (PMFC Areas - see Fig. 1). However, within Steveston and Prince Rupert) for the past 20 years and for a short PMFC Area 4B (the Strait of Georgia region) a separation into sub peri od at Victoria. The work forms part of the responsibilities of areas has been used, as illustrated in Fig . 2 and described as t he port observers and seasona l assistants emp l oyed by the Board. fo llows.

Samp l ing has been carried out on a fairly broad sca le, but (1) 4BJ - the inlets and channe l s of Johnstone Strait and of Queen with most emphasis on the major fishing areas and on those species Charlotte Strait. which are or have been of greatest commercial importance; i.e., petrale sole, English sol e, rock sole and Pacific cod . Samples of (2) 4BL - the western side of the Strait of Georgia from Cape these four species have constituted just over 7Cf/o of the tota 1 number Mudge south to Parksvill e, which includes gr6unds in of over 1.13 million fish samp l ed during the years 1946 to 19 65 the region of Cape Lazo and Baynes Sound. inclusive (Table I). (3) 4BG - the Gulf Islands region of the southern Strait of In sampling the l anding of a particular vesse l, lengths of Georgia which includes the Nanoose Bay ground and other a number of fish are recorded (by cm length i ntervals) a l ong with grounds south to the international boundary and the information on sex, spawning condition and food habits. For certain Strait of Juan de Fuca. species of flatfish , sampling includes collection of otoliths for age determination, whi l e for others it is restricted to l ength me asure (4) 4BF - the area on the ea st s ide of the Strait southward from ments. Sampling of roundfishes such as Pacific cod, l ingcod and Westview to the Fraser River estuary and international sabl efish likewise is largely confined to length measurements , but boundary. Pacific ocean perch are samp led for both age and l ength.

The size of a samp le taken from a commercia l vesse l has Acknowledgements depended not only on.the avai lability of the fish at the market but also on the size composition of the particular species being s ampled. Du ring the 20 years covered by this inventory a number For flatfishes , a samp l e is considered "adequate" when the number of of people have been in~olved in the collection of samp l es. The individuals in three consecutive centimetre length groups in the principal contributor t o this work ha s been Mr. R.M. Wilson , frequency distribution reaches 20, or when the number in any one group the Board's representative in Vancouver, B. C. reaches 30. For species such as petrale so l e which may have a 35 cm spread in size distribution in a landing, this sometimes involves as many as 400 fish; for the rock sole, sometimes as few as 150. Needless to say, this idea l is not a lwa ys achieved. For species such as Pacific cod, wh ich may range in size from 30 cm to 85 cm in the landings, the above criterion is not practica l and samp l ing i s usually confined to the number of fish conta , ~ ned i n a randomly selected tub ( approximately 150 to 200 individua ls)~ In or de r to Table I. Summary of groundfish market sampling at British Columbia ports conducted by the Fisheries Research Board of Canada during the years 1946 to 1965, inclusive.

Number of Average number Species Number sampled Type of sample.§./ samples per sample ) English sole (ParoQhrys vetulus) 256, 284 1, 006 254 LO -S Petra l e sole (Eo12setta jordani) 208 ,325 774 269 LO -S Rock sole (Le12ido12setta bilineata) 190,799 822 232 LO -S Butter sole (I sopsetta isole12is) 41, 297 181 228 LO-S Turbot (Atheresthes stomias) 20,105 97 207 L-S (LO) Dover sole (M icrostomus 12acificus) 21,913 84 262 L-S (LO) Starry flounder (Platicthys stellatus) ll, 103 56 198 L-S-SP Pacific cod (Gadus ma croce12ha lus) 261,750 1,198 218 L-S (LO) Ling cod (OQhiodon elongatus) 52, ll5 263 198 L-S Sqblefish (Ana12l o12 oma fimbria) 34,235 143 239 L (S) Paci fie ocean perch (Sebastodes alutus) 15,668 69 227 L-S (LO) Mis ce lla neous speci. es w' 18, 286 ll4 160 LO-L-S

Tota 1 1,131,880 4,807

Vsamples may consist of l ength frequencies onl y (L), l engths and otoliths (LO) , or a mixture of the two (L-LO)o They may be segregated as to sex (S), or be of a special nature (SP) 9 for example, records of l eft- or right handedness in the starry floundero-

W Miscellaneous species in this total includeg flathead sole (Hipooglossoides elassodon) 9 rex sole (~to ce phalus zachi rus), sand sole (Psettichthys melanosti ctus) 9 slender sole (Lyopsetta exilis) and yel.lowfin sole (Limanda aspe:ra ) .. The table does not include num e rous small samples of various species take n in 1944 anGl 1945. Nor does it include a summation of length frequencies coll ected by research vessels during the course of tagging operations (over 80,000 fish tagged) or during special field projects (for example ~ measurements of dogfish, measurements of juveni l es during sma ll-mesh surveys and studies of the selectivity of various cod-end mesh sizes)o- Appendix Table I. English or l emon sole (Paroghrys vetulus)

Hecate Strait Queen Charlotte Vancouver Island Wash- Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF Year Quarter 1946 l 704(3) 704(3) 2 3,347(9) 191(1) .. - 3,538(10) 3 2,672(6) 541(4) 920( 7) 583(3) 205(1) 168(1) 5' 089( 22) 4 811( 4) 570(2) 1,737(8) 3,ll8(14) 6, 723( 18) 541(4) 1,111(8) 1,394(7) 775(3) 1,905( 9) 12,449(49)

1947 l 706(3) 545(2) 496( 2) 1,610(5) 954(4) 4,311( 16) 2 188(1) 204(1) 2,128(6) 1,186(6) 3,706( 14) 3 332(2) 913(5) 141(1) 539(4) 1, 925( 12) 4 3' 622( 9) 203( l) 3,825(10) 4,516(13) 204(1) 203( l) 332( 2) 1,458(7) 2,765(9) 1,610(5) 2,679(14) 13,767(52)

1948 l 3;355(10) 2,261(6) 774(3) 6,390(19) 2 4,272(12) 256( l) 226(1) 340(3) 289( 2) 703(3) 599(1) 800(3) 7,485(26) 3 186(1) - 853(2) 179(1) l,2i8(4) 4 1,167(4) 200( l) 279(2) 149(1) 1,795( 8 ) 8,980( 27) 256( 1) 226(1) 540(4) 289( 2) 4, 096( 13) 1,701(6) 800(3) 16,888(57)

1949 l 3,450 ( 9) 287(1) 220(1) 761(3) 156(1) 4,874(15) 2 1,385(4) 167(1) 1, 103( 5) 3,030(12) 753(4) 6,438(26) 3 871( 2) 132( l) 402(2) 852( 3) 250( l) 1,029(7) 3,536(16) 4 1,923(6) 507(2) 2,441(10) 1,695(8) 202(1) 6,768(27)

7' 629( 21) 132( l) 402(2) 794(3) 167(1) 2,175(9) 6,482(26) 2,880(16) 955(5) 21,616(84)

1950 l 5,354(13) 257(2) 3,297(11) 1,134(5) 709( 3) 10,751(34) 2 3,571( 10) 663( 3) 2,794(14) 180( l) 497(2) 321 ( l) 8,026(31) 3 1, 483 ( 3) 362( 2) 312(1) 313(3) 2, 097( 8) 472(4) 5' 039( 21) 4 1,235(4) 2,054(8) 637( 3) 3'926(15) ' ll, 643( 30) 362( 2) 312( l) 663( 3) 3,107(17) 257( 2) 7,628(28) 2,740(14) 1,030(4) 27,742(10 Appendix Table I. - Continued (English sole)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 58 5A 3D 3C 38 48J 48L 48G 48F

Year Quarter 1951 l 1,907(4) 327( l) 2, 596( 11) 1, 239{5) 6, 069( 21) 2 3,928(11) 1,503(6) 938(5) 192( l) l ~ 073( 6) 7' 634( 29) 3 2,719(10) 298( l) 209(1) 148(1) 744(3) 948(4) 5,066(20) 4 2,024(9) 2, 188(7) 1,751(7) 240( l) 6, 203( 24) 10,578(34) 298( l) 209( 1) 1,978(8) 6,466(26) 4,130(17) 1,313(7) 24, 972( 94)

1952 l 555(2) 162( l) 534(2) 461 ( 3) 1 ,835(7) 1,000(4) 83(1) 4, 630( 20) 2 2, 128( 9) 409( 2) 627(3) 314( 1) 109( l) 85 (1) 1,187(6) 4,859(23) 3 1, 590( 5) 136( l) 1,726(6) 4 : 243(1) 399( 2) 199( 1) 1 ,866(8) 320(2) 383(2) 3,410(16) 4,516(17) 571(3) 1 ,026(5) 1,047(4) 570(4) 3,922(17) 1,320( 6) 1,653(9) 14,625(65)

1953 l 1 , 071( 5) 44(1) 188(1) 929 (4) 2,081(9) 258 ( l) 4, 571( 21) 2 3,809(15) 632(3) 292( 2) 4, 733( 20) 3 1,649(6) 233( l ) 155(1) 108(1) 454(2) 363( 2) 2,962(13 ) ) 4 237( l) 257(1) 1,471(5) 520( 2) 2,485(9) 6,766(27) 44(1) 421( 2) 412( 2) 2,508( 10) 3,687(16) 913(5) . 14,751(63) ) ) ) 1954 l 2,489(8) 193(1) 1,700(7) 1,259(5) 632( 2) 6, 273( 23) ) 2 1, 769( 7) 227(1) 494( 2) 2,490( 10) 3 970(4) 340(1) 1,310(5) ) 4 1,539(6) 1,402(5) 2,941( 11) 6,767(25) 193 (1) 227(1) 3~442(13) 1, 259 ( 5) 1,12.6(4) 13,014(49) ) ) ) 1955 l 3,570(14) 264(1) 2,841(3) 691(2) 7,366(20) 1) 2 2,080(8) 232( l) 176(1) 413( 2) 2,901( 12) 3 1, 682(6) 1, 682(6) ll) 4 719(3) 666(2) 222(1) 1,607(6) 8,051(31) 232( l) 264( l) 3 , 683(6) 913(3) 413(2) 13 , 556(44) Appendi x Table I. Continued (English so le)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D :(; 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF

Year Quarter 1956 l 1,326( 6) 662( 2) 500(1) 2,488(9) 2 3,592(17) 199(1) 568( 3) 4,359( 21) 3 614( 3) 187(1) 73(1) 874(5) 4 447(2) 1,593(6) 2,040(8) 5, 979( 28) 199(1) 2,442(9) 573(2) 568(3) 9,761(43)

1957 l 1,281(6) 1,022(4) 382(1) 2, 685( 11) 2 2,368( 11) 2,368(11) 3 200(1) 200(1) 4 613(3) 264(1) 877(4) 4,462(21) 1, 286( 5) 382( l) 6,130(27)

1958 l 2, 780( 12) 294( l) 458( 2) 864(3) 601( 2) 4,997(20) 2 2,367( 11) 2,367( 11) 3 835(4) 235( l) 72( l) 1, 142( 6) 4 1,514(7) 281(1) 653(3) 190( l) 2,638(12) 7 ,496(34) 294(1) 739(3) 1,517(6) 1,026(4) 72(1) 11, 144( 49)

1959 l 2, 714( 13) 633( 2) 553(2) 3,900(17) 2 2, 122( 9) 244(1) 235( l) 298( l) 2,899(12) 3 . 426( 2) 202(1) 628(3) 4 462(2) 646(3) 1,108(5)

5,724(26) 446( 2) 1,514(6) 553(2) 298( l) 8,535(37)

1960 l 1,842(7) 540(3) 424( 2) 251806( 12) 2 2, 211 ( 9) 166( l} 251377( 10) 3 846(5) 846(5) 4 1,593(7) 979(4) 2, 572( 11)

651492( 28) 1,519(7) 590( 3) 89601(38) Appendix Table I. - Continued (English sole)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Str ait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF ) Year Quarter 1961 1 1,512( 6) 897(4) 682( 2) 3~091(12) 2 3 ,415(12) 187(1) 169( 1) 192(1) 3,963(15) ) 3 1,372( 5) 93(1) 1,465(6) 4 1,224(5) 225( 1) 605(2) 476(2) 2,530(10) ) 7 ,523( 28) 93(1) 225( 1) 1,689(7) 1, 327( 5) 192( 1) 11, 049( 43) ) 1962 1 1,000(4) 312( 1) 233( 1) 1~603(5) 3' 148( 11) __.. 2 1,178(4) 488(2) 228(1) 1,894(7) 1) 3 208(1) 208(1) 4 408 (2) 245( 1) 278(1) 1,174(4) 160(1) 266(1) 2, 531(10) )) 2, 794( 11) 312(1) 478(2) 278(1) 2, 777( 9 ) 648(3) 494( 2) 7' 781 ( 29 ) - ) ) 1963 1 2, 013( 8 ) 202( 1) . 572( 2) 112( 1) 2,899(12) 2) - 2 835( 3 ) 290( 1) 407(1) 1 ,53 2(5) 1) 3 276(1) 276(1) 4 695( 3) 276(1) 220(1) 185(1) 1,194(5) 312( 1) 163(1) 3, 045(13)

7) 3 , 543(14) 276(1) 220(1) 387(2) 2, 056(8) 995(3) 275( 2) 7,752( 31) 2) ) 1964 1 1,817( 8 ) 292( 1) 321 ( 1) 29 7( 1) . 920( 3) 157(1) 3,804(15) ) 2 889 ( 3 ) 388( 2) 1,277( 5) 3 377( 2) 377( 2) 7) 4 186(1) 674(3 ) 860(4) 3,269(14) 292( 1) 321 ( 1) 971 ( 4 ) 920( 3) 545(3) 6,318( 26 ) 2) 0) ) 1965 1 588(2) 622(3 ) 572( 2) 1,752(7) 1) 2 360( 2) 621( 2) 241(1) 1,222( 5) 3 356(2) 356(2) 8) 4 1,132(5 ) 790(3) 581(3 ) 2, 503 ( ll )

2,406( 11) l ~ 4 1 2( 6) 1,774( 7) 241( 1) 5,833( 25)

Total - 25 6 ~ 2 8 4(1 3 0 0 6L Appendi x Tab1e II. Petrale sol e (Eonsetta ·jor da ni ) Wash- Qu een Charlotte Vancouver I s l and St rait of Geo r gia To t a l Hecat e Strai t Sound ington 5D :c 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF

Yea r Qu ar ter 1946 l 643 (3) 643 (3 ) 2 25 1( 4) . 11 0( l) 361( 5 ) 3 622( 4) 471 (3 ) 769 (4) 1 , 862( ll) 4 167(1) 19 (1) 186( 2)

1 ,516( 11) 167(1) 471( 3 ) 879( 5 ) 19(1) 3,052( 21)

1947 1 623 (4) 59 ( 2) 682( 6) 2 388( 2) 243(1) 452( 2) 473(2) 1,556( 7) 3 315( 2) 1,602(6) 878( 6) 2, 795( 14) 4 2,558(9) 211 ( 1) 2, 769 ( 10)

3,569(15) 55 8( 3) 2, 265(9) 1, 410(10) 7, 802(37)

. 1948 1 1 , 149 (4) 536( 1) 1,685 ( 5) 2 3,393(1 2) 1,806(5) 2, 743 ( 11) 7,942( 28 ) 3 6,047(16) 186(1) 178(1) 3 ,380(11) 9 ' 791( 29 ) 4 2,286( 9 ) 548( 2) 2,834( ll)

12,875( 41) 186( 1) 1,984(6) 536( 1) 6, 671( 24 ) 22, 252( 73 )

1949 1 298( 1) 298 ( 1) 2 19006(5 ) 520( 2) 1, 733( 5 ) 5,344( 19 ) 8 , 603(31) 3 153 (1) 1,892( 8 ) 910(3) 383 ( 1) 373( 2) 8,089(30) 11,800( 45 ) 4 1 ,340( 6) 325( 1) 108( 1) 1, 773 ( 8)

2,499( 12) 2, 412( 10) 1 ,533(5) 383(1) 2, 106(7) 13,541( 50) 22,474( 85 )

1950 1 21 5( l) 450( 1) 19D(l) 140( 1) 995( 4 ) 2 228(1) 31 7( 2 ) 2,446(7) 7,185 ( 22 ) 10, 176( 32) 3 375(1 ) 386(1) 214(1) 7,237(24 ) 8,212( 27 ) 4 880(3 ) 610( 3) 1, 490( 6)

880(3 ) 375( 1) 829 ( 3 ) 981 (4 ) 2,636( 8 ) . 15, 172(50) 20, 873( 69 ) ------

Table II .. - Continued { t:> etra le so le) Queen Charlotte Wash- He ca te Strait Vancouver I s land Strait o f Georgia Sound ington Tota l 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B _4BJ 4BL· 4BG 4BF ) ) Year Quarter 1) 1951 l ) 2 906( 4) 457(2) 315(.1) . _814( 3 ) 5,598(21) 8' 090( 31) 3 193(1) 253( l) 807(3) 332( 2 ) 1,291(5) 4,608(16) 7,484( 28 ) 1) 4 · 103(1) 103 (1)

) 1, 202(6) 71 0( 3) 807(3) 647( 3) 2,105( 8 ) 10,206(37) 15,677(60) ) 4) 1952 l o) 2 341(1) 205(1) 2,648(10) 3'194(12) 3 290( l) 942( 3) 2,466( 9 ) 3' 698( 13) 7) 4 277(1) 23 7( l) 514( 2)

) 277(1) 631( 2) 442( 2) 942( 3) 5,114(19 ) 7,406( 27) :8 ) '9) 1953 l l) 2 201(1) 141(1) 3,898(15) 4,240(17) 3 721 ( 3) 499 ( 2) 3,420(14) 4, 640( 19 ) ·3 ) 4 829( 3) 260(1) 1 , 089( 4) .

) 1, 030( 4) 721 ( 3) 401( 2) 499(2) 7 ,318( 29) 9,969(40 ) :1) ~ 5 ) 1954 l 315(1) 80( l) 395(2) l ) 2 854( 3) 1,657(8) 2,511(11) 3 212( l) 3,309(13) 3'521(14) s5 ) 4 l '063( 3 ) 120( l) 1 , 183(4)

i) 1,381( 5) 6,109(25) 120( l) 7,610(31) 32) 27) 1955 S) l 2 177( 2) 1 ,602(7) 848( 4) 2,627(13) 3 452( 3) 1 ,592(6) 2,044( 9 ) 59 ) 4 633( 2) 633( 2)

177( 2) 2,054(10) 3'073(1 2) 5,304( 24) Table II. - Continued ( petra l e sol e ) Quee n Charl otte Wa sh- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF Year Qu arter 1956 l 2 407(2) 204(1) 993 ( 5) 1 ,604( 8) 3 351( 2) 271(1) 261(1) 1,189(6) 2,072(10) 4 1,108 ( 3) 1, l 08 ( 3)

351(2) 678(3) 465(2) 3,290(14) 4,784(21)

1957 l 2 219( l) 1, 203 ( 5) 237( l) 1, 127( 3 ) 308(1) 1 ,537( 5) 4' 631 ( 16) 3 166( l) 973( 3) 2,008(6) 3,147(10) 4 1,613(7) 1 ,613(7)

1, 832( 8) 1,203 (5) 403( 2) 2,100(6) 308(1) 3 ' 545( 11) 9,391(33 )

1958 l 2 605( 3) 213(1) 533(2) 1, 212( 4) 1,450( 5) 4,013(15) 3 334(1) 683( 2) 545(2) 3,646(14) 5,208(19) 4 2' 03 2( 7) 2,032(7)

2,971( 11) 213 ( l) 1, 216(4) 1,757(6) 5' 096( 19) 11 ,253(41)

1959 l 2 147(1) 340(1) 478( 2) 1, 012( 3) 1,977(7) 3 271 (1) 677(2) 1,884(7) 2, 832( 10) 4

418(2) 1, 017( 3) 478(2) 2,896(10) 4,809(17)

1960 l 2 415 ( 2) 672(2) 757(3) 606(2) 2,450( 9) 3 253 ( l) 58(2) 549(2) 2,300( 10) 3,160(15) 4 1 , 586(5) 1,586(5)

1 ,586(5) 415(2) 925( 3) 815( 5) 549(2) 2,906( 12) 7,196(29) Table II. Continued ( petrale so le) Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Tota 1 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF :) o) Year Quarter :) 1961 1 2 592( 2) 735( 3) 1,769(7) 3 '096( 12) ~l) 3 370(1) 220( 1) 142( 1) 2,444( 11) 3,176(14) 4 1 ,407(4) 228( 1) 1 ,635(5)

_6) 1, 777( 5) 592( 2) 955(4) 142( l) 4,441(19) 7,907( 31) ,o) 7) 1962 1 2 1 ,010( 3) 2, 230( 7) 1 ,845(6) - '?~- 5,085(16) 33) 3 1,647(6) 1,677(5) 335(1 ) 2,607(8) 6,26'6(20) 4 2:403(?) 2,403( 7)

2,403(7) 2, 657( 9) 3,907(12) 335( 1 ) 4,452( 14) 13,754(43) 15) 19) 1963 1 7) 2 1 ,744~5) 924( 3) 316~ l) 2,984~9) 3 640( 2) 727 3) 1 , 638( 6) 1, 120 3) 4, 125 14) 41) 4

640( 2) 2,471( 8) 2,562(9) 1,436(4) 7,109(23) 7) 10) 1964 1 157(1) 157(1) 2 257( 1 ) 1 , 074(3) 1,472(5) 726( 2) 1,475( 5 ) 5 ,004(16) 3 388(1) 660( 2) 715( 3) 1 , 256(4) 2,007(6) 5,026(16) 4 606(2) 372( l) 17) 978( 3 ) 994( 3) 257( l) 1,734(5) 2,559(9) 1 , 982( 6) 3' 63 9 ( 12 ) 11, 165( 36)

9 ) 19 65 l 15) 2 441( 2) 566(2; 1,064(4) 1,548~7) 3 , 61 9 (15 ) 5) 3 29 4~ l ~ 858(4) 326( 1 344~1~ 886(3) 1 , 446 5) 4 , l s 4p5) 4 5 66 2 199 1 765 3 ) 29 ) 860( 3) 1, 299( 6) 892( 3) 543(2) 1, 950(7) 2,994(12) 8, 538( 33)

Total - 208, 325(774) Appendix Table .III. Rock sole (LeQidoQsetta bilineata)

Queen Charlotte Wash- · Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 50 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF

Year Quarter 1946 1 2 2,737(9) 2,737(9) 3 1,463(5) 1,044(5) 286( 1) 260(1) 147(1) 3,200(13) 4 147(1) 226(2) 373( 3)

4,200(14) 1,044(5) 433(2) 260(1) 373( 3) 6,310(25)

1947 1 - - - - 117(1) 367~2~ 143(2) 66( 2) 693( 7) 2 1,359(6) 181(1) 263( 1) 241(1) 225 1 2,269(10) 3 2,559(12) 489(2) 235( 1) 3,283(15) 4 178(1) 245( 1) 423( 2)

3,918(18) 670(3) 498(2) 419(2) 117(1) 592(3) 388(3) 66( 2) 6,668(34)

1948 1 182( 1) 182( 1) 2 1,718(6) 105( 1) 734(4) 2,557(11) 3 2, 987( 11) 257( 1) 334(2) 3,578(14) 4 550(2) 379( 1) 929(3)

5,255(19) 182(1) 257( 1) 105( 1) 1,447(7) 7,246(29)

1949 1 - - - 2 2, 145( 8) 635( 3) 2, 780( 11) 3 3,487(11) 402( 1) 993(4) 199(1) 1,893(8) 6,974( 25) 4 223( 1) 201(1) 424(2)

5' 632( 19) 402( 1) 1'216( 5) 199(1) 2, 528( 11) 201 ( 1) _10,178(38)

1950 1 - 62~ 1 ~ - - . 265~1~ 123( 1) 495(2) 945(5) 2 1,060(4) 230 1 319(1) 270(1) ) '746 9 3 '625 16) 3 1,576(4) 402( 1) 3 77( 1) 511( 2) 797( 6) 519(3) 4,182(17) 4 1,350(3) 1,350(3)

3'986(11) 402( 1) 669( 3) 830(3) 270(1) 2, 808( 16) 123( 1 )" 1,014(5) 10,102(41) Table III. - Continued (R ock sole)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D r:£, 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF ) 3) illL Quarter ) 1951 1 468( 2) 468( 2) 2 2,244(7) 416( 2) 235(2) 455(3) 2,215(8) 5' 565( 22) 5) 3 4,415( 15) 204(1) 711( 3) 427( 2) 640( 2) 193( 1) 6,590(24) 4 483(2) 375( 2) 858(4) ) o) 7' 142( 24) 620(3) 711(3) 662(4) 455(3) 2,855(10) 1,036(5) 13,481052) 5) '.) 1952 1 262(1) 262(1) 2 734(3) 557(2) 680( 3) 528( 3) 2,499(11) A) 3 4,015(17) 200(1) 641(3) 287( 1) 423( 2) 87( 1) 5,653(25) 4 1,563(7) 800(4) 2,363( 11)

.) 6,312( 27) 200(1) 1,198(5) 967(4) 423( 2) 615(4) 1,062(5) 10,777(48) .1) .4) 1953 1 - 12t 1 -- - - 384(2) 158(1) ·554t 4) \) 2 977( 4) 423 2 j 220(1) 252( 1) 192( 2) 212( 1) 2, 276 11) 3 2,847(11) 444(2) 277( 1) 232( 1) 180( 1) 1,417(16) ~9) 4 3,824(15) 435(3) 444(2) 497( 2) 252(1) 424( 3) 212( 1) 384(2) 338( 2) 6, 810( 31) _1) 25) 1954 1 - - 213(1) -- 693( 3) 906~4~ 2) 2 1,107(4) 226( 1) 236( 1) 242( 1) 1,811 7 3 3,590(15) 824( 3) 286(1) 506(2) 5,206(21) 38) 4 233( 1) 273( 1) 441( 2) 947(4) 4,930(20) 226(1) 213( 1) 1,060(4) 528( 2) 779(3) 1,134(5) 8,870(36) :i) 16) 1955 1 224( 1) 517(2) 741(3) 17) 2 1,506(6) 1,058(4) 221(1) 735(3) 3,520(14) 3) 3 3,518(14) 268(1) 205( 1) 226(1) 4,217(17) 4 735(3) 735( 3) 41) 5' 759( 23) 1,326(5) 426(2) 961 ( 4) 224( 1) 517( 2) 9' 213( 37) Table III. - Continued (Rock sole)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4f3J .4BL 4BG 4BF

Year Quarter 1956 1 . 150( 1) 150(1) - 142( 1) 136(1) 2 401~ 25 294~ 2~ 1,667~7~ 2,640~13) 3 1,260(6) 1, 271 6 160 1 994 4 177( 1) 213( 1) 4,075 19) 4 225(1) 976(4) 1'201 ( 5)

1,485(7) 1,672(8) 454(3) 2, 811 ( 12) 1,153(5) 355(2) 136(1) 8,066(38)

1957 1 501( 2) 169( 1) 670(3) 2 1, 233( 6) 963(4) 494(2) 1,951(7) 221(1) 176(1) 5,039(21) 3 1, 057( 5) 3' 219( 15) 634( 3) 2,003(7) 6,913(30) 4 6.66(3 ) ' 666(3)

2, 956( 14) 4,182(19) 1, 128( 5) 4,455(16) 222(1) 176( 1) 169(1) 13 '288( 57)

1958 1 414(2) 259(1) 179(1) 852(4) 2 1,437(7) 1,455(7) 1,358(6) 2,073(8) 905(4) 7' 228( 32) 3 4,384~20) 390( 2) 382(2) 475( 2) - 5' 631~ 26) 4 892 4) 190( 1) 1, 082 5) 7' 127( 33) 1,845(9) 1, 740( 8) 2,807(11) 905( 4) 369( 2) 14,793(67)

1959 1 - - - - 304( 1) 304!1) 2 1, 287~ 6~ - 1,153(6~ 1,592(6) 258( 1) 4,290 19~ 3 635 3 364(2) 1,231(7 - 2, 230 12 4 161 ( 1) 161 1)

1, 922( 9) 364( 2) 2,384( 13) 1,592(6) 258(1) 465( 2) 6,985(33)

1960 1 225( 1) 250( 1) 872( 3) 248(1) 1,595(6) 2 1,485(7) 644(3) 1, 203( 5) 182(1) 3,514(16) 3 1,388(7) 387(2) 1,578(9) 713(3) 4,066(21) 4 223( 1) 206(1) 331(2) 212( 1) 972( 5)

3,096(15) 818(4) 2,222(12) 2,166(9) 1,054(4) 331( 2) 460(2) 10,147(48) Tab l e III .. - Continued (Rock sol e )

Queen Ch arlotte Wash- Hecate Str ait Vancouver Is l and Strait of Georgia Sound ington Tota 1 - SD 5C SB 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF ) 3) Year Quarter ~) 1961 1 - - 489~2) 448~2~ 142(1) 174( 1 ) 1, 253~ 6) ) 2 398~3) 336(2) 1 , 213( 6) 1,.079 s - 194 1 3,220 17) 3 l,Sl S 8 883(4) l ,070(S) 13S( l ) 3'603( 18) 8) 4 1 ,913(11) 336(2) 2,096( 10) 2, 638( 12) 13S( l ) 642( 3) 142( 1) 174(1 ) 8,076(41) ) 1) 1962 1 Sl 9(2) S3S(3) 222( 1 ) 1 ,276( 6) o) 2 - 6S6~ 3) 2,319~ 9) 2,268~9) 263( 1 ) 374( 2) 5,940t24l ) 3 1, 292~ 6) 242 1 2, 244 9 721 3 - 4 ,499 19 4 728 4 2S l ( 1) 979 s ) .7) 2, 020( 10) 898(4) S, 142(20) 3,S24(1S) 48S(2) 374(2) 2S l ( 1) 12,694(S4) .) 1963 1 497( 2) 274( 1 ) 771( 3 ) 12) 2 216( 1) 8S9(4) 1,740( 7) l ,478(S) 141 (1 ) 4,434( 18) ~6 ) 1) 3 69S(3) l , 133 (S) S90( 2) 2,418( 10) 4 2S8 ( 1 ) 19S(l) 698 ( 3) l,lsl(s) >7) 1, 169( s) l,OS4(S) 3,370( 14) 2,342(8) 839(4) 8 , 774(36) .) 1964 1 219( 1 ) 181(1) 284(1) 684(3) .9) 2 471(2) 2,939(14) l , 133(S) l ,Sll(6) 73S ( 2) 287( 1 ) 7, 076(30) ,2 3 807( 3) l ,197(s) 1S2( 1 ) 662(2) 2, 818( 11) ' ) 4 33) 1, 278( s) 3, 1S8(1S) 2,330( 10) 1 , 663 ( 7) 1 ,397(4) 287( 1 ) 181( 1 ) 284( 1) 10, 578(44)

5) 196S 1 - - - 343 p ) 227( 1 ) l , OS9~4) L6) 2 23S( 1) 1 ,49448~2l 7 9S4(4) 892~ 4) 299 1 3,874 17) 21) 3 63 3) 907( 4) 338 1 ) 211 ( 1 ) 2,093( 9 ) s) 4 249 ( 1 ) 270( 1 ) 198( 1) 717( 3)

48) 484(2) 2, 620( 12) 1 ,861(8) l ,S00( 6) 8S3(3) 42S( 2) 7,743(33)

Tota l - 190,799(822) Apperidix Table IV . Butter sole.. (l s.o.gse.tta .is.ole12sis)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C .5B 5A 3D 3C 3B _4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF Year Quarter 1946 l 2,246(7) 2, 246( 7) 2 1,332(4) 1,332(4) 3 35(1) 35(1)

3,613(12) 3,613(12)

1947 l 2,819(13) 12( l) 2,831(14)

1948 l 1,785(6) 1,785(6) 3 11( l) 11 ( l)

1,785(6) 11( l) 1,796(7)

1949 l 470(1) 470(1) 2 168( 1) 168(1)

638(2) ;.. 638( 2)

1950 2 394(2) 376(3) 770(5) 4 490( l) 490( l)

394(2) 866(4) 1,260(6)

1951 l 2,361(7) 137(1) 2,498(8) 2 241( 2) 241(2) 3 64(1) 64(1)

2,361(7) 442(4) 2,803( 11)

1952 l 4,234(16) 4, 234( 16) 2 153(2) 153( 2) 4, 234( 16) 153( 2) 4,387(18) Table IV . - Continued (Butter sole)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of -G-eorg ia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF

Year Quarter 1953 1 2,469( 10) 2,469( 10)

1954 1 301( 1) 301 ( .1)

1955 1 1 , 140(5) 1,140( 5)

1956 1 2,785(13) 2,785(13) 4 111(1) 111 ( 1)

2,785(13) . 111( 1) 29896(14)

1957 1 2, 240( 11) 2, 240( 11)

1958 1 3, 234( 16) 3,234(16)

1959 1 1, 009 (5) 1 ,009( 5)

1960 1 1, 603 ( 7) 1,603(7) 2 203( 1) 203 ( 1)

1 ,806(8) 1,806(8)

1961 l 660(3) 660( 3) 2 258(1) 258(1) 3 1, 308( 7) . 1 ,308( 7) 4 255( 2) 255( 2)

2 , 226( 11) 255( 2) 2,481(13) Table IV. - Continued (Butter sole)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D ry::, 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL - 4BG 4BF Year Quarter 1962 l 1,878(9) 308( l) 2,186(10) 4 624( 2) 624(2) 1,878(9) 932( 3) 2,810(12)

1963 l 1,101(5) 202(1) 1,303( 6) 4 174(1) 174(1) 1,101(5) 174(1) 202( l) 1,477(7)

1964 l 999(4) 999(4) 3 183(1) 183(1) 999(4) 183( 1) 1,182(5)

1965 l 924(4) - 924( 4)

Total - 41~297~181) Apperidi~ - Tihle V. Turbot or ~rrbwtooth flou~ de i . (Ath~r§sthes : st ~mias)

Queen Charlotte Wash Hecate Strait Vancouver I s land Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 58 3D 3C 38 48J 4BL 48G 48F Yea r Qu art e r 1946

1947 l 97(2) 97( 2)

1948

1949

1950

1951 806( 5 ) 806( 5 )

1952

1953

1954

1955 Table V~ - Continued (Turbot)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Vancouver Is land Strait of Georgia Hecate Strait ington Sound Total 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF Year Quarter 1956 l 2 533(3) 130( l) 663(4) 3 728(5) 368(3) 1,096(8) 4

1, 261 ( 8) 498(4) 1,759(12)

1957 l 2 3 1, 033( 4) 1, 033( 4) 4

1,033(4) - ,, 1, 033( 4)

1958 2 181(1) 181(1)

1959 l 2 244(1) 244(1) 3 820(3) 221 ( l) 1,041(4) 4

820( 3) 465( 2) 1,285(5)

1960 l 2 3 351(1) 351(1) 4

351(1) 351(1) Table V. - Continued (Turbot)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 58 5A 3D 3C 38 48J 48L 48G 48F Year Quarter 1961 1 167(1) 167(1) 2 1,084(5) 1,194(6) 2, 278( 11) 3 228(1) 174(1) 402(2) 4 1,449(7) 1,368(7) 2,817(14)

;... 2,928(14) 2, 736( 14) 5' 664( 28) --

1962 1 2 242( 1) 938(3) 155(1) 1,335(5). 3 1,802( 6) 671(3) 2,473( 9) 4

242( 1) 2, 740(9) 671 ( 3) 155 (1) 3,808(14)

1963 1 2 413(2) 522( 3) 935(5) 3 643(3) 291 ( 1) 934(4) 4 161(1) 195(1) - 235( 1) 591(3)

413(2) 1,326(7) 486(2) 235(1) 2,460(12)

1964 1 53(1) 53(1) 2 177( 1) 177(1) 3 1,076(4) 1,076(4) 4 53(1) 1,253(5) 1,306( 6)

1965 1 2 - - - 3 814(3) 257( 1) 1,071(4) 4 142( 1) 142(1)

956(4) 257( 1) 1, 213( 5)

Total - 20 2 105 { 9 7 2 Appendix Tabl

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF

Year Quarter 1946 l 100(1) 100(1) 2 288( 3) 288(3) 3 851(4) 140(1) 991(5) ·4 238( l) - 238( l) 1, 239( s) 378( 2) . 1,617(10)

1947 2 271( l) 271(1) 3 508( 2) 508(2)

779(3) 779(3)

1948 3 431( 2) 431(2) 4 343(1) 343(1)

343(1) 431( 2) 774(3)

1949 l 2 350(1) 350(1) 3 348(1) 427( 2) 775(3) 4 910(2) 280( 2) 1,190(4)

1, 258( 3) 1, 057(5) 2,315(8)

1950 l 2 293 ( l) 293 ( l) 3 481(2) 1,136(3) 1,617(5) 4 924(3) 924( 3)

481(2) 2,353(7) 2,834(9) Table VI. - Contim.ied (Oo~er sole)

Queen Charlotte Wash_- .. Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 50 5C 58 5A 30 3C 38 48J 48L 48G 48F

~ · Quarter 1951 l 2 197(1) 65( l) 1,825(6) 2,087(8) 3 1,852(5) 1,852(5) 4 636( 2) 636( 2)

197(1) 65(1) 4,313(l3) 4,575(15)

1952 l 2 160(1) 160( 1) 3 204(1) 204(1) 4

160( l) 204(1) 364( 2)

1953 l 2.. 3 238( l) 247(1) 485( 2) 4

238( l) 24 7( l) 485(2)

1954 l 2 210( l) 21 o( l) 3 482( 2) 482( 2) 4 249 ( l) 249(1)

941(4) 941 (4)

1955 3 198(1) 198(1)

1956 2 90(1) 90( l)

1957 Table VI. - Continued (Dover sol e)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Tota l 5D 5C 58 5A 3D 3C 38 48J 481 48G 4BF Year Quarter 1958 1 2 - 146(1) 146(1) 3 193(1) 193( 1) 4 228(1) 228(1)

567(3) 567(3)

1959 1 2 179( 1) 179( 1) 3 4

179( 1 ) 179( 1)

1960 1 2 3 488(3) 488( 3) 4

488(3) 488( 3)

1961 1 2 3 312( 1) 312(1) 4 288( 1 ) 465( 2) 753'(3)

288( 1 ) 777( 3) 1 ;065(4) 1962 1 - 2 227(1) 227(1) 3 4 90( 1) 406~1~747 2 406~1~837 3

90( 1) 227(1) 1,153(3) 1,470(5) Table VI. - Continued (Dover sole) .

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of \)eorgia Sou.nct ington Total SD sc S8 SA 3D 3C 38 48J, 48L 48G 48F

Year Quarter 1963 l 2 3 729( 2) 729( 2) 4 210( l) 210( l)

939(3) 939(3)

1964 l 2 3 SSS( 2) sss(2) 4 29S(l) 29S( l)

sso( 3) 8S0(3)

196S l 2 3 721( 2) 721(2) 4 371(1) 291(1) 662(2)

371(1) 1, oi2( 3) 1,383(4)

Total - 21~913~84) Appendix Table oVII., :Sta±.ry flounder (P latLchthys .s.tellatus)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Tota 1 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF Year Quarter 1946 1 828( 3) 828(3) 4 79(1) 79(1)

828( 3) 79(1) 907(4)

1947 1 311( 6) 227(1) 538(7)

1948 1 337( 3) 337(3)

1949

1950 3 90( 2) 90( 2)

1951 1 665( 2) 351(1) 1,016(3)

1952

1953

1954

1955 1 181(1) 240(1) 421( 2)

1956 4 130( 1) 130(1)

1957 2 214(1) 214(1)

1958 2 101 ( 1) 101(1) Table VII~ - Continued (Starry flounder)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 5D 5C 58 5A 3D 3C 38 48J 48L 48G 48F illL Quarter 1959 2 323( 2) 323( 2)

1960 l 174(1) 174( l) . 3 126(1) 126( l) 4 310(1) 316(1) 233( l) 859(3)

126(1) 484(2) 316(1) 233(1) 1,159(5)

1961 l 184( l) 469( 2) 261(1) 914(4) 3 513(2) 513(2) 4 201 ( 1) 82( l) 212( 1) 495(3)

697( 3) 201 ( l) 82( l) . 681(3) 261(1) 1,922(9)

1962 l 124(1) 246(1) 163(1) 533(3) 4 287(1) 279(1) 566( 2)

411(2) 246( l) 163( 1) 279(1) 1, 099( 5)

1963 l 563( 2) 563( 2) 4 124( l) 124( l)

563(2) 124( l) 687(3)

1964 1 218(1) 214(1) 220(1) 378(1) 1, 030(4)

1965 l 315(1) 298('1) 193(1) 806(3) 4 323(1) 323(1)

315(1) 298( 1) 516( 2) 1, 129(4)

Total - ll 2 l 03 ~ 56 2 ------

Appendix Table VI I I. Pacific Cod (Gadus macroceph~ lus) ~ ...... _._ ' ,· · ' ·~;~: ·1· ·

. , ' . -: _ ·-

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Isl and Sound ington Strait of Georgi a Tota-1 50 5C 5B 5A 30 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF

Year Quarter y 1946 2 158(2) 158( 2) 1 1947 1 78(1) 82( 1) 67( 1) 227(3) 1948 1949

1950 l 150( 2) 53(1) 82( 1) 285( 4) 1 2 219( 2) 48 (1 ) 267(3) 3 187(2) 464( 6) 651(8) 4 146( 2) 146( 2)

515(6) 235( 3) 53 (1 ) 464( 6) 82( 1) 1,349(17)

1951 1 496( 2) 215 ( 1) 4, 246( 21) 4, 957( 24) 1 2 374( 3) 200(2) 3,874( 12) 309( 1) 4, 757( 18) 3 267(1 ) 673 ( 3) 444( 2) 1 ,384(6) 4 825( 3) 825(3)

374(3) 200( 2) 267(1) 5' 043( 17) 215(1) 5,824(27) 11,923(51) 1 1952 1 371(3) 371(3) 2 207(1) 766(3) 335( 2) 79( 1) 1,387(7) 3 36( 1 ) 155(1) 202(1) 137(1) 530( 4) 4

243( 2) 921( 4) 537(3) . 371(3) 216( 2) 2', 288( 14 1 1953 l - 100( 1) - 905( 8~ 1,005(9~ 2 600(6) 202( 2) 91 l 893 9 3 225( 2) 824( 6) 93 (1 ) 1, 221 ( 10) 4 12079(1~ l 120 1)

225 ( 2) 1,424(12) 100(1 ) 295 (3) 1, 195( 11) 3' 239( 29) Table VIII. - Continued (Pacific cod) 1 Queen Charlotte Wash- - Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Tota 1 i-1 5D ':£, 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BI 4BG 4BF

Year Quarter 3( 2) 1954 1 1,697(8) 875(4) •. 1,114( 6) 3' 686( 18) 2 1,063(5) 769(3) 2, 108(11) 3,940(19) 7( 3) 3 201(1) 274( 2) 2,413(14) 174(1) 260(2) 3 ,322( 20) 4 1,197(5) 211( 1) 1, 231 ( 7) 2, 639( 13)

3;957(18) 201(1) 1,043(5) 4,521(25) 211 ( l) 1,049(5) 2,605(15) 13,587(70) s( 4 ) 1955 1 2,113(9) 203( l) 505( 2) 631(4) 2,395( 10) 5,847(26) 7( 3) 2 646( 3) 133(1) 103( l) 359(3) 1, 663( 11) 170(1) l 05( 1) 3' 179( 21) 1(8) 3 282(2) 452( 3) 734(5) 6( 2) 4 213( l) 108(1) 379( 3) 700(5) 9( 17: 2,972(13) 133(1) 211( 2) 641(5) 2,318(15) 505( 2) 801(5) 2,774(13) 105(1) 10,460(57)

7( 241956 l 686(4) 182( l) 62(1) 263( 2) 1,397(8) 2, 590( 16) 7(18 2 542( 3) 210( 2) 135(1) 680(3) 2,100(14) 154(1) 3 '821( 24) 4(6) 3 90( l) 142( 1) 438(3) 459(3) 292( 2) 1,421(10) 5(3) 4 291( 2) 208( l) 499(3) 1,228(7) 300(3) 135(1) 822(4) 182( l) 2,891(20) 208(1) 876(6) 1,689(10) 8,331(53) :3(51. 1(3) 1957 l 426(3) 332( 2) 255(2) 658(4) 995(5) 2,666(16) 2 456(3) 920( 3) 2,507(9) 3'020(13) 6, 903( 28) :7( 7) 3 627(3) 2,035(7) 1 , 364(7) 326( l) 4,352(18) ,o( 4) 4 436( 2) 352( l) 788(3) 1,318(8) 1,547(6) 4,874(18) 255(2) 4' 736( 21) 984(5) 995(5) 14, 709( 65) ~8( 14 --1958 l 2, 105( 11) 196(1) 63 7( 3) 316( 2) 1,520(8) . 4, 774( 25) 2 418( 2) 1,063(7) 2,329( 12) 1,585(7) 1,162(8) 164( l) 6, 721(37) )5t 9 )3 9 ~ 3 190(2) 290( 2) 595(2) 1,348(8) 156(1) 2, 579( 15) ~1 ~lo: 4 2, 060( 11) 965( 4) 174(1) 472( 3) 3,671(19) w 1) 4, 773( 26) 1,353(9) 2,624(14) 1,781(8) 3,475(20) 811 ( 4) 316(2) 2,312(13) 17, 745(96) \9( 29 . Table VIII. - Continued (Pacific cod)

Qu een Ch arlotte Wash - Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington -- Tota 1 50 5C 5B 5A 30 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF Year Quarter 1959 1 4,216(20) 136( 1) 170( 1) 532(3) 2, 614( 13) 7,668(38) 2. 1,469(7) 580(3) : 717( 3 ) 2,530(8) . 2,470(8) 235( 1) 8,001(30) 3 3' 121 ( 16) 547(2) 241(1) 874(3) 1,305( 6) 901 (4) 177( 1) 7' 166(33) 4 404(2) 166(1) 570(3) 9' 210( 45) 1,127(5) 1, 094(5) 3 ,404( 11) 3,945(15) 1,698 (8) 2,957(15) 23,405(104) 1960 1 1,955( 10) 254( 2) 2,254(7) 4,463(19) 2 1,658(5) 616(3) 1,758( 8) 942(4) 417(1) 690(3) 6,081(24) 3 2,766(12) 844(3) 1,927(7) 614(3) 1,344(5) 91 (1) 7,586(31) 4 2,088(12) 259( 1) 138( 1) 853 (5) 3,338(19) 6,809(34) 2,502( 8) 2,543(10) 2, 631 ( 12) 2,424(10) 671(3) 3,888(16) 21,468(93)

1961 1 2,936( 13) 288( 2) 1,536(7) 4, 760( 22) 2 3,805( 15) 357(1) 1, 649 ( 7) 2,325( 8) 2,305( 8) 325( 1) 907( 2) 11,673(42) 3 2, 730( 10) 470(3) 475(2) 651 ( 3 )' 236( 1) 4,562(19) 4 1,330(6) 172(1) 98( 1) 96( 1) 1, 696( 9) 10,801(44) . 357( 1 )- 2,119(10) 2,325( 8) 475(2) 3'128( 12) 98(1) 288(2) 2, 193( 10) 907( 2) 22,691(92) 1962 1 6,058(26) 321 ( 1) 343(1) 229 ( 1) 100( 1) 547(3) 1,982(8) 9,580(41) 2 1,124(5) 385(1) 1,762(8) 383( 2) 2,501(9) 189(2) 6,344(27) 3 432(2) 782(2) 1,070(4) 383(1) 1,139(5) 3,806(14) 4 1,467(5) 183( 1) 34(1) 447(2) 764(5) 2,895(.14 ~ 9,081(38) 1,167(3) 2, 832( 12) 1,087(4) 343( 1) 4,052(16) 34(1) .100(1) 994(5) 2,935( .15) 22,625( 96)

1963 1 5' 092( 21) 191 (1) 350(1) 381 ( 2) 1,646(5) 7,660(30) 2 387(2) 2,472(8) 1,679(6) 548(2) 2,746(10) 331( 2) 1,261(4) 9,424(34) 3 1,571(5) 196(1) 1,056(4) 671(2) 186(1) 3,680(13) 4 1,592(6) 33 8( 1) 186(1) 187(1) 444(2) 340(1) 3' 087( 12)

8,642(34) 2,668(9) 2,926(11) 548(2) 4,105(14) 186(1) 187( 1) 1,156(6) 3,433(11) 23' 851( 89) - Table VIII . - Conti nu ed (Pa cifi c cod)

1 Hecate Strait Strait o f Georgia - Total

341(1) 1,543(7) 429( 2) 2,676(10) 9,531(42) 4, 824( 19) 559( 2 ) 1, 801(8) 356( 2) 1,854(8) 238( 1) 10,710(45) 721 ( 3) 1,362(6) 1,466(6) 886(5) 1,238(5) 8, 709(36) 569( 2) 352( 2) 184(1) 431( 2) 2,616(12) 6,455(25) 1, 921 ( 8) 3,619(16) 1, 242( 7) 4,819(21) 429( 2) 3,107(12) 238 (1) 31,566(135)

708(2) 614(3) 660(3) 185(1) 84(1) 713( 3) 8,249(37) 5,044(18) 1, 683( 6) 1,129(5) 877( 4) 3,020(12) 12,819(50) 1,355(5) 488(2) 539(2) 148(1) 1,014(4) 5' 856( 23) )( 22) 253( 1) 566( 2) 1,861(8) 5,-204( 22) l(42~ 2( 19: 7' 107( 25) 2,171(8) 1, 921 ( 8) 1,639(8) 5' 260( 21) 185(1) 84(i) 2,574(ll) 32, 128( 132) :,( 9) L( 92; Total - 261,750(1,198) )( 41 : +( 21: 5( 14: s( 14. s( 96

J(30: 4(34. 0(13 7( 12,

1( 89 : Appendix _Table. .IX. _ -1=-ing'co9 _ (OQhiodon elongatus)

Qu een Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Is land Strait of Georgia Sound ington Tota 1 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF

Year Quarter 1946

1947 4 20( 1) 20(1)

1948 1 43(1) 4(1) 47( 2) 2 9 (1) 9(1)

-52( 2) 4(1) 56(3)

1949

1950 - 4 9(1) 9(1)

1951 1 116( 1) 116( 1)

1952

1953

1954

1955

19'56

Negligible sampling prior to 1957 .. Table I X. - Continued (Lingcod)

Queen Charlotte Wash - Hecate Strait Vancouver Is.land St rait of Georgia Sound ington Tota .1 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF

:f§L Qu arter 1957 l 2 151( 1) 66(1) 266(2) 276( 2) 186(1) 945(7) 3 653(4) 781(8) 368( 2) 19076(6) 29878(20) 4

804(5) 847(9) 634( 4) 1 ,352( 8) 186( l) 3,823( 27)

1958 l 2 666 ~5~ 512(4) 404( 2) 288(1) 1,870( 12) 3 157 l 120( l) 998(7} 17(1) 1, 294( 10) 4 823( 6) 632( 5) 1, 402(9) 305( 2) 3' 162( 22)

1959 l 96( l) 96( l) 2 150(1) 695(5) 82( l) 400(2) 249(1) 98(1) 1,674(11) 3 57( l) 439(2) 245( l) 1,063(6) 1,804(10) 4 728(4) 728(4)

57( l) 150(1) 1, 134(7) 327( 2) 1,559(9 ) 249(1) 826(5) 4,302( 26)

1960 l 2 3 327( l) 1,494(7) 255 ( l) 454(2) 1,455(5) 147(1) 4, 132(17) 4 558(2) 558( 2)

327( l) 1,494(7) 255( l) 454(2) 1,455(5) 705( 3) 4,690(19)

1961 l -- - 2 938(3) 799(3) 860( 3) 2,597(9) 3 525( 2) 935(4) 206(1) 2, 190( 10) 140(1) 3,996(18) 4 63( l) 63( l)

1,463(5) 1,734(7) 206(1) 3, 113(14) 140(1) 6,656( 28) Table IX°' - Continued (Lingcod)

Qu een Charlotte Wash - Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia ington Sound Total 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF Year Qu arter 1962 l 2 933(4) 1,363(5) 75(1) 1, 712( 6) 242( 2) 4,325(18) 3 950(4) 1 ,406(6) 975(4) 3,331(14) 4

1,883(8) 2, 769( .ll) 75(1) 2,687( 10) 242( 2) 7' 656( 32)

1963 l 103( l) 199(1) 302( 2) 2 280(2) 242( l) 1, 255( 6) 569( 3) ?~346( 12) 3 436( 2) 1, 166( 5) 575( 4 ) 527(2) 2,704(13 ) 4

103 ( l) 716( 4) 1 ,607(7) 1 , 830( 10 ) 1,096( 5 ) 5,352( 27)

1964 l 2 251(1 ) 1,475(8) 481(2) 1, 245( 5) 3'452(16) 3 120( l) 96( l) 941( 5) 1,1:,30(6) 1 ,028(5) 3,315(18) 4 93( 1) 11 0( l) 203( 2)

371( 2) 96( l) 2,509( 14) 1 , 611 ( 8) 2, 273( 10 ) 11 0( 1) 6,970( 36)

1965 l 2 790( 3) 506(2) 949( 4) 1 ,700(7) 278( l) 4,223(17) 3 185(1) 442(2) l '801 ( 7) 1,904(8) 4,332(18) 4 380(2) 368( 3) 748(5)

975(4) 948(4) 2, 750( 11) 3,984(17) 646(4) 9 ,303(40)

Total - 52.115(263)

Table X. - Continued (Sable fish)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Alaska Hecate Strait Vancou ver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total 6 5D 5E 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF Year Quarter 1956 l 146(1) 146(1) 2 165( l) 165(1) 3 125( l) 250(1) 375( 2) 4 108(1) 108(1)

165( l) 146(1) 233(2) 250( l) 794(5)

1957 l 92( l) 126(1) 218( 2) 2 162( l) 163( l) 325( 2) 3 894(3) 251( l) . 339(2) 1,484(6) 4

92( l) 1,056(4) 251 ( l) 126(1) 502( 3) 2,027(10)

1958 l 2 3 231( l) 572(3) - .. 803(4) 4 438(2) 269( l) 707(3)

231( l) 438(2) 841(4) 1,510(7)

1959 l 2 3 102(1) 252( l) 286( l) 225(1) 432( 2) 1,297(6) 4 215( l) 299( l) 188(1) 702(3)

102(1) 252( l) 501( 2) 524( 2) 620(3) 1,999 (9)

1960 l 2 3 323(1) 516( 2) 601( 2) 1,440(5) 4 221 ( l) 279(2) 214( l) 714(4)

3 23( l) 221(1) 795(4) 815(3) 2,154(9) Table X. - Continued (Sable fish)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Alaska Hecate Strait Vancouver Island -Strait-of Georgia Sound ington Total 6 5D 5E 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF 'ill:£ Quarter 1961 l 2 3 1,438(6) 1,438(6) 4 888(3) 360(1) 234( 1) l ,482( 5)

888(3) 1,798(7) 234( l) 2, 920( 11)

1962 l 183( l} 183(1) 2 253( l) 253(1) 3 172( l) 438(2) 297( l) 1,458(6) 2,365( 10) )) 4 221(1) 426(1) 225(1) 872( 3)

393( 2) 438(2) 723( 2) 1,711(7) 408( 2) 3,673(15)

) 1963 l 193(1) 193(1) ) 2 - - - - 3 571( 2) 269(1) 840(3) ) 4 587(2) 269(1) 856(3)

571( 2) 269( l) 193(1) 587( 2) 269(1) 1,889(7)

) ) 1964 l 455~2~ 206(1) 66 1~ 3) 2 451 2 451 2) ) 3 567(2) 258( 2) 98(1) 923 (5) 4 144(1) 258(1) 209( l) 251 ( l) 862(4) 906(4) 711( 3) 258(1) 467(3) 98(1) 457(2) 2,897(14) ) 1965 l 659~ 3) 176(1) ) 2 158 l - - - 158 l 3 - 107( l) - 1,315(6) - 2,83ri154 10) ) 4 507(2) 908732~3~ 4 316( l) 281(1) 2,012 8) 1,324( 6) 1,640(7) 107( l) 316(1) 1,315(6) 457(2) 5,159(23)

Total - 34~ 235~ 143 2 Appendi x Table XI.. Ocean. perch (5ebastodes. a lutus)

Queen Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia Sound ington Total

5D ~ 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF Year Quarter 1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958 1 2 1,115(4) 245(1) 1,360(5) 3 4 1,115(4) 245(1) 1,360(5) Table XI. - Continued (Ocean _perch)

Qu een Charlotte Wash- Hecate Strait Vancouver Island Sound ington Strait of ·Georgia Total SD 5C SB 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF illL Quarter 19S9 1 - - 2 738( 2) 738(2) 3 4 738(2) 738(2)

1960 1 2 S27( 1) S27( 1) 3 802(3) 802(3) 4

1,329(4) _l, 329(4)

1961 1 2 1,024(4) 164( 1) l,188(S) 3 4

1,024(4) 164(1) l,188(S)

1962 1 2 l,71S(6) l ,71S(6) 3 103(1) 103( 1) 4 99(1) 78(1) 177(2)

1,818(7) 99(1) 78(1) l,99S(9)

1963 1 2 . 823(3) 289( 1) 1, 112( 4) 3 62s(2) 62s(2) 4 292( 1) 29 2( l)

1,740(6) 289(1) 2,029(7) , Table XI:. - Continued (Ocean perch)

Wash- Hecate Strait Queen Charl otte Vancouver Isl and Strai t of Georgia Sound ington Tota l 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4B L 4BG 4B F Year Quarter 1964 l 2 299 ( 2) 299( 2) 3 51(1) 972( 6) 349( 2) 629 ( 5) 115( l ) 135(1) 2~ 251 ( 16) 4

51(1) 1 , 271 ( 8) 349( 2) 629( 5) 11 5( l ) 135 (1 ) 2,550(18)

1965 l 2 1,579(7) 204(1) 1,783( 8 ) 3 627( 3) 418( 2) 253 ( l) 1 , 298( 6) 4 608 ( 2) 790( 3) 1,398(5)

2, 814(12) 1 ,412( 6) 253 ( l ) 4,479(19)

Tota l - 1: 5 2 668{ 69 2

0 Appendix Tabl@ XII. Miscellaneous species

Queen Hecate Vancouver Wash- Charlotte Strait of Georgia Strait Island ington Total Sound 5D '::£, 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BI. 4BG 4BF I Year Quarter i) :ur lfin sole ~Pleuronichthys decurrens) 1947 2 67(1) 67(1) l) 'omcod (Mi crogadus proximus) 1947 1 7( 1) 7(1) 4 34(1) 34( 1)

41(2) 41( 2)

ak e (MerlucciuS productus) 1947 4 197(1) 197(1)

) ) 1948 1 23( 1) 23( 1)

Total . "'." 220( 2)

-0 sole (P leuroni chthys coenosus) 1949 3 50(1) 50( 1)

1950 1 57( 1) 57(1)

Total - 107( 2)

opper rockfish (Sebastodes caurinus)l953 1 103(2) 103(2)

lack rockfish (Sebastodes melanops) 1951 1 69( 1) 69 ( 1)

1961 3 226(1) 226(1)

Total - 295( 2)

range rockfish (Sebastodes pinniger)l962 4 90(,1) 90( 1) Table XII. - Continued (Miscellaneous species)

Queen Ta Hecate Vancouver Wash- Charlotte Strait of Georgia Total Strait Island ington Sound 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF

Year Quarter Dusky sea-perch (Damalichthys vacca) 1951 l 83(1) 83(1) Sa

Green Sturgeon (Aci12enser medirostris) · 1954 2 75(1) 75(1)

Shad (Alosa sa12idissima) 1956 3 34(1) 34(1)

Yellowfin sole (Limanda as12era) 1946 l 363 ( 2) 363( 2)

1947 l 1, 029( 4) 1,029(4)

1951 l 240( l) 240(1)

1953 l 10(1) 10( 1)

1963 l 233( l) 233( 1)

Tota l - 1,875(9)

· Slender sole (Lyo12setta exilis) 1947 2 77( 2) 77(2) 3 235( 3) 235(3) 4 82(1) 280(2) 362( 3) 82(1) 592( 7) 674(8)

1964 l 104(1) 104(1)

Total - 778(9) - Table XII. - Continued (M i scellaneous species )

Queen Hecate Charlotte Vancouver Wash- Strait of Georgia Strait Sound Island ington - Total Year Quarter 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF 1) Sand So le (R3ettichthys me l a nos ti ctus) 194.6 l 45(1) 45(1) - 1947 l 69( 2) - ,_. . ~ ,_ 294 ~ l ~ - 1) 2 . 336 l . .. - 36313l 4 - -· - ·336 l - .. - ...- 73(1) ...... ,.. 73 l . . 142( 3) . 1) 630( 2) 772(5) 1948 2 206( l) . 206(1} 2) 1949 l 204( 1) 204(1) 4) 1950 l 304( l) 304(1) 2 269 ( 2) 724(4) 993 ( 6) 1) 269( 2) 1,028(!) 1, 29 7( 7) 1) 1951 l 85 (1) B5 (1) 1) 2 447(2) 447( 2) 447(2) 8§ (1) 532( 3 )

2) 1952 l 187(1) 187( 1) 3) 3) 1953 l 134(1) 134(1) 8) 1955 l 200(1) 200( l) 1) 1956 2 19 2( l) 19 2( l)

1957 2 75( 1) 75(.1)

1960 4 19 2( l) 192( l)

1961 l 189 (1) .,; 189(1) Tab l e XII. - Continued (Misce l laneous species)

Qu een Hecate Vancouver Wash- Cha r l otte Strait of Georgia Strai t Is l and ington Sound Tota l 5A 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF SD SC SB 3D 3C 3B - Year Quarter Sand sol e (Continued) 1964 l 313(1 ) 313_( l)

196S 2 239( 1) 239( 1) R

Tota l - 4~777 ~ 262

Rex so l e (Gl yptocepha lus za chirus) 1946 l 20S (l ) 205( 1) 2 300( 3) 300(3) 3 1 , 603( s) l ,603(S) F 2, 108 ( 9) 2, 108 ( 9) (

1947 l . 26( l) 26(1) 2 28( 1) 28 (1) 3 114( 1) 1S3( 2) 267(3 ) 4 987(6) 987( 6)

1 , 127(8) 181(3) 1 ,308( 11 )

1948 l 483 ( 2) 483 ( 2) 3 220( 1) 220(1)

703 ( 3) 703 ( 3)

1949 3 2S4( 1) llS( l ) 369( 2) 4 232( l ) 232( 1)

486( 2) llS( l ) ::::. 601( 3) - Table XII. - Continued (M i scellaneous species)

Queen Hecate Vancouver Wash- Charlotte Strait of Georgi a Strait Is land ington - Sound Total 5D 5C 5B 5A 3D 3C 3B 4BJ 4BL 4BG 4BF 1) - Year Quarter 1) Rex sole (Continued) 1950 3 75( 2) 75(2) - 4 402(1) 223( 2) 625(3) 402( 1) 298(4) 700(5)

1) Total - 8,457(44) 3) 5)

Flathead sole - --'. 1947 l 252( 2) 25 2( 2) 9) (HiQQ09 l oss oi des eiassodon) 2 77( 2) 77(2) 4 55(1) 55( 1) 1) 252( 2') 77( 2) 384(5) 1) 55( 1) 3) 6) 1949 4 156(1) 156(1)

,11 ) 1951 l - 195(1) 195(1)

'2) '1) 1952 2 88(1) 88(1)

:3l 1964 l 28=7( l) 287( 1)

: 2) Tota 1 - 1, llO\ 9) -) ) -:3l SE

/ ...... ·· ...... · SB

·· ...... ~

... 30

3C ... toO FATHOMS

50 FATHOMS

,... 1a•

Fig. 1. International (Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission) Statistical areas along the British Columbia coast. QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Fig. 2. Subdivision of fishing areas in PMFC Area 4 B.