Reh and Effort Statistics of the Canadian Groundfish Hery on the Pacific Coast M 1973 Fdata Record)

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reh and Effort Statistics of the Canadian Groundfish hery on the Pacific Coast m 1973 fData Record)

by J. E. Smith

FISHERIES AND MARINE SERVICE SERVICE DES P~CHES ET DES SCIENCES DE LA MER TECHNICAL REPORT No. RAPPORT TECHNIOUE N° 459

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CATCH AND EFFORT STATISTICS OF THE CANADIAN GROUNDFISH

FISHERY ON THE PACIFIC COAST IN 1973 (DATA RECORD)

by J. E. Smith

This is the 220lh Technical Report from the Pacific Biological Station Nanaimo, British Columbia

1974 - i -

Page

INTRODUCTION ------1

Part I

TRAWL FISHERY ------3

AREA DIVISIONS ------5

Major Statistical Area Divisions 5

Minor Statistical Area Divisions 6

Fig. 1 - Map of Major Statistical Areas 9

Fig. 2 - Map of Minor Statistical Areas 11

SPECIES OF FISH L~NDED BY TRAWLERS ------13

TABLES OF ANNUAL CATCH ------17

TABLES OF MONTHLY CATCH (LB) BY MAJOR AREA 25

TABLES OF MONTHLY CATCH (LB) BY MINOR AREA ------33

OTHER GROUNDFISH FISHERIES ------57

Part II

TRAWL CATCHES (METRIC TONS) BY AREA ------63

GROUNDFISH CATCHES (METRIC TONS), OTHER GEAR, BY AREA ------71 - 1 -

INTRODUCTION

The Canadian fishery for groundfish along Canada's west coast involves many species of demersal fish. Excluding halibut these contribute an average of 42 million Ib to the annual fish production (1963-72) of Canada. The bulk of the catch is taken by otter-trawling which also accounts for the majority of the species landed. The remaining catch is taken by longline, handline, troll, trap, pair seine, or shrimp trawl.

The total catch of all species by all gear from all areas for 1963-73 is shown in Table 1.

Total landings of 49.9 million Ib for 1973 were 20% higher than the mean for 1963-72. The main species landed was Pacific cod which at 16.5 million lb constituted one-third of the total catch. This species, virtually all of which is taken by trawl gear, has been dominant in landings for the past 20 years. Trawl and longline landings of dogfish increased greatly to 11.1 million Ib (22% of the total catch) due to a subsidy linked with herring quotas. Landings of trawl- and line-caught lingcod were 4.7 million Ib, 10% less than the previous year. Various species of trawl-caught flatfish formed a major component (8.0 million Ib) of landings, the most important being Dover sole and rock sole.

Detailed statistics for the groundfish fishery are presented in two parts.

Part I. The traditional report of catch (pounds) by species with fishing effort where known. The catch is reported by discrete domestic fishing areas and by larger United States-Canadian international areas commonly called PMFC areas.

Part II. Summaries of catch in metric tons by United States-Canadian areas and by larger INPFC areas in order to satisfy requirements of committees of the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission (Canada, Japan, United States) •

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The coverage of the trawl fishery is efficiently maintained by Messrs. R. M. Wowchuk and N. L. Venables whose headquarters are in Vancouver, B.C. The cooperation of the Special Economic Programs and Intelligence Branch of the Fisheries Service in Vancouver in providing sales slip information for uninterviewed trips is greatly appreciated. The tabular material for the trawl fishery section of the report was programmed for IBM 1130 reproduction by J. A. Thomson.

Basic statistics on catches of groundfish by gear other than trawl have been obtained from the reports: British Columbia catch statistics, 1963-73, Department of Environment, Fisheries Service, Pacific Region. Table 1. Total Canadian landings (1000 Ib) of groundfish by species taken by all gear from all areas on the Pacific coast, 1963-73.

Mean Species 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1963-72

English sale 1,295 1, 447 1,335 1,243 1,448 1,849 2,196 2,613 1,438 1,106 1,597 1,632 Rock sale 2,977 2,638 3,077 7,235 5,697 6,744 6,653 3,906 4,309 2,110 4,535 1,806 Petrale sale 937 1,225 1,288 1,302 1,040 813 351 464 1, 115 1,275 981 1,044 Dover sale 397 501 434 504 192 231 855 3, 110 2,987 2,424 1,164 1,830 Rex sale 9 21 19 21 42 19 107 372 424 359 139 317 Starry flounder 203 149 169 153 239 156 171 335 293 457 233 139 Other flat fish 171 275 583 457 777 429 402 1,284 458 561 540 1,274 Pacific cod 8,919 15,541 24,466 26,803 14,552 14,840 9,686 6,425 1l,014 19,102 15,135 16,506 Lingcod 4,800 5,571 6,472 7,225 7,316 9,126 7,164 6,731 6,290 5,274 6,597 4,708 N Sablefish 875 1,405 1,433 2,139 1,303 1,272 861 721 721 2,432 1,316 2,127 Pac. ocean perch 1,002 1,039 3,075 5,217 863 1,932 3,316 4,626 2,947 5,130 2,915 3,082 Other rockfish 794 1,010 852 726 776 965 2,060 2,051 2,091 3,939 1,526 3,151 Misc. species 158 230 209 195 192 218 199 243 228 651 252 429 Dogfish 373 109 223 370 124 65 2 295 287 253 210 1l,078 Animal food 3,7/+8 4,840 3,813 5,458 7,389 5,578 8,412 1,953 943 1,131 4,327 655 Reduction 267 377 215 654 350 219 131 131 157 157 266 153

Total 26,925 36,378 47,663 59,702 42,300 44,456 42 , 566 35,260 35,702 46,361 41,733 49,931 - 3 -

PART I TRAWL FISHERY

The Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, maintained port observers at Vancouver, Steveston, and occasionally at Victoria and Prince Rupert in 1973. These men conducted interviews with trawler captains to obtain information on effort expended on ground fish catch, by species and area, depths fished, and other pertinent data. In 1973, 84% (by weight) of the total trawl landings was covered by these interviews. Through the cooperation of the Special Economic Programs and Intelligence Branch of the Fisheries and Marine Service, Department of the Environment, in Vancouver, the remaining 16% of landings was recorded from sales slips on which no effort (hours fished) was available. Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) statistics obtained from the interview data were used to estimate effort expended for the catch recorded on sales slips.

From total catch and total estimated effort data, an annual average CPUE in pounds per hour was calculated for each major fishing area. Also calculated was the percentage of total catch and total effort expended in each of the areas. These last two statistics not only serve to show relative importance of each area, but are used in the calculation of the "success ratio." This parameter is defined as the percent of total catch divided by percent of total effort.

Total landings in 1973 (excluding crab and dumped 1 fish) by the British Columbia trawl fleet were 38,580,873 lb, a decrease of 7% from the total catch in 1972. Effort expended was 23,699 hr which resulted in an overall CPUE of ~628 lb/hr, 9% higher than in 1972.

The strongest contributor to the trawl fishery in 1973 was the Pacific cod despite the fact that total landings of 16.5 million lb were 13% lower than in 1972. There were marked decreases in landings of Pacific ocean perch, which at 3.1 million lb were 39% less than in 1972, and in landings of other rockfish species (2.7 million lb) which were 21% less than in 1972. Landings of other flatfish species totalled 1.2 million lb which were twice the amount taken in 1972. This was due to utilization of arrowtooth flounder as a food fish. Dogfish catch by trawl gear increased to 4.3 million lb.

Area 4B (Strait of Georgia) - See Fig. 1 for location of areas

Total landings of 4.3 million lb showed an increase of 57 % from 1972. This was due to the fishery for dogfish, landings of which, at 2.8 million lb, accounted for more than 50% of the catch. CPUE increased 12% to 674 lb/hr.

Area 3c (Southwest Coast of Vancouver Island)

Tota 1 landings of 8.8 million lb l..Jere down 38 '7'0 from those in 1972. This was due to the ).0 million lb decrease in landings of Pacific cod.

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CPUE decreased 11% to 1,355 Ib/hr. Lingcod catch increased about 50% to 1.7 million lb.

Area 3D (Northwest Coast of Vancouver Is land)

There was a slight increase in landings (which rose to 625,000 lb) in this area from those for 1972. CPUE increased 26% to 1,228 lb/hr. Lingcod and Pacific cod were the main species caught in this area.

Area SA (South Queen Charlotte Sound)

The total catch of 3.1 million lb decreased 22% from that for 1972 because of decreases in landings of Pacific ocean perch and Pacific cod. CPUE decreased 11% to 1,715 Ib/hr. Main species caught were various rockfish species and Pacific cod.

Area sB (North Queen Charlotte Sound)

A 42% decline in total landings, which amounted to only 4.1 million Ib in 1973, was due to the reduced landings of Pacific ocean perch and other rockfish species. However, CPUE increased 21 % to 2p33 Ib/hr.

Area 5C (South Hecate Strait)

Total landings of 5.6 million Ib were more than double those for 1972. Main species caught was Pacific cod, landings of which, at 4.3 million lb, constituted more than 75 % of the total landings from this area. Overall CPUE in 1973 at 2,780 lb/hr was almost double that of the previous year.

Area 50 (North Hecate Strait )

Overall production of 12.2 million Ib was 1.4 million lb (13/0) greater than in 1972. Main species caught were Pacific cod (4.5 million Ib), dogfish (1.4 million lb ) , and English sole (1.2 million lb). Overall CPUE rose to 2,654 Ib/hr, an incre,lse of 39 /0'

Catch statistics have been summarized in the following tables by month and by major and minor statistical area, the boundaries of which are described below. Effort statistics have been summarized by month by major statistical area. The tables have been divided into four sections:

1. Tables of annual catch which include -

a) total catch and total effort statistics for major statistical area;

b ) total calch by main species by major statistical areas; - 5 -

c) breakdown of landings of "other flatfish," "other rockfish," "miscellaneous species," and "animal food," by major statistical areas;

d) total catch by all species by minor statistical areas.

2. Tables of monthly catch by major area -

landings of all species by month by major statistical area.

3. Tables of monthly catch by minor area -

landings of all species by month by minor statistical area.

4. Other gear.

AREA DIVIS IONS

Standardization between Canada and the United States in reporting of groundfish catches on the Pacific coast has resulted in assignment of catches to certain major statistical areas. In the United States these areas are used by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in their annual summaries of catch statistics.

Major Statistical Area Divisions

Figure I illustrates the major statistical areas off British Columbia and gives their numerical designation. The following is a complete description of the boundaries of these areas.

Area 3B. Northwest Washington Coast. From Latitude 47°20'N to a line bearing 220° True from the midpoint of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and crossing said latitude. This area includes the Quillayute and Umatilla Reef grounds and the shallow waters off Cape Flattery.

Area 3C. Southwest Coast Vancouver Island. From the northern boundary of Area 3B to a line bearing 200° True from Estevan Point southward to the 49° parallel of latitude, thence westward along said parallel. This area includes the Cape Flattery Spit, the Swift sure Bank, La Perouse Bank (Big Bank or 40 Mile Bank), the Cabbage Patch, the Firing Range, the Lennard Island and Sydney Inlet grounds, and the inshore waters of Barkley Sound.

Area 3D. Northwest Coast Vancouver Island. From the northern boundary of Area 3C to Latitude 50 0 30'N. This area includes the Nootka, Esperanza and Kyuquot grounds as well as the Estevan Deep.

Area 4A. The United States territorial waters inside the Bonilla-Tatoosh line including Puget Sound. No Canadian catch from this area. - 6 -

Area 4B. The Canadian waters from the Bonilla-Tatoosh line inside to a line drawn north and south (Mag.) through Pine Island at the upper end of Queen Charlotte Strait. This area, defined simply as the Strait of Georgia, includes all Canadian inshore grounds of Juan de Fuca Strait, Johnstone and Queen Charlotte straits and Georgia Strait.

Area 5A. South Queen Charlotte Sound. From the northern boundaries of Areas 4B and 3D to Latitude 51 0 15'N. This area includes all grounds incorporated in the Cape Scott Bank and a portion of the grounds in the gully between the Cape Scott Bank and the Goose Island Bank. It also includes catches from the Virgin Rocks ground.

Area 5B. North Queen Charlotte Sound. From Latitude 51 0 15'N to Latitude 52°00'N on the westward side of Cape St. James and from Latitude 51 0 15'N to Latitude 52°10'N on the eastward side of Cape St. James. This area includes all grounds associated with the Goose Island Bank and the remaining portion of the grounds in the gully between the Goose Island Bank and the Cape Scott Bank.

Area 5C. South Hecate Strait. From Latitude 52°10'N to a line drawn from Spit Point (Sandspit) on Moresby Island to the southern tip of Bonilla Island. This area includes the grounds known as the "Horseshoe" and the "Ole Spot" in the central region of the Strait.

Area 5D. North Hecate Strait. From the northern boundary of Area 5C to Latitude 54°40'N, limited to the westward by Longitude 133°W across Dixon Entrance. This area includes the Two Peaks ground (northeast of Rose Spit), the Butterworth-Warrior edge, the Fingers (southwest of Archibald Island), the Oval Hill ground, the White Rock ground (northwest of Bonilla Island), the Skidegate Inlet ground, the Fife Point grounds, the grounds lying 25 miles southwest of Seal Rocks, and grounds in Dixon Entrance.

Area 5E. West Coast Queen Charlotte Islands. From Latitude 52°00'N to 54°40'N, limited to the eastward by Longitude 133 °W across Dixon Entrance.

Area 6. Alaska. Encompass waters bounded on the south by Latitude 54°40'N and on the west by Longitude 147°W.

Minor Statistical Area Divisions

Minor areas are uS0d to give more detailed information on region of capture of groundfish. They are areas within major areas and are basically the Fisheries Service statistical areas with some modifications. Figure 2 illustrates the areas and the modifications are catalogued below.

(1) The boundary between Areas 2A East and 4 has been shifted northwest ward to Rose Spit. This brings the whole of the "Two Peaks" ground within Area 4.

(2) The boundary between 2A East and 2B East has been shifted north,... ard to lie along the Sandspit-Bonilla Island line. This is the internationally agreed line of division between upper and lower Hecate Strait (major Areas 5D and 5C). - 7 -

(3) Minor Area 5 has been divided into two subareas, designated 5U and 5L, by the Sandspit-Bonilla Island line to preserve the division mentioned above.

(4) The southern boundary of Areas 2BE and 6 has been shifted to lie along 52°l0'N Latitude to conform with the boundary between major Areas 5C and 5B.

(5) Area 8 has been expanded to include the whole of the Goose Island Bank. This has involved (a) shifting the northern boundary and eliminating Area 7, (b) shifting the southern boundary and eliminating the offshore portion of Area 9, and (c) the elimination of Area 30, previously used for offshore catches in Queen Charlotte Sound. There is, in this report, no westward limit to Area 8.

(6) Area 9 has been changed and is now a circle 6 miles in diameter surrounding the Sea Otter group and the Virgin Rocks grounds. It is considered to be part of major Area 5A.

(7) Area 11 has been expanded to include all of the Cape Scott Bank. This has meant the elimination of Area 10, the inclusion of the portion of Area 12 lying westward of Bates Passage, and the addition of the part of Area 27 lying northward of 50 0 30'N Latitude. This is to conform with the boundary between major Areas 5A and 3D.

(8) As a result of the modification of Area 11, Area 12 is now restricted to the inshore waters of Queen Charlotte Strait, with Bates Passage as its western limit.

(9) The boundary between Areas 24 and 25 has been shifted to lie along the boundary between major Areas 3D and 3C.

(10) The boundary between Areas 23 and 24 has been shifted northwards to Portland Point and it lies on a bearing of 225 0 True. This is to bring the whole of the ground known as the Firing Range (which formerly lay on the boundary between these two areas) entirely within Area 23.

All other minor areas remain the same as those defined by the Fisheries Service charts.

The following shows the relationship between the major and the minor areas:

Major Areas Minor Areas

2 6 Alaska Southeastern, Yakutat 5E West Coast Queen Charlotte Islands lW 5D North Hecate Strait lE; 2AE; 3·, 4·, 5U 5C South Hecate Strait 2BE; 5L; 6 5B North Queen Charlotte Sound 8 5A South Queen Charlott~ Sound 9·, 11 3D Northwest Coast Vancouver Island 27; 26; 25 - 8 -

3C Southwest Coast Vancouver Island 24; 23; 21 3B Northwest Washington Coast " C" 4B Strait of Georgia 3 12; 13; 14; 15 ; 16; 17 ; 18; 19 ; 20; 28 ; 29

2Southeastern - from 54°40'N to 137°W. Yakutat from 137°W to 147°W.

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SPECIES OF FISH LANDED BY TRAWLERS

The following species were observed in trawl landings in British Columbia in 1973:

Family and Common Name Scientific Name

Fishes

Acipenseridae Green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris (Ayres)

Agonidae Sturgeon poacher Agonus acipenserinus (Tilesius)

Ammodytidae Pacific sand lance Ammodytes hexapterus (Pallas)

Anarrhichadidae Wolf-eel Anarrhichthys ocellatus (Ayres)

Anoplopomatidae Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria (Pallas)

Bothidae Mottled sanddab Citharichthys sordidus (Girard)

Carcharhinidae Blue shark Prionace glauca (Linnaeus) Soupfin shark Galeorhinus zyopterus (Jordan and Gilbert)

Chimaeridae Ratfish Hydrolagus colliei (Lay and Bennett)

Clupeidae Pacific herring Clupea harengus pallasi (Valenciennes) Shad Alosa sapidissima (Wilson)

Cottidae Great sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (pallas) Staghorn sculpin Leptocottus armatus (Girard)

Embiotocidae Pile seaperch Rhacochilus vacca (Girard) Shiner seaperch Cymatogaster aggregata (Gibbons)

Engraulidae Anchovy Engraulis mordax (Girard)

Gadidae Pacific cod, true cod or grey cod Gadus macrocephalus (Tiles ius) Pacific pollock, bigeye or whiting Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas) Pacific tomcod Microgadus proximus (Girard) - 14 -

Hexagrammidae Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas) Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus (Girard) White spotted greenling Hexagrammos stelleri (Tilesius)

Merlucciidae Pacific hake Merluccius productus (Ayres)

Osmeridae Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus (Richardson)

pleuronectidae Arrowtooth flounder or turbot Atheresthes stomias (Jordan and Gilbert) Butter sole Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington) C-O sole Pleuronichthys coenosus (Girard) Curlfin sole Pleuronichthys decurrens (Jordan and Gilbert) Dover sole Microstomus pacificus (Lockington) English or lemon sole Parophrys vetulus (Girard) Flathead sole Hippoglossoides elassodon (Jordan and Gilbert) Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis (Schmidt) Petrale sole or brill Eopsetta jordani (Lockington) Rex sole Glyptocephalus zachirus (Lockington) Rock sole Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres) Sand sole Psettichthys melanostictus (Jordan and Gilbert) Slender sole Lyopsetta exilis (Jordan and Gilbert) Starry flounder Platichthys stellatus (Pallas)

Rajidae Big skate Raja binoculata (Girard) Longnose skate Raja rhina (Jordan and Gilbert)

Scorpaenidae Rougheye rockfish Sebastes aleutianus (Jordan and Evermann) Pacific ocean perch " alutus (Gilbert) Redbanded rockfish " babcocki (Thompson) Silvergray rockfish " brevispinis (Bean) Copper rockfish " caurinus (Richards) Darkblotched rockfish " crameri (Jordan) Splitnose rockfish II diploproa (Gilbert) Greenstriped rockfish " elongatus (Ayres) Widow rockfish " entomelas (Jordan and Gilbert) Yellowtail rockfish " flavidus (Ayres) Rosethorn rockfish II helvomaculatus (Ayres) Quillback rockfish II maliger (Jordan and Gilbert) Black rockfish melanops (Girard) Speckled rockfish paucispinis (Ayres) Canary rockfish pinniger (Gill) Redstripe rockfish proriger (Jordan and Gilbert) Yellowmouth rockfish reedi (Westrheim and Tsuyuki) Yelloweye rockfish ruberrimus (Cramer) Sharpchin rockfish zacentrus (Gilbert) Shortspine thornyhead Sebastolobus alascanus (Bean) - 15 -

Squalidae Pacific dogfish Squallls acanthias (Linnaeus)

Tr ichodon t idae Sandfish Trichodon trichodon (Tilesius)

Zoarcidae Blackbelly eel pout Lycodopsis pacifica (Collett)

Invertebrates

Cancridae Dungeness crab Cancer magister (Dana)

Loliginidae Squid Loligo opalescens (Berry)

Maiidae Tanner crab Chionoecetes £airdi (Rathbun)

Octopodidae Octopus or devilfish Octopus apollyon (Berry)

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TABLES OF ANNUAL CATCH

TOTAL CATCH (EXCLUDING CRAB AN D DUMPED FISH) AND TOTAL EFfORT FOR TIlE BRlTISH COLUMB IA TRAWL FLEET IN 1973. (CATC H IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS, EFFORT I N HOURS.)

MAJOR AREA TOTAL 4B 3c 3D SA 5B 5C 5D

MONTH CATCH EFFORT CATCH EFFORT CATCH EF FORT CATCH EFFORT CATCH EFFORT CA TCH EFFOR T CATCH EFFORT CATCH EFFORT

JAN. 171.0 385 45.0 72 18.6 21 360.1 248 594.7 726

FEB. 1579.9 1662 2501.8 573 698.2 237 534.4 218 5314 .3 26 90

MAR. 1I81.5 1137 882.9 845 l.~ 9 55.0 41 96.4 35 21 3.5 51 1188.1 250 3618.8 2368

APR. 29 9. 5 54! 655.0 738 68. 1 41 5.2 10 954.0 259 317.3 140 695.7 282 2994 .8 2011

MAY 1I7.0 1111 516.3 714 243. I 12 5 718.8 220 :!25.5 143 1813.5 542 12 60.7 581 4894.9 2435

f-' JUNE 60.3 ! .. 818.1 525 194.7 186 715.2 614 895.2 686 77 3.5 482 151 1. 2 641 4968.2 3279 '" JULY 58 .4 ;s 1140.1 900 105.3 120 300.5 311 :; 55.2 423 515.6 14 7 1857.0 562 4532. 1 2501

AUG. 0.4 2 706.0 1038 147 .4 66 376.7 159 412.2 75 1662.7 458 !305.4 1798

SEPT. 28.2 123 830.8 628 0.8 2 13.1 226.9 74 514.0 156 1065.6 405 2679.4 1395

OCT. 83.2 23 3 625.5 409 1I.7 26 685.6 350 177 .1 87 12 3. 5 72 11 26 . 7 497 2833.3 1674

NOV. 277.3 845 81.7 57 385.2 143 383. 7 99 70.5 45 594.4 265 17 92 .8 1454

DEC. 394.8 1082 29.1 19 197.5 46 81.9 29 348.8 192 to52.1 1368

TOTAL 4251.5 630 3 8803.2 6499 625 .1 509 3055.1 1781 4088.2 20ll 5552 .3 1997 12205.4 4599 38580.8 23699

CIE (LB/HR) 674 1355 1228 1715 2033 2780 2654 1628

70 CATCH 11.02 22 . 82 1. 62 7.92 10.60 14.39 31. 63

70 EFFORT 26.59 27.42 2.15 7.52 8.49 8.43 19.40

SUCCESS RATIO 0.41 0.83 0.75 1. 05 1.25 1.71 1. 63 TOTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA TRAWL CATCH (LB) BY MAIN SPECIES BY MAJOR AREA IN 1973 (EXCLUDING CRAB AND DUMPED FISH).

MAJOR AREA SPECIES TOTAL 4B 3C 3D 5A 5B 5C 5D

ENGLISH SOLE 208,071 21,118 310 1,309 2,776 157,596 1,239,089 1,630,269 ROCK SOLE 85,487 315,064 34,029 92,400 151,729 450,683 659,443 1,788,835 PETRALE SOLE 2,414 867,523 18,789 83,267 21,777 21,211 29,375 1,044,356 DOVER SOLE 15,779 16,621 29,713 74,608 3,481 1,689,417 1,829,619 REX SOLE 750 585 622 8,613 306,832 317,402 STARRY FLOUNDER 21,266 23,226 77 1,747 89,467 135 , 783 OTHER FIA TFISH 30,532 114,116 888 80,698 45,885 49,969 899,352 1,221,440 PACIFIC COD 973,056 5,439,505 236,146 536,963 465,511 4,342,459 4,459,285 16,452,925 N LINGCOD 32,547 1,732,412 252,046 290,956 75,701 113,892 157,096 2,654,650 0 SABLEFISH 13,841 98,422 4,648 25,863 749 38,992 182,515 PAC. OCEAN PERCH 375,543 2,622,628 51,628 31,983 3,081,782 OTHER ROCKFISH 52,979 105,751 78,658 1,390,363 488,340 40,132 524.392 2,680,615 MISC. SPECIES 53,138 47,255 4,234 140,252 35,922 33,384 106,622 420 , 807 DOGFISH 2,758,662 392 4,342 623 165,411 1,402,773 4,332,203 ANIMAL FOOD 500 2,764 3,702 77,170 570,587 654,723 REDUCTION 3,094 18,377 20,414 76,093 34,221 750 152,949

TOTAL 4,251,366 8,803,296 625,177 3,055,155 4,088,078 5,552,346 12,205,455 38,580,873

EFFORT (HR) 6,303 6,499 509 1,781 2,Oll 1,997 4,599 23,699 21 -

SPECIES LANDED AS "OTHER FLATFISH," "OTHER ROCKFISH," "MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES," AND "ANIMAL FOOD," BY MAJOR AREA IN 1973 (LB).

MAJOR AREA SPECIES TOTAL 4B 3C 3D 5A 5B 5C 5D

OTHER F LA TFl SH Arrowtooth flounder 30,532 103,310 888 80,698 45,885 43,698 883,047 1,188,058 Butter sole 6,271 16,305 22,576 Sand sole 10,806 10,806

TOTAL 30,532 114,116 888 80,698 45,885 49,969 899,352 1,221,440

OTHER ROCKFISH Yellowmouth rockfish 389,438 389,438 Yellowtail rockfish 8,092 44,359 770,964 376,833 1,736 1,201,984 Unspec ified rockfish 44,887 61,392 78,658 229,961 111,507 40,132 522,656 1,089,193

TOTAL 52,979 105,751 78,658 1,390,363 488,340 40,132 524,392 2,680,615

MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES Octopus 5,635 8,984 173 460 229 1,806 8,789 26,076 Perch 1,776 491 36 125 2,428 Pollock 19,701 146 136,427 18,803 897 14,270 190,244 Skate 13,153 33,691 2,764 3,143 10,928 30,352 83,254 177,285 Sturgeon 132 3,943 1,297 222 51 5,645 Other misce llaneous species 12,741 5,962 293 133 19, 129

TOTAL 53,138 47,255 4,234 140,252 35,922 33,384 106,622 420,807

ANIMAL FOOD Arrowtooth flounder 79,687 79,687 Butter sole 5,650 1,100 6,750 Hake 1,900 1,900 Pollock 15,100 15,100 Rock fish 2,450 2,450 Uns pec ified 500 2)764 3,702 71,520 470,350 548,836

TOTAL 500 2,764 3,702 77 , 170 570,587 654,723 BRITISH COLUMBIA TRAWL CATCH (LB) BY SPECIES BY MINOR AREA IN 1973.

AREA SPECIES IE 2AE 4 5UP 2BE 5LO 8 9 II 25 26 27

EN GLISH SOLE 13,082 844,478 381,529 146,894 10, 702 2,776 1,309 167 143

ROCK SOLE 2,097 4, 170 393,777 259,399 45 0,683 151,729 92,400 8,873 1,561 23,595

PETRALE SOLE 4,320 8,921 16,1 34 21,211 21,777 83,267 2,628 16,161

DOVER SOLE 30,411 1,649,720 9,286 3,481 74,608 2,944 26,769

REX SOLE 8,442 271,447 26,943 8,613 622 585

BUTTER SOLE 16,305 6,271

SAND SO LE

ARROWTOOTH FLOUNDER 17 ,896 561,356 303,795 37,470 6,228 45,885 80,698 888

STARRY rLOUNDER 4,557 225 70,639 14,046 1, 747 77

PACIfIC COD 25,438 53 , lJLO 3,009,105 1,371 ,122 4,342,459 465,5 11 536,963 15,201 II ,498 209,447

LINGCOD 2,5 14 334 115 ,053 39,195 99,395 14,497 75,701 290,956 1,340 4,877 245,829

SABLEfISH 36,242 2,750 515 234 25,863 4,648

PACifIC OCEAN PERCH 25,650 6,333 50,162 1,466 2,622,628 12,79 1 362,752 N YELLOWTAIL ROCKFISH 1,005 731 376,833 770,964 N

YELLOWMOUTH ROCKFISH 389,438

OTHE R ROCKf I SH 105,580 263,546 153,530 40,054 78 111,507 2,969 226,992 32,897 19 45,742

SKATE 2,311 62,870 18 , 073 30,352 10,928 3,143 855 1,909

PERCH 125 36

OCTOPUS 10 1,993 6,786 1,806 229 460 173

STURGEON 23 28 222 759 538

POLLOCK 14, 270 897 18,803 136,427

MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES 82 51 293 5,962

REDUCTION 750 34,221 76,093 20,414

DOGfISH 1l,211 4,092 1,387,470 76,625 88,786 623 4,342

ANINAL fOOD 2, 000 274,930 293,657 72,943 4,227 3,702

TOTAL 246,174 58,349 7,609,324 4,291,608 5,426,128 126,218 4,088,078 18,704 3,036,451 62,970 18,098 544,109

CRAB 130

DUMPED fISH 9,415 9,871

(C one'd) (Cont'd) BRITI~H COLUMBIA TRAWL CATCH (LB) BY SPECIES BY MINOR AREA IN 1973,

AREA SPECIES TOTAL 21 23 24 12 13 14 17 18 20 29

ENGLISH SOLE 3,560 8,841 8,711 2,940 10,339 63,845 20,878 61,564 6,761 41,744 1,630,269

ROCK SOU: 97,460 165,987 51,617 2,518 12,593 21,089 31,251 13,018 5,018 1,768,835

PETRA u: SOLE 357,512 490,478 19,533 40 146 2,228 1,044,356

DOVER SOU: 728 15,277 616 115 14,880 784 1,829,619

REX SOLE 750 317,402

BUTTER SOLE 22,576

SAND SOLE 1,300 1,774 7,732 10 ,806

ARROWTOOTH FLOUNDER 10,497 92,813 34 30,498 1,188,058

STARRY FLOIJNDER 573 2,638 20,015 1,449 3,601 7,331 1,125 7,410 350 135,783

PACIFIC COD 1, 171,723 4,218,005 49,777 9,839 6,508 228,388 300,463 394,731 9,491 15,641 16,452,925

LINGCOD 193,012 1,188,912 350,488 1,083 1,872 14,239 7,750 2,825 4,778 2,654,650

SABLEFISH 25,557 72,558 307 60 198 12,116 1,467 182,515 N w PACIFIC OCEAN PERCH 3,081,782

YELLOWTAIL ROCKFISH 23,064 21,295 3,896 4,196 1,201,984

YELLOWMOUTH ROCKFISH 389,438

OTHER ROCKFISH 11,366 42,255 7,771 1,014 4,264 6,846 22,748 6,440 3,462 113 1,089,193

SKATE 15,670 12 , 595 5,426 390 114 1,858 2,911 6,235 554 1,091 177,285

PERCH 463 28 1,319 457 2,428

OCTOPUS 1,586 6,576 822 88 1,697 3,790 60 26,076

STURGEON 419 1,446 2,078 132 5,645

POLLOCK 146 210 3,192 9,465 6,834 190,244

MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES 4,310 396 8,035 19,129

REDUCTION 2,543 9,560 6,274 2,902 192 152,949

DOGFISH 120 272 152,180 695,379 1,197,950 682,510 30,643 4,332,203

ANIMAL FOOD 2,651 113 155 345 654,723

TOTAL 1,916,690 6,355,292 531,314 19,425 177,006 1,027,329 1,611,644 1,220,993 92,519 102,450 38,580,873

CRAB 1,195 240 1,120 2,854 390 5,929

DUMPED FISH 19,286

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TABLES OF MONTHLY CATCH (LB) BY MAJOR AREA RRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 - AREA 4A STRAIT OF GEORGIA

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE J UL Y AUGUST SEPT. OC T. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLI SH S. 14,037 46,124 33,392 27,759 21.1BB 33,793 390 362 B,242 3, Bll IB,973 208,071

ROCK S. 16,273 29,351 5,645 3,477 5,579 582 130 12,837 4,533 1,885 5.195 8;,487

PETRALE S. 40 2,228 146 2,414

DOVER S. 818 13,787 1,093 Bl 15,779

REX S.

STAR.FLDR 2,197 5,360 5,328 1,496 834 105 5,946 21,266

OTHER FLAT. 30,49B 34 30,532

N PACIFIC COD 117,256 231,926 284,063 124,356 76,972 13,316 1,635 45 11,950 24,914 16,565 70,058 973,056 0'

LINGCOD 429 55 11 ,322 6,219 5,467 4,648 770 1,467 808 758 604 32,547

SABLEFISH 229 6,136 6,985 34 60 6 13 60 318 13,b41

OC.PERCH

OTtt.ROCKF. 1,035 16,868 16,143 1,063 1,609 6,661 3,920 23 1,171 365 362 3,753 52,979

MISC.SP. 2,578 9,060 7,387 2,710 2,346 848 6,834 29 430 591 3,075 17,250 53, 138

DOGFISH 16'85~1231'617 811,191 130,112 2,920 140 42,580 250,683 272,569 " 2758,662

ANIMALFOOD 80 420 500

REDUC rrON 2,902 100 92 3,094

TOTAL 170'96~1579'85~1181'456 299,454 116,975 60,341 5B,416 367 28,223 83,239 277,291 394,781 4251,366 BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1°73 - AREA 3C SOUTHWEST COAST VANCOUVER I SLANl'

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JIJNE JUL Y AUGUST SEPT. DC T. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 2,144 3,460 9,655 2,1)41 500 1,885 1,192 241 21,1H'

ROCK S. 15,493 30,908 51,944 52,917 34,191 37,410 40,626 19,494 20,242 9,674 2,16') 315,(;64

PETRALE S. 1,138 1,899 10,088 76,734 160,917 204,751 184,832 210,630 16,534 867,523

DOVER S. 200 15,441 596 384 16, 6 21

REX S. 750 750

STAR.FLDR 3,358 2,621 1,599 14,050 1,054 544 23,226

OTHER FLAT. 9,901 <;61 99,91)0 3,7')4 114,116

N PACIFIC COD 28,96 ~ 2303,601 809,728 442,796 330,411 472,()1l 397,477 76,942 338,887 195,251 43,437 5439,505

LINGCOD 120 152,725 5,576 142,307 90,968 210,769 378,830 394,730 212,245 137,111 7,031 1732,412

SABLEFISH 2,230 16,248 5,543 47,466 15,988 10,947 98,422

OC.PERCH

OTH.ROCKF. 292 6,427 1,859 1,908 1,615 5,761 18,404 2,391 21,93':1 44,982 173 105,751

MISC.SP. 44 3,682 5,851 6.115 15,261 9,490 3,805 1,431 905 436 235 47,255

DOGFISH 392 392 flNIMALFOOD 113 104 129 2,418 2,764

RE DUC T I ON 1,031 1,610 1,031 7,431 166 6,140 968 18,377

TOTAL 45,026~501'836 882,863 654,982 516,269 818,~6~1140'123 706,044 830,819 625,542 81,731 8 Q C3,296 BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1913 - AREA 3D NORTHWEST CUAST VANCOUVER I SLA ND

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAl' JUNE JULl' AUGUST SEP T • OC To NOV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGL I SH S. 214 96 310

ROCK S. 8,692 6,B82 13,234 4,612 549 34,029

PETRALE S. 1,621 8,652 1,914 536 18,789

DOVER S.

REX S.

STAR.FLDR 11 77

OTHER FLAT- 888 e BB

N PACIFIC COD 1,422 18,331 91,422 105,282 15,025 4,658 236,146 00

LINGCOD 1,091 111,429 56,929 15,211 283 1,091 252, 0 46

SABLEFISH

DC.PERCH

UTH.ROCKF. 33,134 30,058 9,390 186 5, 2 90 78,658

MISC.SP. 801 594 1,242 1,591 4, 2 34

DOGF I SH

ANIMALFODD

~EDUCTlDN

TOTAL 1,422 68,144 243,114 194,129 105,265 819 11,684 62 5 ,177 BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN l q 73 - AREA 5A SOUTH QUEEN CHARLOTTE SDU"lO

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SE PT. DC T. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 207 1,102 1,309

ROCK S. 957 1,679 22,821 47,1)22 12,478 5,540 207 603 1,093 92,41)0

PETRALE S. 3,681 203 2,721 45,"22 20,879 342 1,941 7,180 798 fl3,267

DOVER S. 287 1,627 1,-:129 3,634 823 8,255 12,009 1 ,749 29,713

REX S. 585 585

STAR.FLDR

OTHER FLAT. 10,170 64,582 5,946 80,698

N PACIFIC COO 14,701 350 86,926 235,938 144,243 1,912 21,465 31,428 536,963 '" L1NGCllO 746 16 29,863 163,581 43,778 14,611 281 6,120 31,909 51 290,956

SABLEFISH 283 34 ?37 293 1,769 1,879 153 4,648

DC.PERCH 46,810 13,165 36,210 28,621 6,051 65,842 158,904 19,940 375,543

OTH.RUCKF. 34,359 2,363 522,750 193, ~68 35,247 95,543 6,290 441,964 58,046 433 1390,363

MISC.SP. 5')3 2,072 5,795 2,508 120,723 8,555 46 140,252

DOGFISH 4,342 4,342

ANIMALFOOD 914 2,788 3,702

REDUCTION 2,988 8,635 455 5,833 2,503 20,414

TOTAL 55,014 5,164 718,819 715,177 300,534 147,392 13,122 685,599 385,218 29,116 3055,155 B~ITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL CAUGHT GRDUNDFISH IN lq73 - AREA 5B ~ORTH QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUr\D

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPT. OC T. NOV. DEC. TOT AL

ENGLISH S. 139 2,637 2 ,776

ROCK S. 1,522 29,015 26,560 69,848 19,117 J29 3,3P 5 1,953 1510129

PETRAlE S. 368 456 14,487 4,129 1,841 16J 333 21,777

DOVER S. 981 968 14,404 26,176 16,310 3,117 3,195 3,190 6,267 74,608

REX S. fl22 622

STAR.FLOt{

UTHER FLAT. 45,885 45,!J8,)

w PACIFIC COD 6,968 11 ,795 32,248 346,567 48,586 8,164 2,995 3,565 1 ,012 3,611 46 5 ,511 0

LINGCOD 1,051 2,851 30,fl45 8,918 15,419 8,804 4,984 1 ,326 1,703 75,701

SA8LEFISH 1,182 1,130 216 3,617 1,594 2,769 4,629 1(),726 25, !J 63

DC .PERCt1 83,338 881,131 69,974 184,303 358,987 251,332 155,296 139,326 337,525 161,416 262 2 ,628

OTH.ROCKF. 4,707 45,497 116,212 199,310 61,610 1,046 24,028 4,2') 8 23,075 8,597 4a8,340

MISC.SP. 131 10 16,416 2,215 6,359 3,350 6,443 866 132 35,922

DOGFISH 623 623

A'jIMAlFODD

REDUCTION 1,350 11 ,855 13,314 14,384 4,779 10,171 9,449 8,078 1',713 76 ,093

TOTAL 96,363 953,991 225,510 895,184 555,182 376,692 226,878 177,118 383,709 197,451 408 !J , C78 BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN lq73 - AREA 5C SOUTH HECATE STRAIT

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST Sf: PT. UC T • NOV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 1,641 410 17,176 12,638 27,291 14,245 4,791 55,080 19,148 4,445 731 157,5':16

ROCK S. 33,832 2,158 27,498 92,711 216,088 43,565 1,025 9,726 13,156 8,523 2,401 450,683

PETRALE S. 128 R2 2,711 12,071 1,968 286 760 2,230 975 21,211

DOVER S. 3,481 3,481

REX S. 50 4,487 3,626 450 8,613

STAR.FLDR 522 50 18 1,157 1,747

OTHER FLAT. 1,092 6,271 11,346 13,449 4,894 7,150 5,767 49,969 w PACIFIC CUU 18,420 647,139 116,895 168'118~609'841 439,881 374,993 384,198 391,946 79,472 38,656 72,900 4342,4'59 t-'

LINGCOD 1,220 718 2,164 21,137 37,727 11,460 10,187 21,671 5,183 1,943 482 113,892

SABLEFISH 24 491 234 749

OC.PERCH 780 4,471 44,812 1,565 51,628

OfH.ROCKF. 3,397 182 1,566 15,397 3,774 2,875 2,633 8,057 2,251 40,132

MISC.SP. 1,849 1,368 3,003 8,719 5, f> 21 146 2,366 6,285 2,742 897 388 33,384

DOGF I SH 76,625 88,786 1h5,411

ANIMALFOOD 133 6,560 9,050 10,277 23,900 3,~50 9,050 1,500 13,350 77, 110

REOUC T IlJN 24,489 2,538 3,223 2,208 1,763 34,221 , TOTAL 18,553 698,210 213,495 317,336!1813,529 773,455 515,611 412,206 514,026 123,538 70,496 81,891 5552,346 BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 - AREA 50 NORTH HECATE STRAIT

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST S[P T. UC T. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 52,392 58,809 45,212 85,554 251,495 231,741 171.102 46,214 18,406 138,424 88,301 51,439 1239,089

ROCK S. 11,135 2,881 64,781 223,580 64,716 22,008 49,543 132,950 38,461 32,112 17,276 659,443

PE TRAL E S. 2,439 1,905 1,054 242 508 2,969 2,875 1,511 550 8,689 5,628 1,006 29,375

DOVER S. 272,998 ':>31,731 387,594 245,862 175,358 73,241 2,633 168'),417

REX S. 3,068 636 907 1,800 35,R80 88,674 48,660 42,67') 3<),919 40,459 4,1'50 3C6,B32

STAR.FLDR 2,798 10 4,957 8,350 37,531 3,008 3,087 2,788 9,532 13,002 2,797 1,607 89,467

OTHER FLAT. 2,743 15,737 33,715 43,083 100,673 187,R97 25,080 57,800 87,583 226,618 99,403 19,020 399,352 w PACIFIC COD 265,699 94,584 53,751 234,521 537,849 439,154 864,737 968,881 417,611 259,639 103,610 219,249 4459,285 "" LINGCOD 7 ,329 4,566 1,935 5,232 12,499 18,640 28,645 18,044 27,155 21,347 5,384 6,320 157,096

SABLEFISH 65 6,797 13,581 6,465 6,610 4,726 714 34 38,992

OC.PERCH 702 9,~75 4,878 3,807 8,505 2,085 2.131 31,983

OTH.ROCKF. 3,506 10,186 24,624 7,084 36,542 103,086 39,293 46,808 49,860 122,967 64,360 16,076 524,392

MI Sc. SP. 2,883 1,434 911 10,251 22,305 6,815 8,B51 1,714 15,392 26,080 7,173 2,813 106,622

DUGFISH 295,394 913,011 183,157 11,211 1402,773

ANIMALFOOD 5,350 47,529 108,063 51,645 37,650 127,600 52,500 26,700 7,600 43,1)00 57,950 5,0:10 570,587

REDUCTION 750 750

TOTAL 360,091 534,373\1188,140 695'70011260'69*511'17~1857'04211662'72211065'59~1126'735 594,428 348,754 12205,455 - 33 -

TABLES OF HONTHLY CATCH (LB) BY HINOR AREA BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1913 FROM STATISTICAL AREA IE

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JIfNE JULY AUGUST SE PT. UC T• r'JQV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 2,312 1,854 8,236 680 13, 'J fl2 ROCK SOLE 1,034 530 112 161 2,097 PETRALE S. B1 186 1,108 645 1 ,700 4, 32 0 DOVER SOLE 11,160 13,251 10,411 REX SOLE: 4,f,61 2,925 050 8,442 BUTTER SOLE 16,305 16,30 5 FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AP,' TOOTH S. 1,398 9,'J09 4,414 2.l1 ~' 1 7 , M::; '" YELLD'FIN S STAR.FLoR. 4,551 4, ,:;7

PACIFIC COD 5,015 2,164 5, A1l 10,577 843 96tj .?5, " 3b LINGCOD 266 592 255 1,264 137 2 ,'>14 SABLEFISH OCEAN PERCH w YEL'TAIL RF -I'- YEL'MOUTH R OTHER RF. n, 381 34,694 11,014 b,101 14,('4 7 15,1)77 lCIS, 50'J

SKA TE 261 285 1,412 293 2.311 PERCH OC TOPUS 10 10 STURGEON SHAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. SOUID REDUC liON

DOGFISH RD. 11,211 11,211 ANIMAL FOOD 2,000 2 , li,)C)

TOTAL 20,tl62 a,969 23,919 13,199 51,253 1'.,356 20,153 32,663 2 4 6.114

CRAB ~UMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FROM STATISTICAL AREA 2AE SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEP T • OC T. NOV. DEC. TOTAL ENGLISH S. ROCK SOLE 4,170 4,170 PETRALE S. DOVER SOLE REX SOLE BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 225 225 PACIFIC COD 53,620 53,620 LINGCOD 334 334 SAI:ILEFISH OCEAN PERCH W YEL'TAIL RF \Jl YEL'MOUTH R OTHER RF. SKATE PERCH DC TOPUS STURGEON SHAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. SQUID REDUCTION

DOGFISH RD. ANIMAL FOOD TOTAL 5B,349 58,349 CRAB DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FROM STATISTICAL AREA 4

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SE PT. DC T. NOV. DEC. TOT AL

ENGLISH S. 5,699 8,617 6,146 79,414 182,717 210,707 160,871 44,484 16,261 101,051 18,:)55 10,456 844,478 ROCK SOLE 668 739 2,227 133,630 62,519 22,008 40,683 102,850 6,537 4,640 17,276 ,93,777 PETRALE S. 193 161 508 2,'597 1,167 645 550 1,628 1,472 8,921 DOVER SOLE 255,838 518,480 3~7,594 245,862 171,940 70,006 1649,720 REX SOLE 100 907 31,213 85,749 48,660 42,679 38,269 23,870 271,447 BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. 2,743 6.107 3,056 27,309 81,790 111,211 25,080 34,428 fl3.109 171,041 15,487 561,356 YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 10 6,167 31,330 2,434 3,087 2,788 '),421 12,735 1,060 1,607 70,639

PACIFIC COD 3,223 14,252 740 105,119 141,199 350,643 811,859 965,315 416,643 le3,97~ 1':,079 1,058 3004,l()~ LINGCOD 130 2,223 259 2,058 6,055 15,QOO 25,937 17,483 23.1 72 20,044 1 ,613 179 115,053 SABLEFISH 65 6,<;63 13,581 6,465 6,610 2,754 Ib5 19 36,242

OCEAN PERCH 9,875 4,878 3,~07 5,466 1,624 25,650 YEL'TAIL RF 629 376 l,C05 w YEL'MOUTH R

SKATE 439 585 293 1,476 19,274 3,')38 7,164 1,666 15,274 10,462 1,10(1 1 ,199 62,!l70 PERCH 125 125 OC TOPUS 14 225 124 320 442 170 25 71 279 246 77 1,993 STURGEON 23 23 SHAD POLLOCK 14,099 171 14,270 MISC.SP. 9 35 11 27 82 SQUID REDUCTION

DOGFISH RD. 3,372 720 4, U '} 2 ANIMAL FOOD 8,180 8,100 17,750 23,300 84,900 50,500 26,700 5,650 25,650 22,700 1,500 ?.74,'BO

TOTAL 13,998 45,607 27,156 243,886 634,9221185,4071752,7851615,8751006,571 862,687 185,040 35,390 760'<,324

CRAB DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS UF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FROM STATISTICAL AR::A 5 UP

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JIlNE JULY AUGUST SEP T • DC T. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 46,693 50.192 39,C66 3,828 66,924 21,()34 1,995 1,730 2,145 37,373 69,566 40,983 361,~29 ROCK SULE 10,467 2,142 61,520 85,250 1,'125 8,699 30,100 31,924 27,472 259,399 PETRALE S. 2,438 1,712 1,054 186 221 7,061 2,456 1,006 16,}34 DOVER SOLE 3,418 3,235 2,633 9,286 REX SOLE 3,068 536 1,800 1,650 15,739 4,150 26,943 BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. 9,630 14,354 15,774 17,485 66,777 23,372 55,577 81,8G6 19,020 303,795 YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 2,79R 4CO 2,183 5,976 <;74 111 267 1 , 737 14,(46

PACIFIC COO 262,476 80,332 53,011 124,3B7 340,866 82,640 42,301 2,723 75,664 86,531 218,191 1371,122 LINGCOD 7,199 2,343 1,676 2,908 5,518 2,485 2,708 561 2,719 1,303 3,634 6,141 39.195 SABLEFISH 234 1,972 529 15 2,750

OCEAN PERCH 702 3,039 2,085 507 6,333 YEL'TAIL RF 731 731 w YEL'MOUTf-I R " OTHER RF. 2,424 9,182 17,689 5,003 3,705 31,890 1,173 1,2<' 8 26,210 39,345 15,681 153,530

SKA TE 2,053 561 475 8,253 2,443 2,005 693 1,256 329 18, C, 73 PERCH OCTOPUS 349 63 143 98 259 20 20 542 4,084 1,208 6,786 STURGEON 28 28 SHAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. 28 11 12 51 SQUID REDUCTION 750 750

DOGF I SH RD. 292,022 912,291 183,157 13Rl,470 ANIMAL FOOD 5,350 39,349 99,963 33,895 14,350 42,7CO 1,950 17,350 35,250 3,500 2'13,657

TOThL 346,093 488,7661140,122 442,845 543,507 252,170 47,004 38,491 38,273 264,048 376,725 313,364 4291,608

CRAB DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFTSH IN 1973 FROM STATISTICAL AREA 2BE

SPECIES JAr'WARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEP T • DC T. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 1,641 410 17,1 76 8,598 27,291 14,245 4,791 48,418 19,148 4,445 731 146,894 ROCK SOLE 33,832 2,158 27,498 92,711216,088 43,565 1,025 9,726 13,156 8,523 2,401 45(1,083 PETRALE S. 128 82 2,711 12,1171 1,968 286 760 2,230 975 21,211 DOVER SOLE 3,481 3,4e1 REX SOLE 50 4,487 3,626 450 8,613 BUTTER SOLE 6,271 6,271 FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB IIR'TOOTH S. 1,092 11,346 13,449 4,894 922 5,767 37,470 YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 522 50 18 1,157 1,747

PACIFIC COD 18,420 647,139 116,895 168,1181609,841 439,881 374,993 384,198 391,946 79,472 38,656 72,900 4342,459 LINGCOD 1,220 718 2,164 21,137 37,727 11,460 10,187 7,174 5,183 1,'143 482 99,395 SABLEFISH 24 491 515

OCEAN PERCH 780 4,471 44,812 99 50,162 YEL'TAIL RF w YEL'MOUTH R OJ OTHER RF. 3,397 104 1,566 15,"397 3,774 2,875 2,633 8,057 ? ,251 40,054

SKATE 1,256 1,262 2,633 8,256 5,426 146 2,351 6,222 2,490 310 30,352 PERCH 36 36 DC TOPUS 593 106 370 463 146 25 25 78 1,806 STURGEON SHAD POLLOCK 897 897 MISC.SP. 13 15 38 227 293 SQUID REDUCTION 24,489 2,538 3,223 2,208 1,763 34,221

DOGFISH RD. 76,625 76,625 ANIMAL FOOD 133 6,560 9,050 6,050 23,900 3,350 9,050 1,500 13,350 72,943

TUTAL 18,553 698,210 213,495 224,2451809,489 773,455 515,611 412,206 484,939 123,538 70,496 81,891 5426,128

CRAB DUI4PEO FISH 9,415 9,415 BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFTSH IN 1973 FRO M STATISTICAL AREA 5 LO

SPECIES JANUARY FEBR UARY MA RCH APRIL MAY J UNE JULY AUGU ST SEP T. OC To NU V. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLI SH S. 4,040 6 ,662 10.702 ROCK SOLE PETRALE S. DOVER SOLE REX SOLE BU TTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB il. R'TOOTH S. 6 .228 6 .228 YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLOR. PACIFIC COD LIN GCOD 14.49 7 14.497 SA BLEFISH 2 34 2 34

OCEAN PERCH 1,466 1. 466 Y[ L'TAIL RF Yi:: L'MOUTH R w OTHER RF. 78 78 '" SK ATE PERCH OC TOPUS STURGEON SHA D POLLOCK ."'I SC.SP. SQUID REDUC T [ON

DO GFISH RD. 88,786 8 8.786 ANIMAL FOOD 4,227 4. 2 27

TOTAL 93,091 4,040 2 9,08 7 1?6, 2 18 CRAB DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FROM STATISTIC~L AREA 8

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPT. DC To NUV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLI SH S. 139 2,f,37 2,776 ROCK SOLE 1,522 29,Cl15 26,560 69,848 19,117 329 3,385 1, g 5 3 151,729 PETRALE S. 368 456 14,487 4,129 1,841 It3 333 21,777 DOVER SOLE 981 968 14,404 26,1 76 16,310 3,117 3,195 3,190 6,267 74,608 REX SOLE 622 622 BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. 45,A85 45,885 YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR.

PACIFIC COD 6,968 11,795 32,248 346,"67 48,586 8,164 2,995 3,565 1,012 3,611 465,;;11 LINGCOD 1,051 2,851 30,645 8,918 1'),419 8,804 4,9R4 1,326 1,703 7':>,701 SABLEFISH 1.182 1,130 216 3,617 1,594 2,769 4,679 10,726 25,863

OCEAN PERCH 83,338 881,131 69,974 184,303 358,987 251,332 155,296 139,32f, 337,525 161,416 2622,628 YEL'UIL RF 34,376 116,212 188,774 24,351 10,692 2,42R 376,633 +' YEL'MOUTH R 0 OTHER RF. 4,101 11,121 10,536 37,259 1,046 13,336 1,830 23,075 8,597 111,501

SKATE 131 8,084 1,530 911 140 132 10,928 PERCH DC TOPUS 10 70 120 29 229 STURGEON SHAD POllOCK 2,300 565 6,359 3,350 5,532 6Q7 18,803 MI SC. SP. 5,962 5,962 SQUID REDUCTION 1,350 11 ,855 13,314 14,384 4,779 10,171 9,449 8,01A 2,713 76,093

DOGFISH RD. 623 623 ANIMAL FOOD

TOTAL 96,363 953,991 225,510 895,184 555,182 376,692 226,878 177,118 383,709 197,451 408!!,078 CRAB DUMPED FISH BRITISH CUL UI-'OIA LAN DIN GS IlF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROU"IDFISH I~ 1973 FROM STt. TI STI CAL flRtA 9

SPECIES JA NUARY FEBRU ARY MARCH APRIL :~ AY JUNE JULY AUGUS T <) [P T. lJC T. NOV . DEC. TOTAL

['lGLI SH S. RuCK SO LE PETRALE S. DUVER SOLE 2, 944 2 , 944 REX SOLE BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAi~D DAB AR ' TOO TH S . YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR.

PACIFIC COO Ll NG COD SAB LEFISH

OCCAN PERCH 17,70 1 12,791 .c Y[L'TAIL RF ..... Y[L'MOUTH R OT HER RF. 2,J69 2 , '-'169

SKA TE P ERC H OCTOPUS STURGEON SHAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. SOUl D IUD UC nON

DOGFISH RD. ANIMAL FOOD ------TOTAL 18 ,7J 4 18,704

CRAB DU MPED FISH 8RITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GRUUNDFISH IN 1973 F~nl" STATISTI CA L AReA 1 1

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY Mfl RCH flPRIL MAY JIINE J UL Y AUGUST S[P r. (,C T• NUV. Df C. Tnt AL

E"IGLISH S. 207 1,1 0 2 1,309 ROCK SOLE 957 1,679 22,821 47,022 12,47A ~ ,540 ?r'7 603 1,09 'I 92,400 PE TRAL E S. 3,601 203 2,721 45,"22 20,879 342 1,941 7,18') 798 '13,267 DOVER SOLE 287 1,627 1,129 690 823 8,255 12,009 1,749 26 ,769 REX SOLE "85 585 BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. 10.1-70 64,5h2 5,946 80,698 YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR.

PACIFIC COD 14,701 350 86,926 2 35,"'38 144,243 1 , 912 21,465 31 ,429 536,963 LINGCOD 746 16 29,863 163,'181 43,778 14,611 2 ts l 6,120 31,909 51 290,956 SABLEFISH 283 34 '37 2 'n 1,769 1 ,879 153 4,648

OCEAN PERCH 46,810 13,165 23,419 28,621 6,051 65 ,842 158,904 19,940 362,752 -10' YEL'TAIL RF 18,827 2,363 207,925 169,653 794 8,728 486 349,513 12,675 770, 964 N Y[L'MOUTH R 293,780 7, A71 86,815 972 3119,438 OTHER RF. 15,532 21,045 15,R44 31,484 4,837 92,451 45,371 43 3 226,992

SKA TE 553 1,736 '.64 '14 336 3,143 PERCH DC TOPUS 154 114 163 29 460 STURGEON 18 2 40 222 SHAD POLLOCK 5,177 2, 2 '-11 120,694 8,219 46 136,427 MISC.SP. SQUID REOUC T I ON 2,98A 8,<'35 455 5,833 2,5C3 20,414

DOGFISH RD. 4,342 4,342 ANIMAL FOOD 914 2,78fl 3,702

TOTAL 55,014 5,164 718,819 715,177 28 1,830 147,392 13,122 685,599 385,2l8 29,116 3036,451

CRAB DUMPED FISH 9,871 9, ~ 71 BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFTSH IN 1973 F~nM STATISTICAL AREA 25

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH IIPRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST S[P T. DC T. NOV. DEC. TOT tIL

ENGlI SH S. 71 'J6 167 ROCK SOLE 8,692 71 110 8, b 73 PETRALE S. 2,628 2,628 DOVER SOLE REX SOLE BUTTER SOU: FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 77 77

PACIFIC COD 15,201 15,201 1I NGCOD 795 545 1,)40 SABLEFISH OCEAN PERCH YEL'TAIL RF ~ YEL'MOUTH R w OTHER RF. 2'J,453 3,444 3 2 ,~97

SKATE P55 855 PERCH DC TOPUS 173 173 STURGEON 634 125 759 SHAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. SQUID REDUC T I ON

DOGFISH RD. ANIMAL FOOD

TOTAL 55,025 267 3,483 4,195 62,970 CRAB DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFTSH IN 1973 FROM STATISTICAL ARCA 26

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SE PT. DC T. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 143 143 ROCK SOLE 214 1,310 37 1, 5 61 PE TRALE S. DOVER ~ULE REX SOLE BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR.

PACIFIC COD 167 3,136 2,693 2,712 2,688 102 11 ,498 LINGCOD 403 4,474 4,877 SABLEFISH OCEAN PERCH YEL'TAIL RF -P- YEL'MOUTH R -P- OTHER RF. 19 19 SKA TE PERCH OCTOPUS STURGEON StiAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. SQUID REDUCTION

DOGFISH RD. AN P1AL FOOD

TO TAL 167 3,136 3,453 8,515 2,688 139 18,09A

CRAB DUMPED FISH RRITISH COLU~BIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GRIJUNDFISH l"l 1 ~73 F;.l.Of~ STATISTICAL A-(EA Z7

"PEC I [' S JANUARY rc[\«-UARY Mh~CH hPRIL MAY JIINL JULY AUGUST Sf P r. IJC T. JOv. f)FC. TOTAL

EfliGlISH S. RO~K SOLE 6,597 ll, Q24 4,672 4:l2 23,')~5 PETRhLE S. 1,627 6,"24 7,J7L. 536 16.161 DOVER SUL[ REX SULE BUTTER SOU: FLATHEAD S. SAND SULE SAND DAB AR'TOOH1 <; • 888 tI d !") YLLIU'FIN S STh 'LFLDR. f'hCIFIC COG 1 , ;: ~ 'i 8tJ,729 102,r.7C 12,337 4,55 1, 2 ~9,447 LINGCUG 6,302 111,026 52,455 75,217 2S3 : (.,b 245,d2"1 SABLEFISH

UCEAN PE:RCH YEl'TAIL RF J.~ \,.n Y~L'M()UTH I< UTHER RF-. 3,6d 1 30,O5ll 9, ' 71 7tjD 1 ,d4 6 1..'),742

SKATE 'Ill 1 , ? 'i\ 1,'10'1 P:::RCH nc TOPUS SrU~GElJN 46"1 6'1 ') 3tJ SHAO PlllLOCK MISC.SP. SQUID R[,DUCTln~'

DOGFISH RD. A"lIMAL FOOD

TO TAL 1,255 9,'183 239,394 182,731 102, 5 77 e1') 7,3~r; ",44,109

CRJ\B l.Hl 130 DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FROM STATISTICflL ARI:A 21

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JlINE JULY flUGUST SE PT. DC T. '

ENGL I SH S. 1,399 2, 161 3,560 ROCK SOLE 1,720 10,712 16,964 17,858 14,456 13,849 17,457 665 3,298 481 97,460 PETRALE S. tl40 1,321 1,379 7,655 56,209 48,189 71,818 163,315 6,786 357,512 DOVER SOLE 596 132 728 REX SOLE 8UTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE 1,300 1,300 SAND DAB AR I TOOTH S. 10,497 10,497 YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLOR. 223 105 245 ,73

PACIFIC COD 104,742 105,397 75,066 218,012 258,195 174,313 3,769 134,479 57,899 39,851 1171,723 LINGCOD 145 326 5,032 10, ,447 42,879 4,947 55,921 70,276 3,1)::19 193,012 SABLEFISH 4 20 3,858 lC,728 10,947 25,557

OCEAN PERCH -I'- YEL'TAIL RF 1,390 21,674 23,064 0' YEL'MOUTH R OTHER RF. 70 2,'108 843 7,'H2 173 11,566

SKATE 204 732 1,157 5,506 6,['47 1,774 250 15,670 PERCH OCTOPUS 23 104 70 623 199 228 52 131 156 1,586 STURGEON 50 32 98 164 75 419 SHAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. SQUID REDUCTION 7 669 899 968 2,543

DOGFISH RD. 120 120 ANIMAL FOOD

TO TAL 107,057 119,361 97,871 249,878 299,475 302,322 75,260 266,872 336,349 62,245 1916,690

CRAB 465 730 1, 195 DUMPED FISH flR. ITISH CCJLII'-'RIA LAr~rJ I NGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FROM STATISTiCIlL ~ R [ .\ 23

SPECltS JANUARY FeBRUAR.Y MARCH IIPRIL ~'AY JIINE JULY IIUGUST SE PT. UC T. ';()v. DEC. T r:T AL

ENGLISH S. 67'1 1,299 1,004 2,'141 500 1,8b5 1,1 n 241 8, 8 41 R.OCK SULE 7,94"1 13,473 28,248 35,562 8,252 16,<;'52 26,777 2,037 19,577 6,376 1 ,684 165,-187 PETRALE S. 29tl 578 8,709 69,'179 3'),257 1')6,562 113,014 47,233 9,748 491),478 f)U VER '>OLE 200 14,~25 252 15,277 REX SOLE 751) 750 BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLe 1,430 344 1,774 SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. 89,4J3 3,41 0 92,B13 YELLO'FlfI. S 5TA~.FLDR. K45 1,494 299 2,G38

PACIFIC cou 16,201211'J1,tl59 699,635 367,658 109,856 210,326 196,951 730173 204,408 137,3S2 3,58t 421E',\)05 LINGCOD 28 4.609 5,576 18,938 13,669 200,"93 331,165 3R9,783 156,324 64,735 3, )92 I1P8,912 Sl\[lLEF ISH 2,726 15,921 5,')43 43,608 5.260 72,55b

OCEIIN PERCH YEL'TAIL RF 119 59') 1 , 87 'j 8,5d6 10.120 21, 2'1 5 +- YEL'MOUTH R " OTHER RF. 12r'1 527 16(1 1,7(',9 950 3, t , 53 14,Z'l6 2, HI 13,3':3 5,216 4?,?55

SK ATE 611 2,2'11 3,004 2,085 1, ... fj 3 lol? 7 1,()92 (:, 72 12,'>95 PERCH 463 463 OCTOPUS 2,O59 2,057 1,2'53 509 15 20(1 37 1')2 109 235 6,576 STURGEON 1 Cl2 373 391 184 371 25 1,446 SHAO PULLOCK 146 146 MISC.SP. SOUl D REDUCTI(JN 1,('31 1,603 362 1, 157 166 5,241 9,560

DOGFISH RD. 272 272 ANIMAL FOOD 104 129 2,41R 2,6'11

TO TAL 24,2982221,838 742,J37 433,397 147,372 504,068 780,154 630,7P4 563,947 287,011 19,486 63';5,292

CRAB DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLU~ B IA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROU"l[\FI SH IN 1973 FP,OM SThTISTI CAL hREfI 24

SPECIES JANUARY FE RRUAf.l.Y MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AU GUST SEI'T. OL T. NU V. DEC. TOTAL

ENGLI SH S. 66 8,6'51 8,717 ROCK SOLE 7,544 15,715 12,984 391 8,081 6, 9 0 2 51,617 PE TRALE S. 19,451 tl 2 19, 5 33 DOVER SOLE 616 6 16 REX SOLE BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOL E 7.1 71 "61 7,732 SAN D DAB AR'TOOTH S. YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 3,135 1,776 14,050 1," 54 20, ) 15

PACIFIC COD 12,763 4,696 72 2,543 3,490 26,213 49,777 LINGCOD n 147,971 123,043 72,267 229 4,786 2,100 350,488 SABLEFISH 307 3') 7

OCEAN PERCH YEL'TAIL RF .,.. YEL'MOUTH R (Xl OTHER RF. 172 5,900 1,{,Q9 7,771

SKA TE 59 4,624 743 5,426 PERCH 28 28 UC TOPUS 44 170 185 208 121 94 8 22 STURGEON 50 1,483 <;45 2, 0 78 SHAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. SQUID REDUC T I ON 6,274 6,274

DUGFISH RD. ANIMAL FOOD 113 113

TUTAL 20,728 172,941 21,465 123,714 119,019 13,618 57, 6 47 2,1 tl 2 531,314

CRAR DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLU~RIA LANDINGS OF T~AWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FROM STATISTICAL A~[A 12

SP EC IE S JANUAKY FEBRUARY MA~CII APRIL MAY J "'II [ JULY AUGUST Sf P r. UC To :, Ov. DEC. TOT AL

ENGLISH S. 1,227 1,713 2,94~ ROCK SUL[ 2,518 2 , ::> 1 b P,"TRALE S. DOVER SOLE ~EX SOLE flU r TER SOL L.: FLATHEAD S. SA'IID SOLE SAND DAB \1{' TOOTH S. Y~LLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 955 494 1,449

PACIFIC COD 1, 868 1,136 6,835 'i, tl39 LI NGCOD 1, OK) 1, 083 SABLE FISH 60 60

OCEAN PERCH J:- YEL'TAIL RF "" YEL'MOUTH K OTHr:R RF. 1,014 1, 0 14

SKA TE 390 ;')(' PERCH OC TOPUS STURGEON 132 132 SHAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. SOU ID I{[DUC T I ON

DOGFISH RD. ANIMAL FOOD ------.------TOTAL 3,095 3,804 12,526 19,425

CRAR DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMRIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FKO~ STATISTICAL AREA 13

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEP T. OC T. I~OV • DEC. TIJTAL

ENGLISH S. 608 7,047 2,684 10,339 ROCK SOLE PETRALE S. DOVER SOLE RE X SOLE BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 3,496 105 3,601 PACIFIC COO 4,475 1,799 234 6,50B LINGCOD SABLEFISH OCEAN PERCH YEL 'fA IL RF U> YEL'MOUTH R a OTHER RF. 76 4.188 4,264

SKATE 114 114 PERCH DC TOPUS STURGEON SHAD POLLOCK MI SC. SP. SQUID REDUCTION

DOGFISH RD. 3,918 77,929 70,333 152dBC ANIMAL FOOD ------TOTAL 9,001 90,347 70,333 234 7,(191 177,006

CRAB 240 240 DUMPED FISH e~ITISH COLIJ"flIA LA"iOI"JGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNOFISH I \J 1973 F~QM STATISTICAL ftREh 14

SPt:CI ES JA:\JU"~Y FtGPllf\~Y "'AD.CH APRIL MAY JI '.'11 E JUL Y AUGuST SEP T• CC T. ' l (J V • [)EC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 1,0':i 1 37,926 7 ,,-' 61 0,,873 3,811'\ ')24 7,892 63, {; 45 RUCK SOLE b , 0 21 741 ~ ,231 12, 5Y 3 PE TRAU, S. 4 0 40 DOVER SOLE <{EX SDLE BUTTEQ. SOLE FLATH(AO S. SAoIIO SOL':: S6 '\J[) DMI AR'TOOTH S. YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 1 , 14 2 4;'3 5,761-, 7,331

PACIFIC COD 63,6tl O 15,398 64,297 51:1,154 3,1Cl ? -; ./5d 27 8 d e 3 LINGcno 5') <)29 45 8 235 195 1,1372 SABLEFISH ::14 164 198

OCEAN PERCH V> YEL'TI\IL RF YEL'MOUTH R OHlER RF. 4,392 450 15'1 1 ,846 6. » 46

SKA TE 348 300 355 27 823 1,e58 PERCH 8 73 32 414 1,319 OC TOPUS 19 lI"l 59 88 STURGEON SHAD POLLOCK 21 0 2ln MISC.SP. 4,31 0 4,310 SQUID ~EUUCTIUN 2,902 2, ",02

DOGFISH RD. 502,743 183,477 2,920 £-:,239 11 95,379 ANIMAL FOOl) 155 155

TUH.L 1,051 623,106 208,789 71,202 65,154 4,"20 ')3,707 1(' 27,'329

CRAB DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMRIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FROM STATISTICAL AR~A 11

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JIINE JULY AUGUST SEP T. DC T. r~uv • OEC. TOTAL

ENGLI SH S. 6,132 1,557 1,120 5,<'85 2,438 ),946 2(;, W(8 ROCK SOLE 4,465 4,707 3,143 1,528 2,633 5d2 130 247 737 1 ,1 7 'I 1,744 21,(Jd9 PE TRALE S. 146 146 DOVER SOLE 34 A1 115 R.EX SOLE BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TQOTH S. 34 34 YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLOR. 440 685 1,125

PACIFIC COD 2,88'5 5'5,817 216,332 8,636 4,302 1,845 41 45 344 ~'l6 604 16,720 308,463 LINGCOD 429 6,914 737 3,079 2,786 8 161 11 499 115 14,239 SABLEFISH 5,543 6,521 6 46 12,116

OCEAN PERCH YEL'TAIL RF 2,828 941 127 3,896 '"N YEL'MOUTH R OTHER RF. 283 7,721 13,425 66 64 48 23 60 28 70 960 22,748

SKA TE 48 431 22 487 989 ~81 29 61 248 315 2,911 PERCH 431 26 457 OCTOPUS 936 26 34 701 1,697 STURGEON SHAD POLLOCK 3,192 3,192 MI SC. SP. 396 396 SOUID REDUC T I ON 100 92 192

DOGFISH RD. 16,850 630,631 364,499 14,115 140 12~,769 50,946 1197,950 ANIMAL FOOD ------rUTAL 31,532 710,351 612,733 26,623 11,095 10d81 685 367 873 1,762 125,893 19,349 1611,644

CRAB 115 90 718 fll 116 1,120 DUMPED FISH RRITISH COLIJM RlfI LflN r)[NGS or T ~fII./L-CAUGHT GROU'IIDF I SH I:; 1973 F!

SPECIE :> JflNUA fl. Y F ~ h RtJ ~fl.Y MA'« !I I\ PRIL "lAY J ' INt JULY f U:; IJST Sf PI. u~ T. ',! JV • uec. T (If ilL

[NGLI SH S. 4,6 3 7 4 , ~41 4, ,; 1 c: 7, Re; ,> 16,12S 6,"75 3 f ,? tl , 2 42 1,373 7,1 3 5 '> 1, :'6 4 ;{OLK SOLt: 11, HC9 11 , (Ill S 1 ,7 6 1 1 ,'i 4') ' ~ , 7) ., 71 2 2 2C 31 , ; c. 1 PI: TRALL S . DO" e R ~OLE ReX SOLe IJUTTER SOLe FLATHeAD S. SII ' ~D S() L E SI\:~D DAB .n' TOO HI S • YELLO'FIN S S TA R.FlDR. 1 ,757 1, ') ~3 1, c,c,9 ~ 41 340 l RG 7,41 0

PACIFIC COJ 113,639 10 5, 384 46,7 Y<} 4C) , 6CJ 5 4,294 ') , r 34 tJ, 6 CJ ~ ~4, ~ \ 2 b 15, q {-1 " ,,3 an 394,731 L I.'l GCOD 2,1 1') 2 ,1 35 504 1,799 1 2 7 7 '1 7 .~ r, q 4 !:!9 7,750 SIIP,LEFISH 22') 593 ':'64 13 b 0 lGa 1,46 7

OCEAN PER CH Ln YEL'TAIL RF w YfL'MOUTH R 1,1 ,, (- I.lTH~R RF. 75 2 1 ,g 0 <) 90 5 10C ' t 3 ~l 3; 7 : C); [. 20 1:> ,440

SK A TE: 1, 77? b l'.J I,? 4 3 h<) 6 45 0 '75 ? ':> 2 1 1 ;; 3 1 7 6 ,23 5 f'[RCH UC TOPUS 6Z A 429 3i:! 4 4 5 ') 107 44 4 L' .,,:, I Z ~ , 2 1 ,172 3,79 0 STURG ::: ()'11 SlihO POLLOCK 130 5 ,369 3, 91:> 6 9,46 ') t-OISC. SP. 7 , S 1 ') '> ,c; 20 8 , 0 35 S(lUID R[DIiCTION

DOGFISH RD. 87,562 161, 4(J 6 45,664 42 ,5fl () L' q , ,, J':' 2 1'>.3 94 I:>d 2,'>I G I\NIMAL FOOU 80 2 65 345 ------TO TAL 135,432 2 2 1,2 ')0 2 2~ tld6 1'11,00 6 21,Q20 13, <; 95 "),14 ., [' C,3 R4 1 5 1 , 3 ') " 2 61,72" 1220, l?9 3

CRAP, 12 2 1C' 3') 1, ':j 42 <'( 6 '4 " 2 , :., '>4 DUMPElJ FISH ~RITISH COLUMBIA LA~DI~GS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT G~OUNDFJ S H IN 197 3 FROM STATISTICAL ARto. 20

SPECIES JANUARV FERRUARV r-

E1\IGL I SH S. 1,245 5,126 390 6,761 ROCK SOLE 428 12,5'1:> 13.JIR P E TRALE S. DUVER SULE 13,787 1,1)'-1 3 14, titJ') REX SOLE RUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR ' TOO TH S. 30,49H 30,49H VELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR.

PACIFIC COO 3,153 1,746 1,5H fl 3 ,0 l' 4 9,491 LINGCOD 566 '128 762 1,169 2,;;25 SABLEFISH

OCEAN PERCH U1 VEL'TAIL RF 2,246 1,950 4, 196 <:- YEL'MOUTH R OTHER RF. 429 1,922 1.111 3,462

SKA TE 225 329 554 PERCH OC TOPUS STURGEON SHAD POLLOCK 6,834 6,tl34 MISC.SP. SQUID REDUCTION

DOGFISH RD. ANIMAL FOOD

TOTAL 6,046 9,446 57,731 18,203 1 ,0 <) 3 92 ,519

CRAB DUMPED FISH BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDINGS OF TRAWL-CAUGHT GROUNDFISH IN 1973 FROM STATISTICAL ARE~ 79

SPECIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SE PT. DC T. '~ O V • flEC. TOTAL

ENGLISH S. 2,217 1,692 13,239 110197 13,399 41,744 ROCK SOLE 5,018 5,01 8 PETRALE S. 2,228 2 ,228 DOVER SOLE 784 / 84 REX SOLE BUTTER SOLE FLATHEAD S. SAND SOLE SAND DAB AR'TOOTH S. YELLO'FIN S STAR.FLDR. 35 0 350

PACIFI C COD 73 7 2,570 1, B6 7 9,68 7 785 15,641 LINGCOD 1,349 2, 889 ')40 4,778 SABLEFISH

OCEAN PERCH ~ YEL'TAIL RF ~ YEL'MOUTH R OTHER RF. 18 95 113

SKA TE 80 52b 48 5 1, 091 PERCH OCTOPUS 60 60 STURGEON SHAD POLLOCK MISC.SP. SQUID REDUCTION

DOGFISH RD. 6,763 23,880 30 ,643 ANIMAL FOOD ------TO TAL 2,949 16,201 41,306 26,486 15,<;08 102,450

CRAB '\90 39 0 DUMPED FISH

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OTHER GROUNDFISH FISHERIES

Groundfish catches in this category are those (other than halibut) taken by:

(1) standard longline - as used in the halibut fishery;

(2) handline - which consists of only one or two hooks fished at a time and hauled by hand or power from a stationary vessel;

(3) troll - consisting of hooked lures towed behind moving boats;

(4) traps - as used in blackcod fishing;

(5) pair seine - a 2-boat method for bottom fishing using a towed seine net;

(6) shrimp trawl

Total catch of groundfish (other than halibut) caught by gear other than trawl by Canadian fishermen in 1973 was 11.3 million lb. Catch by species by gear by major fishing area is shown in the table following. No effort data are available for these fisheries.

The most important species taken by other gear (59% of the total catch) was dogfish. Other major species landed were lingcod (2.1 million lb) and sablefish (1.9 million lb). - 58 -

British Columbia landings (1000 Ib round weight) of groundfish caught by gear other than otter trawl in 1973 by PMFC area and by species.

Area Gear and SpeCies Total 3B 3C 3D 4B SA 5B 5C 5D 5E 6

Handline and troll • Dogfish 298 298 Lingcod 12 416 153 891 65 48 36 93 6 1,726 Pacific cod 5 Rockfish 32 28 77 2 151 Seblefish 2

Long 1 ine Dogfis h 4 6,361 6,365 Lingcod 22 48 75 20 27 72 20 16 8 308 Pacific cud Rock fish 4 26 14 6 21 16 39 32 4 16 304 Sab lefish 4 63 116 76 34 298

Pair Seine Dogfish 51 51 Lingcod 3 6 Pacific cod 29 30

Shrime Trawl Arrm.Jtooth flound er S3 53 Eng !ish sole Rock sole 17 17 S ta rry flound er 3 Dogfish 32 32 Lingcod 11 11 Pacific cod 13 13 Rockfish 15 15

Trae Lingcod Octopus 8 8 Sab lefish 114 632 33 14 26 132 693 1,644

&Not separated in Canadian s tatistics. - 59 -

PART II

Groundfish catches, round weight, in metric tons are presented for trawl and other gear according to PMFC and INPFC areas. The relationship between these areas is as follows:

Comparison of INPFC and PMFC Statistical Areas

Latitude INPFC Areas PMFC Areas (Fig. 3)

North of 54°30'N Southeastern 6 50 0 30'-54°30'N Charlotte 5A,5B,5C,5D,5E 4 Vancouver 3B 6 ,3C 5 ,3D,4B 6

No fishing was conducted in the Pacific by Canadian trawl fishermen south of 47°30'N.

4Northernmost 10 miles actually in Southeastern.

5Southernmost 10 miles actually in Columbia.

6 Inside waters of Strait of Georgia.

Canadian trawl landings in 1973 totalled 17,499 m.t., a decrease of 7% from the total catch in 1972. Landings were from the Vancouver and Charlotte areas and comprised mainly fish for human consumption. Major species in the foodfish catch were Pacific cod (7,463 m.t.), dogfish (1,965 m.t.), Pacific ocean perch (1,398 m.t.), other rockfish species (1,216 m.t.), and lingcod (1,204 m.t.). Total trawling effort was 23,699 hours, of which 13,311 hours were expended in the Vancouver area and 10,388 hours in the Charlotte area.

Canadian landings of groundfish (other than halibut) caught by gear other than otter trawl in 1973 totalled 5,148 m.t., more than twice the amount taken in 1972. Main species caught were dogfish (3,060 m.t.), lingcod (931 m.t.») and sablefish (882 m.t.).

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52°00' 51°15' 50°30' 50° 3D CANADA 49°00' ------3C UNITED STATES 47°20' A 46°40' 2D 45°46' 45° 2C 44° 18' 28 42°50' 2A 42°00' Ie 40°30' 400

35°40' 3500 tA

...... 30°

Fig. 3. Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission statistical areas.

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British Columbia landings (metric tons) of trawl-caught groundfish and total effort (hours) by species, by INPFC area, 1973.

Species Vancouver Charlotte Total

English sole 104.0 635.5 739.5

Rock sole 197.2 614.6 811.8 petra1e sole 402.9 70.7 473.6

Dover sole 14.8 814.7 829.5

Rex sole 0.3 143.6 143.9

Starry flounder 20.1 41.3 61.4

Other flatfish 66.0 487.7 553.7

Pacific cod 3,015.7 4,447.3 7,463.0

LingcocJ 914.7 289.4 1,204.1

Sab1efish 50.9 31.7 82.6

Pacific ocean perch 1,.397.7 1,.397.7

Other rockfish 107.7 1,108.2 1,215.9

Hiscellaneous species 47.b 143.5 ]91. 1

Dogfish 1,251.5 713.7 1,965.2

Animal food 1.5 295.6 297.1

Reduction 9.7 59.6 b9 . 3

Tut ;-] j b,204.6 11.294.8 17.499.4

Toti] 1 hours 13,311 10,388 23,699 British C:olumbia landings (metric t ons ) of trawl-caught groundfish in 1973 from Area 4B, Strait of Georgia.