Preliminary report on the ability of marine recreational fishermen to identify the more commonly caught sportfish
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Authors Wine, Vickie L.
Publisher California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resources Region
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Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18043 State of California The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME .
LI BWRY Moss Landing Marine Laboratories P. 0. Box 223 Moss Landing, Calif. 95039
PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE ABILITY OF MARINE
RECREATIONAL FISERMEN TO IDENTIFY THE MORE
COMMONLY CAUGHT SPORTFISH
by Vickie L. Wine
MARINE RESOURCES
Administrative Report NO: 79-14
December 1979
. . PRELIMINARY REPORT ON TIIE ABILITY OF INRINE
RECREATIONAL, FISHERMEN TO IDENTIFY THE ElOKE
COMMONLY CAIJGIIT SPOKTFISIL-11
Vickie L. Wine-2 /
ABSTRACT
Fishermen on pLers and privately-owned boats in southern California were surveyed to determine their ability to identify (by common name) 18 of the more commonly caught sportfish. Anglers were shown color photographs of the fish and asked to identify them. Most people were not able to identify more than 5 dr 6 species correctly. The number of incorrect responses (calling one species by another's name, or using a non-recommended coinrnon name) was not high. Instead, it was the level of non-response (the fisherman had no idea what the species was) that was surprisingly high.
The results of the survey indicate that. anglers are not familiar with th-e names of the fish they are most likely to catch. This has serious implicatioi~sconcerning our fishery management programs which depend on anglers' compliance with fishing regulations. The effectiveness of the programs depends in part on anglers being able to recognize regulated species when encountered.
-11 Marine Resources Region, Administrative Report No. 79-14, December 1979.
-21 Marine Resources Region, California -State ~isheriesLaboratory, . 350 Golden Shore, Long Beach, California 90802. INTRODUCTION
During Septenlber-October, 1979, the California Ilcpartment of Fish and
Game initiated a preliminary survey on the ability of marine anglers to identify comnlon fish species. The purpose of the initial study was to develop a methodology and to refine the focus for a subsequent study. This future study will be done in two parts, one in the winter and one in the summer of 1980, and it will focus on the ability of pier and private-boat anglers to identify the fish species which are mentioned in the 1979
California Sport Fishing Regulations.
However, there is a need to make-the results of the preliminary angl-er- survey l In this survey, anglers are asked for "the names of the species you caught ....I1 Although the question itself is valid, we feel that the answers could be greatly misleading. Therefore, the preliminary results of this fish identification study are being presente.d. The results will show which fish are easily recognized, which fish are relatively unknown, whether the common names recornended by the Department are being used by the public, how many different names are used for the same fish, and how many different fish are given the same name. OPERATIONS Color photographs of freshly-caught, marine fish species that are commonly taken in the' coastal waters off Los Angeles and Orange Counties were shown to anglers on public fishing piers and at private-boat launching facilities in the same area. Each pier or ramp was sampled once for -3/ Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey a period of 4-8 hs-. Every fourth fisl>e~.manon a pier and onu randomly chosen fisherman on each boat was askc:d iT he/slle wauld participate in a fish-identiiicati.on survey. Anglers wcrc then s!!oxrn a series of 18 - 8x10 in. color photographs and asked to name each fish or the group of fanlily it belongs in. Correct answers were given to the flsh:l~man only after tlic test was completed. All Inter-~iewswere given ere the answers trould not be heard by the next angler to be interviewed. The 18 species 1zc.7-e Atr;actsscicn -zobitis,x-hif~ seabass; Cculo- Zutilus p~inceps,o( can wh-itefish; EmbLoi,o.?c?:jac:ksoni, black surfperch; Genyoncmus Zineatt;~, white croaker ; MecliaZvna cnli~m~;.lict?sia,113.1 Emoon: Para2abra.z: cZathrai-us, kelp bass ; P. ni~cz/liz;+f~'iczi~rtzia,spotted sand bass; P. xebulifer, barred s;11d bass; Fom~lich-l-hgscaZifolulicus, California halibut ; Sarda chiliensis, F~cific boni to ; Scornbs~japonicus, Pacific mackerel; Scu~?pao?zagzr.-f;tuZatc, sculpin or- eccrpionfish; Sebastas ynoodei, S. serranoides, 01ivc rockfish; S~Y?~~~Z:LCp3 4.~?,~zcs, queen£ ish; and Sphyz.ae-r,u argepztea, Cal iforrtis bprracuda . RI3SULTS A total of 402 fisl1ermi3~1of all ages and deg~e2sof fishing e2:perjence were shown the sane scrkes of photogrzplts. These anglers gave us 190- different names 50:- the 13 fish sp?cles. The names can be sorted into several categories: 1) correct (i.e. rccommendt?d by the Departrient) comon nnme or variation thereof. Exrimple : call ing a California barracuda a bazracuda. . 2) incorrect cr non-rccomended cornrnon name. Example : Calling a white croaker by its wi.dely-csed, nan-rcconnended name, tomcod.. 3) mis-identification of 2 fish. Exmplc: calling a California barracuda a shark. 4) newly-invented common sxarnes, whereby an angler calls a fish by a name which cannot be correlated to any known species found in California. Example: calling a white croaker a smokefish. In this survey a correct answer is designated as the identification of a fish by its recommended comrion name, or by its family or group name. Anglers averaged 5 and 6 correct answers at piers and launch ramps re- spectively. If we accepted widely-used, but con-recommended common names as correct answers, that average would be raised by only one. There were six species which were easily recogni.zed and properly named over half the time: Pacific bonito, correctly named by 76% of the anglers; California barracuda and Caliiosnia halibut, 75%; Pacific mackerel, 65%; sculpi~l,59%; aatl 'uasied sa~dbass (reiognlzed as a bass .of some sort), 52%. Four species were recognized about one-third of the time, if the widely-used, non-recommended corrimon names arc counted as correct answers: spotted sand bass (recognized as a bass of some sort), 36%; white croaker (accepting tomcod as a correct answer), 36%; kelp bass (recognized as a bass of some sort), 33%; and chilipepper (accepting red snapper as a correct answer), 31%. The remaining eight species were poorly recognized. The queenfish and blu'e rockfish were frequently mis-identified, and the other species were simply unfamiliar to the anglers. There are a number of responses which were counted as neither correct not incorrect since thei~use was very ambiguous. These names,.such as seabass, rockbass, and seatrout, were not used consistently ' for i; specific' fislr species or group. The tern rockl~acswas used alll~ostequal ly in rcfcrerlce to bass (,nC,r.aZn71raxspp.) at; 1.0 rockfish (Sebaates spp. ) . OL?c rnlgl~texpect that tha tern, scnbass xsould be used to refer to the tihi te ser,bnss, but it was ~aecifor hlss, rockfish, croakers (faxily Scla~nid?e),znd occan whitcflnh. Probably the r.lo~t.;-ticused ns;re in the x-hole curvey was bass. It seems to be a catch-all tcrm ustd in rej at3ion to almost any type ok fish. Although tl-c-i,: were only ihrec p!-cturc F ol: bass .in the suxvcy, every species except b31-racurta, boniio, acci halibut was referred to as a bass by a subctantrizl proport.ion of the c;ngJel-e. Tile. p~-obebilityof an angler using the tcrn bass cor;rictly In tIJis survey \?as 0.60. A list of all the naws a110 the frequencirs :~lthwhich they were used for e~7chof the 18 spe~+icsjs pr~se~ltedin t1:c Appendix. DLSCUSSICiN It is reaiizei ~1r;:i 1.;1~: ~t;:~c~i';soi ihis ELL VC> arc n~~tclc1inli;vt. or irrefutable. An angle:-'s: a.bi1i.t-y to recognizr: fi.oh from pi.ctures. is not necessarily the snme as if he ve.re yresqnLcd with live or freshly-caught fish. Wc mzotc no adjustrcent fcr the fact that we int-e-rvicwed avid fj.shexsen more pf ten than occclsional fishermen, and that expcrierzced finl:ener:n presum:rbly kr:ow irtol-e about fish, identification than inexperienced f%~hel:i;~endo, Also, the p1iotograp:ls of 01-ive rockfish, kelp bass, and black surfperclz were not: as good as they c.ould have been. These factors will be taken into Zccount rin the future survey. IIowever, I feel that the pre1,irninary resu1.t~do give an indication of a pressing need to educate angiers. A valid fishery management program cannot be effective u:lj.esr anglers arc I) aware that the take of certain fish species is rcgul-ated, 2) able to recognize the regulated species when encountered, an5 3) willing to comply with the fishing regu7 ations. ess these conditions are met, fishery conservation pold.cies are worthless. It is the fishermen who hold the power to enhance or deplete sport fish stocks. This survey also gives evidence that any program which attempts to estimate the sport catch of figh.by asking .anglers how nany and what kinds of fish they caught, will suffer from kck of credibility. In conclusioil, the re~illtsof this survey seem to verjfy the truth of an old adage which says, "don't believe all those fish stories you hezr." 277 people (69%) had no idea what the fish was --Narnes givan --No. - % of total (b ass) * whj-te seabass seatrout corbina corvina * seabass (percli) sand bass herring kin gfish lnackerel sabl efish I (salmon) (seaperch) white seabass or seatrout bigniouth bass bonito cod * (croaker) hake herring family lingcod (rockbass) silver salmon smel t tomcod (trout) wlii t eb ass white£ish yellowtail- Corw~ents: The white seabass was the least-recoglizecl fish in the survey. Almost 70% of the anglers did not have the vaguest idea what type of fish this was. Of those who did assign a name to the fish, about 7% used its correct name. The designated comon name may be confusing to anglers since it implies that the fish is a bass (Serranidae), although it . is actually a member of the crpaker family (~ciaenidae). The most commoti response from anglers was that the fish was a bass. This . confusion 1 eads Po serious problen!~in management programs. According to the 1974 California Sport E'ishing Regulations there is a 28-in. * acceptable as a correct name ( ) a group nama minimin sjze iim-CL or1 white seabas:;. Ho~:.iivc?r, since very Few people can rt?c.ognizc the. fish as a ~;rhi.til:;eabiiss, and others consider it a bass (witil a 12-511. si.ze Il!:~i.l:) or haw 110 idea what it is, tlic! 28-in. si zc? lir.:ii: is rarely apylieti. As a result, this ~~;ii-~.im~;nsize lir::it: becomes irief f cct i.vc.. 268 people (67%) had no idea what the fish was --Names given --No. of responses- ---% of total. * whitefish 3 3 t on~cod 2 3 (bass) 9 (perch) 8 mackerel G (croal:~~) 5 corbina 4 herring 4 seatrou"i 3 (trout) 3 co lvina 2 j ohnny bass 2 kel pfish 2 whi t ing 2 black croaker 1 black seabass 1 bluefin tuna 1 bluefish 1 bonito 1 bull nose 1 but termough. 1 but ter~~3ughbass 1 calico 1 * Ca1ii01-nia whitefish 1 co d 1 dogfish 1 f lyingiish 1 king£ish 1 mullet 1 * ocean whitefisl~ 1 -opal eye 1 queenfish 1 reel perch 1 sand bass 1 seabass 1 senorita .1 sheephead 1 sukaa bass f (tuna) - 1 white bass 1 white seabass, or seatrout . 1 Comments: Very few people recognized this fish: less than 10% could correctly name it. * 'acceptable as a correct name ( ) a group name I 21.9 people (55:i) had no idea t,?ll;~.tt1)i.s fish was Nam s F: T.v!:iz. .N:?-- . responses-. - *(perch) but ternmu [ h :~~~-ch opaleyr buttermouth *b tack JI~ rcI1 blue pt.rc.ii barred T)~I-C!I black bass (bass) f I ounder opaleye percb pile perch sanddab . angelf isb barred surfperch black seahass bluegill P -. ' 7 f l~lllldrl~01. 1-2: TLcit. ocean perch (rockbass) (rockcod) - seabass (seaperch) sole striped perch turbot Commtnts: About 33X of the. anglers identiiic~d his fish as a perch ('E~nbiotocidae) of sone sort, altl~ougfionly 1%called it by its 1-ecoinrilcnd lii conl:ncri nar:ie, The more popular name, but termouth perch, waq the most flequently gjven nanie. * acceptable as a correct rlnrne ( ) a group name Geny o7zenms Zirzeat us- -lc'HI'.~'l? CROAKER 105 pcople (26%) had no idea what this fish was -.Names given No. responses % of total t.omcod 3 2 (perch) 10 (bass) . 5 herring 4 kingf i sh 4 *(croaker) 3 %bite croaker 1 herri.ng or tomcod , 1 seabass 1 (rockcod) 1 whitefish 1 mackerel < 1 Catalina blue perch < 1 cocl <1 . opaleye perch < 1 pompano < 1 seatrout < 1 tomcod or kingfish < 1 tomcod or (perch) < i (bass) or (perch) < 1 bluebass < I. butterf i.sh < 1 but termillc < 1 buttermouth < 1 corbina < 1 golden croaker < 1 halibut < 1 red snapper < 1 (rockba ss) < 1 (rockcod) or seabass < 1 roclcperch or whitefish < 1 sandbass < 1 sargo < 1 (seaperc:h) , < 1 seatrout or tomcod < 1 shad Comments: The most prdva~.ent~ornmon nnmc for thi-s fish was tomcod--an incorrect name sirlce there is another (unrelated) fish whose * acceptable as a correct name ( ) a group name de9ignate.J con.ilo:l nane is Pacific tolncod, Gadus mncrocephaZus. Only 1% o-F i:lli? :-lnglers cnll.cd 'this f isla by its recornrnended common namt. Absuf 35% misidentif icd the fish. l.!ediilZzina califozvie~zsis--HA~J?l:00~ 278 people (69%) had no idea whst this fish was Names given No. resporises (perch) (bass) Catalii~ablue perch blue perch Catalina blue opal-eye *halfmoon Catalina perch (tuna) albacore blue bass blue runner bluefish blue rockbass bonito butterrnouth bass . calico bass *Catal ina halfmoon C.TP?? ;c (rockbass) (surfperch) whitefish Conlmknts: The most commonly used name for this fish was Catalina blue perch, or some variation thereof. This leads people to think that this fish is a pkrch (Embiotocidae), although it is not. Only 1%of the anglers called it by its recom~nended common name. * acceptable as a correct name ( ) a group name 12a'n2,!i%n%,~a.v cl tzi.hz~at~is--- KELT' BASS Nzfine s f; j-.\~3?1--- -t No. responses ----% of total *(bass) 84 2 P *caJ.-ico ~Z+Z Comments: About 33% o:C the anglcrs ?.der.ti.fied this fish as a bass of soilre sort. It'ilr acn-r. comr~ler-idirdl;nr!lr, calico bass, was used f requenlr 1.y. 'T~E~117-t:~ Parald~rczzha -, : speci es have a 12-in minimun s i7e l-j~itaccqrding to thc 1979 Cal iEornFa Sport Fishing R~gulaiioxs. For this rcasr~n,an angler need not distinguish !~cmcen the thrr-e bass; he need only be able to recognize each as a bass. * acceptable as a correct name ( ) a group name Pc~rnZabrmr!~ac?z~ZatoJ"is cia tzs-- SPOTTED SA74D EASS 178 people (44%) had no idea what this fish was --Names given ----..KO. resnonses k(bass) 9 3 *cali.co bass 17 sesbass 15 black seabass 14 black bass 12 *spotted bass 12 (rockbass) 8 (rockfish) 7 *sand bass 7 *spotted bay bass 5 J( kelp bass 4 f~spotted sand bass 4 (perch) 3 (rockcod) 3 baybass 2 grouper 2 h'lackf ish 1 black striped bass 1 'uoca~.cio 1 buttermouth 1 cabezon 1 Califolnia blue perch 1 calico 1 (croaker) 1 grouper seabass 1 johnny bass or sugar bass 1 j ohnny bass 1 seabass or grouper - 1 seatrout 1 *speckled sand bass 1 *spotted sand 1 sugar bass 1 Com,enn The spotted sand bass h'as a 12-in minimum size limit accord- ing to the 1979 Californi-a Sport F'ishJng Regulations, as do the two other Paralclhrax bass.: kelp bass and barred sand bass. An angler need not distir~guishbetween these bass in order to conlply with the regulations. All'that is necessary is to recognize the fish as a bass. Less than 40% of the anglers identified this fish as a bass (excluding striped bass, sea- bass, and black seabass, which have different size regulations). * acceptable as a correct riame ( ) a gr0u.p name . -* Pa.i?,~?.o$.IL?c:c 72.53.!:1~lI~tf~r.--~~B~2I:l. 133 people (33%) hr.6 no idea what this Eri:-,h was No. resnoqscs -----. d % of total *(bass) 9 0 2 2 *sand br3ss 6 2 15 *calico bnss 4 8 12 sezbzss 8 2 (rockbass) 7 2 *kelp bass 5 3 (rockcod) 5 1 (perch) 4 1. (rockf isll) 4 1 bl ucbar,s 2 < 1 b011 it0 2 <1 calico 2 <1 mackerel 2 < 1 st riped Lass + 2 < 1 white sesbass 2 '1 angelf is11 1 < 1 *bz;rred sand l.;,ss I <1 *baybass 1 <1 !\7 -r?- h"?'. < 1 blpck zn25-7r: Comnc:nts: The three Para/d!rm bass have a 12--in ininimum size limit under thc 1973 Cdiforni a Sport Fish in6 Regulations. For this reason, an angler need not distinguish between a barred sand l~assand a ke.lp bass. He need only be able to * acceptal~leas a correct name . ( ) a group-name recogni;:e both as bass. Over 507; of the angle]-s identilied this fish as a bass, although only one pcrson called it by its coniple t e comxnon name. 54 peoi~le(132) had no idea what chi? f-isl1 was Mames gii-cn No. rcnnnr.?es % of total ------.-- * ---- *halibut- 30 2 75 f lound~r 2 3 G sancld 31, 9 2 halibut or flounder 5 1 (flat-f i sh) 2 < 1 turbo! 2 Comments: The nrirnc 'hali1)ut c, :ens to bc widely lcr~ov.,~among anglers; 75% of thc anglers identjfi~dthis fish as a halibut. However, we were nok able to t:est wliet.l!er snglers used this name to refer to fl.atfis11cs other than the Ccli for-nia hali-but. Very few people ~i~i~id~iii:ir'iedt1-i~-haii;jut, bui- iiG oi~t:mde t'nc distinctio1.1 betwccn the California h;?l.ibilt and the. Pac.ific halibut, IPi..;i;r,ogZo::sz;s stc?zc)Zcp?k. These t~7ofishes llave clifferent: reg;llat:i.t>ns cover:i.ng bag I.ifi~itsand fishi.ng seasons. In order to comply with the fi.sTrin;: rcgul.a.tions, the Full name oE tile fish must be known. * acceptable as a correct nacle Sardc chi liensis--1ACIFl C DONIT0 44 people (11%) tiad no idea wliat tl~isfish was Names gij~ ---No, rcspon2sc-- s -----% of total *bor,ito 30 7 76 mackerel 17 4 (tuna) 15 4 albacore 5 1 yellowtail_ 3 <1 barracuda 2 < 1 mackerel or bonito 2 < 1 blue f in tuna 1 < 1 horse mackerel 1 < 1 salmon 1 < 1 sardine 1 < 1 Spanish mackerel .1 ' <1 tuna fish 1 < 1 wahoo 1 < 1 Conncilts: This fish 1372s easily recognized. About 10% of the anglers VJ~Pdjd nct know the cr\l.rrct name of the fish placed it in the proper group of fish, the tunas (taxonomically: the rmckcrel family , Scombridae) . * acceptable as a comr~onname ( ) a grcup nzme -. 2 (3 -. ,Sporr;!,e.s?j.gp~izic;:c-- l'i'ICl:k'~(.: I'I.J~,C~;EK~:: , 68 pc;ople (:/Y:i) had xri) :fde2 \rl-i2t t-lii.2, fi:..h was sm -Nam;~sli- - ven - N<.1. r:es:\on- .,^. -. Jzilackerel 25 1 b0llli to 5 1 *Par_i f ic ~racl,~- 11 mackerel or Lonito 3, Span2 sll r;iaclce~-cl 3 f1y-i.11~f-i.sil 2 grcehack nLarl-crel L.7 ancl~ovy 1 bar~acuds 1 barracuda or m:icl~~:rel 1 herring I j a clc niackcj:~l 1 j acli./spani.s?l I'C.ic'l:fd3"t2l 1 j ~~cks~i~tlit + 1 smclt I trol7.t 1 ( t Llll:? 1 1 yellot.:tail 1 Coi!17~!ents: The ms jor3 hy of ;:hc ni!p,lcss recop,r;.i.r;cd this very cornmen fish as a mackerel, but Fev: dj.st-i1-~ki1li:;I,hcd it from anothtir mackerel the 5 ack mii ,-l~.e~:eS,l?~u.~-hz~~>?is si..~?7rfis.l' LI?;'C?~C. Over 10% of the anp,l.ers confis~edt.hc. Paciftc n;a>ckcrel. ~~4ththe I'&.cj.fic. bo11-i to. * acceptable as a coitmic)jl narr::? Scorp~znaguttaka-- SCULPIN OR SCOXPIONFISH 110 people (27%) had no idea what this fish was -Nmes given --No. responses- X of total.-- *sculpin 166 41 * (rockcod) 2 4 6 *(rockfish) 2 1 5 *scorpion 17 4 calico bass 8 2 (bass) 7 2 (rockbass) 7 2 *scorpionfish 7 2 cabezon 6 1 lionf ish 5 1 dogfish 3 < 1 seabass 3 < 1 angel-f ish 2 < 1 carp 1 <1 ' cod 1 < 1 codfish 1 < 1 garibaldi 1 < 1 ke1.p bass 1 < 1 leopardf i sh 1 < 1 porcupinef ish 1 < 1 red snapper 1 < 1 *scorpion bass 1 < 1 sculpture 1 < 1 snapper 1 < 1 spiderfish 1 < 1 stingerfish .1 < 1 stonefish 1 < 1 sturgeon 1 < 1 tigerfish 1 < 1 Cocxrnents: The scu1pi.n h2s poisono~isspines and sliould be recognized for safetyTs sake. Allnost 50% of the anglers identified the Fish by its recom~nended common name. Linc.thcr 10%placed it in the proper family. * acceptable as a correct name ( ) a group name 198 people (119%) had -no Ide;i \~il;q,t: thj.5 f rish t~:?s Names cf i \--I No. I:e.-;:-~cir:sc?c, -----A'--. 1- --- ,- -- A(roc1:cod) G L red snappel. 4 1 *(r oclcfish) 23 (b~ssj 13 achi lipeppe;- 1?. snapper 5 cod 4 sculpin 4 grnupcr 3 (~~ckbcss) 3 *(red ~~~clrcod) 3 codfish garibaldi kelp bass k(rcd rock[ ;sli) sa1.111-in ~~'oup:' 1- sunf .i s11 bignmuth L - . . . - *chili *(a~TILS(II: rockcc~~l) go1 clfisii (pe :"dl) red scabnsr szble1 i s'~ (salman) sandbass seat rout turpin verr,,ilion rock5 i rl- weakf is:: Comments: A]-though 011ly 3% OF the auglers coui,i corrc:ctly nallle thjs fis!~, at least 28% recognized jt as a rockfish (or rockcod). The non--des * acceptable as a correct nz~rnc ( ) a group name 260 people (65%) had no idea whar this fish was Names given -.No. ---- resEn;cs- ---% of total (bass) 6 2 *(rock£ish) 2 3 (perch) 12 blue bass 9 (rockbass) 9 *blue rockfish 3 seabass 3 blue perch 2 cod - 2 kelp bass 2 *(rockcod) 2 black seabass 1 bluegill 1 blue rockbass 1 but termoutl-1 1 cal-ico bass 1 crappie 1 dock bass 1 grouper 1 oyaleye perch 1 (perch) or (bass) 1 rubbermouth perch 1 sandbass 1 spotted bass 1 Corn-ents: About 7% of the fishermen correctly identified this fish as a rockfish, while almost 20% called it a bass of some kind. The blue rockfish does nor look like a typical red- or brown- colored rockfish, which rnay explain why so few people recog- ' nize it as a member of the rockfish farnily. * acceptab1.e as a correct name ( ) a group name . No. resl.ol-ist:; --- 4.------(bas~) G 3 ;k(rockcocl) 36 ?k(ri,cl:f ish) 24 (rocltbess) 3.6 red snapper 12 s~lnlongrouPcr 11 cod 10 Abocdccio 8 grouper 8 kelp has:; 8 jo11nrl-y b2ss 4 spaf;ass 4 chll ipci' '')CL' , 3 sculpi.11 3 ,- calico bats / snapper 2 t~alleye 2 bavba~s 1 blpilY.l?-!l 1 big:iaout:i Bass 1 bonito 1 *(brow:rll roc?;^.^.^') 1 cuclf ish 1. COTJCO~ i cow: i :;I1 1 lingcccl 1 oggl e-eye - 1 red groupt>s 1 ik(red ~OC~CLO~) 1 sa~zdbass 1 scorpion 1 seatroilt 1 s11eeplleacl 1 spotted 33:;s 1 s tur-geol; 1 sugar bass 1 widemouth bxs 1 Cotnments: There was coizsiderablc cor- fusion about the naniirlg of this fish, although it i:: the second-most commaonly caught rockfish in the area. Only 2% of tho a:~glcfscalled it by its .recoriunended comron name, and 6% called it by two non-recomri;cndcd * acceptable as a corrcct name ( ) a group nnnlc colllinon namzs: salmon grouper and red sxtpper. . About 20% were aware that it was a rockfish (or rockcod) of some sort, while 811 equal number specified it as a bass. (bas:;) (per(-.I ! 1 ~(x~~~c1~f-iST.;) black sc nbass calico b;~~:i joh:ir!y b,?s;.c; seabass bonf l.o (cronict:r j (roc~cl~~~~~~) bli:clc bas:; kelp b;~sci k(roi:lccod) . b1ac.l~cjr xal~:; s:-,;r>zc;re* bl.ue II~SF; cap b ;I :.: :: kiap,I<>.;?I nnt?kr-.l:i~.L *olive uc:ci<.-iir,h opal.cye ( s a 1in:. 11. ) salri~ongJ:oti]-Ler sa:~d ba5;r; sf:r-1 pe;i ??F.S:+ sugar l)asc: Conineni:~: This :'-s t1.e 1;10rtl CQI~TLWI-~~)~~iiiisi~!: r0c:i.T ; :;I?jli the a]-en, but most: p:..c\p-.l e ccrr:' 2 ~(\tiden_t:.lif';r :i;. T;~L:~TIcI- , ?111epl?o?-c)gira~ih of 1:h:i.s flsl.;. %.\;.asr!ot z:s good 6s it mi.y,31;. Zlxve bcxr,, so t-he -. . -- . resu1.t:; I ri shed Z~OVE: are eli-o!: ~s(~(;.sc.c,RI-3.1~ :.ntli.cat;. jvr-. of the true abi1.i.::~ of ::.nglc:.-rs to recogni 2.c- ttii s fish. acceptable as a correct ncimc ( ) a group name 309 (77%) had no idea what this fish wan ---Ncines given------No. responses --.---% of- total. herring *queenfish (perch) (bass) *(croaker) t omco d red snapper kingfish yellowiin croaker yellowtail an chovy calico bass cod grunion + kelp£ish Pasadena trout pompano (roclcbass) (rockcod) sardine senorita£isl: (smelt) white seabass Co?iments: Surprisingly few peopln, recognized this fish. Only 2% correctly identified it as a queenfisli. The nost frequently usecl nzille was herring, whicll is an unacccptabl e common name since the true herrings are. menhers of the tierl-jng Esrni1.y (Clupeidae), and the queenfish is a ncinber of the croakcr family (Scianenidae) . * acceptable as a correct name ( ) a group name Tba.1-rac:~d;? needlcfish bonrit o mar.?:c.i:cl (srilillt j -3,~,.oarr-,e sardir~e span-isl: ~r.:.c!;tl;..c31. garf is11 Iizardfj :;hi needl euclsp: :vi'acific b-.rr:n cuds (slk;~~rlc) (?,l:ax-l<) 0:- g:?T s~iakefi:;!) ~ss 1 < 1 catfish 1 < 1 cod 1 <1 corb i.~la 1 <1 (croak.er) 1 <1 I. < I * 1.. :, < 1 I.irlgcod I