Results of the 1986-1988 inshore rockfish harvest log program / by C.M. Hand, J.R. Candy, and L.J. Richards.: Fs97-4/2069E-PDF

"In 1986, a rockfish harvest log program was initiated to satisfy the need for more precise information on the inshore commercial rockfish fishery. This report summarizes the results for the first three years of the program. The percentage of handline/troll vessels that submitted both harvest logs and sales slips increased from 27% in 1986 to 36% in 1988 and the percentage for longline vessels increased from 21% to 34%. A larger catch was reported on sales slips than on harvest logs for most areas; however, the discrepancy between the two data sources decreased over time. In 1988, harvest logs recorded at least 234 t of rockfish that were unreported on sales slips. Harvest logs also indicated that substantial amounts of yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) are caught incidentally to the halibut and dogfish fisheries. Harvest log and sales slip catch per unit effort (CPUE) followed similar trends between 1986-88 for areas where landings were high"--Abstract, page iii.

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