Gillnet Selectivity on Sockeye ( Oncorhynchus nerka ) and Pink Salmon ( O . gorbuscha ) of the Skeena River System, British Columbia

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Authors: Todd, Ian St. P., Larkin, P. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1971
• Subjects: General Medicine; Sockeye; Skeena; Skeena River; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f71-123; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f71-123

Exploitation of Skeena River sockeye salmon has been conducted almost solely by drift gillnets since 1875. This study was designed to determine the selective properties of nylon gillnets presently in use; to compare these with properties of linen nets used prior to 1955; and, using statistics of cat...