History and present status of fisheries for marine fishes and invertebrates in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Ketchen, K. S., Bourne, N., Butler, T. H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1983
• Subjects: Giganteus; Hake; Pacific; Crassostrea gigas; Theragra chalcogramma; Squalus acanthias
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f83-130; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f83-130

An historical account is given of the development of Strait of Georgia commercial fisheries (other than salmon) from their beginnings in the middle to late 19th century to the 1980s. Where possible, attempts were made to explain past fluctuation in abundance, especially to distinguish natural effect...