Evaluation of the capture efficiency and size selectivity of four pot types in the prospective fishery for North Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)

• Main Authors: Barry, Patrick D., Tamone, Sherry L., Tallmon, David A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Biology; Ecology; Fisheries; Lair; Pacific; Kachemak; Kodiak; Alaska; Chionoecetes bairdi; Tanner crab
• Online Access: http://aquaticcommons.org/8765/; http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1081/barry.pdf; http://aquaticcommons.org/8765/1/barry_Fish_Bull_2010.pdf

Over 230 metric tons of octopus is harvested as bycatch annually in Alaskan trawl, long-line, and pot fisheries. An expanding market has fostered interest in the development of a directed fishery for North Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). To investigate the potential for fishery develo...