The Northern Rockfish, Sebastes polyspinis, in Alaska: Commercial Fishery, Distribution, and Biology

• Main Authors: Clausen, David M., Heifetz, Jonathan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Biology; Ecology; Fisheries; Atka; Fishing Ground; Gulf of Alaska; Kodiak; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://aquaticcommons.org/9739/; http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/mfr644/mfr6441.pdf; http://aquaticcommons.org/9739/1/mfr6441.pdf

The northern rockfish, Sebastes polyspinis, is the second most abundant rockfish in Alaska, and it supports a valuable trawl fishery. Little information is available, however, on either the biology of this species or its commercial fishery. To provide a synopsis of information on northern rockfish i...