CHAPTER 8 ALASKA PLAICE by

• Main Authors: Alaska Plaice By, Paul D. Spencer, Gary E. Walters, Thomas K. Wilderbuer
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.12.3214; http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/refm/docs/2002/BSalaskaplaice.pdf

gical information exists for Alaska plaice than for the remaining species of other flatfish, an age-structured population model was used to assess this stock. In contrast, survey biomass estimates are the principal data source used to assess the remaining other flatfish. In 2002, Alaska plaice were managed separately from the other flatfish complex and removed from the other species complex. Given the differences in biological information, assessment techniques, and management, it is appropriate to separate the assessment of Alaska plaice from the remaining other flatfish. This chapter considers only the assessment of Alaska plaice; the remaining other flatfish are discussed in another chapter. The distribution of Alaska plaice is mainly on the Eastern Bering Sea continental shelf, with only small amounts found in the Aleutian Islands region. In particular, the summer distribution of Alaska plaice is generally confined to depths < 110 m, with larger fish predominately in deep waters an