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

• Main Authors: Clausen, David M., Heifitz, Jonathan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: biology; fisheries; Gulf of Alaska; Atka; Fishing Ground; Kodiak; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10535/6981

"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 rock...