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TABLE 4

Mean CPUE (kg/haul) for the 15 most prevalent groundfish species by depth in fathoms stratum and International North Pacific Fisheries Commission (INPFC) area. Note: only positive tows were used and no adjustments were made to catch for various distances fished.

CATCH PER HAUL (kg)

Vancouver Area Columbia Area
Species 189-549 m
(100-300 fms)
549 -1300 m
(300-700 fms)
189-549 m
(100-300 fms)
549-1300 m
(300-700 fms)
Dover sole 43.5 17.6 49.4 13.2
Longspine thornyhead 6.2 37.5 4.8 44.7
Pacific grenadier 0.5 23.2 0.6 24.1
Sablefish 11.4 13.3 12.4 14.1
Giant grenadier 2.1 14.9 22.6 22.6
Shortspine thornyhead 11.5 5.6 12.4 7.6
Rex sole 6.6 0.0 11.2 0.9
Pacific hake 4.3 5.3 15.2 0.3
Grooved tanner crab 3.0 8.5 3.0 20.1
Longnose skate 9.5 3.3 13.5 0.0
Splitnose rockfish 13.4 0.0 8.5 0.0
California slickhead 0.0 1.3 0.0 2.2
Shortbelly rockfish 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Spotted ratfish 9.0 0.0 3.6 0.0
Stripetail rockfish 0.8 0.0 30.0 0.0


CATCH PER HAUL (kg)

Eureka Area Monterey Area
Species 189-549 m
(100-300 fms)
549 -1300 m
(300-700 fms)
189-549 m
(100-300 fms)
549-1300 m
(300-700 fms)
Dover sole 54.6 25.9 92.7 64.9
Longspine thornyhead 4.0 56.1 9.7 51.9
Pacific grenadier 0.1 36.3 1.1 63.9
Sablefish 17.2 14.3 10.6 20.1
Giant grenadier 16.8 29.0 0.5 33.1
Shortspine thornyhead 3.6 9.9 4.3 15.2
Rex sole 33.5 5.0 22.1 3.1
Pacific hake 42.6 0.5 10.4 0.9
Grooved tanner crab 3.9 25.8 1.4 10.6
Longnose skate 12.1 4.1 14.0 0.0
Splitnose rockfish 3.3 0.0 34.6 0.0
California slickhead 0.0 21.0 0.0 14.7
Shortbelly rockfish 0.3 0.0 106.0 0.0
Spotted ratfish 1.5 0.0 33.2 0.0
Stripetail rockfish 15.2 0.0 36.6 0.0


CATCH PER HAUL (kg)

Conception Area Total Over All Areas
Species 189-549 m
(100-300 fms)
549 -1300 m
(300-700 fms)
189-549 m
(100-300 fms)
549-1300 m
(300-700 fms)
Dover sole 32.4 43.2 59.2 41.5
Longspine thornyhead 13.3 68.6 6.4 51.7
Pacific grenadier 0.0 7.8 0.5 39.4
Sablefish 12.9 21.4 12.6 17.1
Giant grenadier 0.0 6.0 7.0 26.2
Shortspine thornyhead 11.9 15.4 8.8 11.7
Rex sole 25.1 0.0 18.9 4.1
Pacific hake 24.1 3.0 19.2 1.3
Grooved tanner crab 0.0 3.0 2.8 15.9
Longnose skate 15.2 2.1 13.3 4.1
Splitnose rockfish 39.4 0.0 20.0 0.0
California slickhead 0.0 8.1 0.0 11.7
Shortbelly rockfish 4.1 0.0 80.3 0.0
Spotted ratfish 7.1 0.0 17.1 0.0
Stripetail rockfish 14.1 0.0 27.7 0.0

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