Eastern Pacific Halibut Fishery 1888 1966

Author : F. Heward Bell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484755689
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Eastern Pacific Halibut Fishery, 1888-1966 (Classic Reprint) written by F. Heward Bell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-25 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eastern Pacific Halibut Fishery, 1888-1966 Its recorded occurrence in the North Pacific extends on the east from Santa Rosa Island, Calif., to Norton Sound in the Bering Sea, across the Continental Shelf in Bering Sea, and off the Asiatic coast from the Gulf of Anadyr to Hokkaido. The North American range of the halibut setline fishery extends miles from Northern California to St. Matthew Island in Bering Sea and in depth from about 20 to 250 fathoms. The halibut is the largest of the flatfish, reaching a recorded maximum size of 495 pounds in the eastern Pacific-the present average land'ed size is about 30 to 35 pounds. The females are faster growing, and no male over 123 pounds has been caught to date. All data quoted in this text and accompanying tables refer to eviscerated heads-off weights. From November to March, spawning concentrations of halibut occur at numerous locations along the edge of the Continental Shelf at depths from about 175 to 225 fathoms. The average age when the fish first become mature is about 12 years for females and probably 8 years for males. A large female may produce 2 to 3 million eggs annually. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.