The English Sole, Informational Report 76-1

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Citation

Originator: Barss, William H.

Publish Date: February 1976

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: Cedric.X.Cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: The English sole is a major contributor to Pacific Ocean trawl fisheries off the United States and Canada. Only Dover sole and sometimes petrale sole provide greater annual landings in Oregon. English sole are considered fine eating sole and usually enjoy a good market. In British Columbia, local consumers of this popular fish have learned to relish the "iodine" flavor that can be detected in fish from some inshore waters. In Canada it is known as the lemon sole because of its resemblance in shape and color to the lemon sole found off Europe, In California it has been called the point sole because of its characteristic pointed head. The development of the Oregon trawl fishery in the late 1930's produced the first large landings of English sole. Demand for English sole increased during World War I1 and Oregon landings peaked at about four million pounds in 1946. There was an abrupt drop in landings in 1949 to about one million pounds reflecting a declining demand for bottom fish. Since then, annual landings have fluctuated around two million pounds with the exception of low landings in the mid 1950's and an exceptional 3.5 mi11ion pounds in 1966. Total U.S. and Canadian landings have maintained a ten-year average of 10 million pounds a year. Oregon ranks third in production with California leading In annual landings.

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Geographic Extent: Oregon Coast

Status: Final

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Format: PDF file

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Field Name	Value
Biblio ID	2745
Year	1976
Publisher
Request Type	Report (FCO Coastal Rivers Pgm)
Location	Coast, OR
Date Created
Date Cataloged
Date Published	1976
Type
Pages	1-7
Volume
Status	0
Descriptor	English Sole; Coast, OR
Date Entered	1/1/1999
Location In Clackamas Library
Author
Duplicates
Number Remaining After Requests
Presumed All Distributed
Back Room Duplicates
Author	Barss, W.H.
Risk
Species
Disposition Of Requests	StreamNet Library: Requested, but no copies available

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