Recent Advances in Trawl Gear Employed by Oregon’s Ocean Shrimp (Pandalus jordani) Fishery, Science Bulletin 2021-03

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Originator: Bancroft, M.P., and S.D. Groth

Publish Date: 10/21/2021

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Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Mo Bancroft

Job Position: SEACOR Assistant Project Leader

Telephone: 541-961-0743

E-Mail Address: morgan.p.bancroft@odfw.oregon.gov

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Abstract: Ocean shrimp (also called pink shrimp, Pandalus jordani) are commercially harvested using semi-pelagic trawl gear along the West Coast of North America. Catches of ocean shrimp occur from northern California to British Columbia, Canada. Oregon is geographically and economically central to the North American West Coast ocean shrimp fishery, with the highest volume of catch and number of landings regionally. The history of the ocean shrimp fishery is well documented; however, quantitative information about the trawl gear employed has been gathered only sporadically, and there has been no way to accurately correct for increasing vessel efficiency over time. Our objective was to analyze recent advances in the trawl gear used by Oregon’s shrimp fishery to provide context and a quantifiable description of changes in fleet characteristics that have occurred over the last 30 years and allow for improved analysis of trends in catch and catch per unit effort in the future.

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Geographic Extent: Oregon - Northern CA to British Columbia

Status: Final

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