A Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of the "Small Footrope" Regulation on the Spatial Distribution of Oregon Bottom Trawl Effort in 2000

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Citation

Originator: Hannah, Robert W. and Mark Freeman

Publish Date: 2000

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: Oregon bottom trawl logbooks were analyzed to determine how the new "small footrope" regulation might have changed fishing patterns so far this year. The emphasis was placed on determining the degree to which trawl fishing effort had been shifted away from traditional shelf rockfish fishing grounds.

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Time Period of Content: 1993-95

Geographic Extent: Oregon

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

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