Southern Oregon Surfperch Studies 1991-2000, Final Report

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Citation

Originator: Pruden, Darrell

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: Several members of the surfperch family (Embiotocidae) are an important part of the Oregon shore and estuary recreational fishery. There has also been a recent increase in the commercial take of redtail surfperch on the southern Oregon coast for markets in California. The surfperch season in Oregon is open year-round for recreational anglers, but closed for commercial fishing in August and September. The overall condition of the surfperch population along the Oregon coast had been assumed to be healthy, but because of the low fecundity of these live-bearing fishes, increased effort by both sport and commercial fishers could pose a threat. In 1990, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) intensified research on the most often angled species of surfperch in Oregon, to establish a biological database for use in future management. Fish were tagged for movement and harvest rate studies and carcasses were sampled for age structures, sex, maturity, and embryo information. The main focus was on redtail surfperch (Amphistichus rhodoterus) due to its accessibility and popularity, but the study also included striped surfperch/seaperch (Embiotoca lateralis), pile surfperch/seaperch (Damalichthys vaca), white surfperch/seaperch (Phanerdon furcatus), walleye surfperch (Hyperprosopon aregenteum), silver surfperch (Hyperprosopon ellipticum), and calico surfperch (Amphisticus koelzi). This report covers research conducted from December 1990 to December 2000.

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Time Period of Content: 1990-2000

Geographic Extent: Southern Oregon

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

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Lineage-Source: This project was financed in part with funds provided by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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