Fish On! Marine Reserves Hook-and-Line Survey 2014: End of Season Newsletter

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Originator: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Publish Date: 2014

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Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Marine Reserves

Job Position: Marine Recourses Program

Telephone: 541-867-4741

E-Mail Address: lindsay.x.aylesworth@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: This year the Marine Reserves Program continued its hook and line surveys. We added a fourth site, Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and Cape Meares Comparison Area, to our monitoring program. Data collection was broken into two periods: Spring (April-May) and Fall (September-October). Combining both periods, the program sampled 5 days in Cape Falcon, 8 days in Cascade Head, 8 days in Cape Perpetua, and 10 days in Redfish Rocks. In total, this amounted to 31 trips, staffed by 165 different volunteers, out of 4 different ports. Although each site is unique, the 2014 survey caught a total of 5,729 fish representing 26 species between marine reserves (3731 fishes) and comparison areas (1998 fishes). The 26 species were distributed across 5 families: rockfishes—14 species, sculpins—4 species, flatfish—5 species, greenling—2 species, and surf perch—1 species. Although salmon were not included in our data, the survey did encounter at least six coho Salmon in three different sites! Daily catches ranged from a low of 39 to a high of 431 fish measured, weighed, and released. A single gopher rockfish, usually a native species of California, was a surprise catch this year in Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve.

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Time Period of Content: 2014

Geographic Extent: Oregon Coast

Status: Final

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