The Oregon Pink Shrimp Fishery, Management History and Research Activities, Informational Report 80-1

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Originator: Zirges, M.H and J.G. Robinson

Publish Date: 1980

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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 pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani), also called ocean shrimp, is the target species of Oregon's commercial shrimp fishery. This species is distributed over the continental shelf from Unalaska to San Diego, California at depths ranging from 20 to 250 fathoms (37 to 457 m), with commercially important concentrations present from Vancouver Island to the area off Morro Bay on the south-central California coast. The center of distribution is off the Oregon coast where most commercia1 catches are made from 2 to 25 mi 1es (4 to 46 km) offshore, at depths ranging from 40 to 140 fathoms (73 to 256 m), over green mud or green mud and sand bottoms. There are four primary areas, or "beds", where shrimp occur along the Oregon coast: the northern bed from about the Columbia River to Cape Foulweather, the central bed from about Heceta Head to north of Cape Blanco, a small bed just south of Cape Blanco, and the southern bed off Brookings and Crescent City, California (Figure 1). Although the pink shrimp attains a maximum age of about five years in the northern portion of its commercial range and three years in the southern portion, only a small proportion usually reach age four off Oregon. Maximum size of pink shrimp off Oregon is about 28 mm head length, but they become available to trawl gear at about 12-13 mm head length and 11-13 months of age. Biologists use this measurement instead of total length to avoid measurement difficulty with broken-off tails.

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Geographic Extent: Oregon Coast

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Field Name	Value
Biblio ID	8514
Year	1980
Publisher
Request Type	Information & Education
Location	Salem HQ
Date Created	Sept 1980
Date Cataloged	8/3/05
Date Published	1980
Type	spt corner
Pages	15 pp
Volume	80-1
Status	2
Descriptor	Oregon Pink Shrimp; history; research
Date Entered	2005-08-03 16:40:13
Location In Clackamas Library	Wildllife/marine life
Author	Malcolm H Zirges; Jack G Robinson
Duplicates	0
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Disposition Of Requests	Jean McCrae - 2: Requested, but no copies available
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