Southern California marine sport fishing: private-boat catch and effort during 1981
1982
Wine, Vickie
An extensive study of fishing activity stemming from privately-owned boats was conducted during 1981 in order to determine the magnitude and impact of this segment of southern California's marine sport fishery. Anglers and divers returning from fishing trips were interviewed at launch ramps, boat hoists, and boat-rental facilities from Pt. Conception to the Mexican border. Information on fishing catch and effort was used to calculate statistical estimatesof total catch, total effort, catch of preferred sportfish species, and compliance rates for legal minimumsize limits.An estimated 1,013,000 organisms were landed during355,000 fishing trips. The major components of thisyear's catch were 1) Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus, 231,000 landed; 2) Pacific bonito, Sarda chiliensis, 157,000 landed; 3) white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus, 148,000 landed; and 4) rockfish, Sebastes spp., 142,000 landed. These fishes contributed two-thirds of the total catch.This year anglers were favored by mild weather andthe summertime appearance of migratory game fishes,resulting in higher than usual effort levels andabove average catch rates for favored game species. (81pp.)
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