Southern California independent sport fishing survey Quarterly Report no. 10

Abstract

During the October 1 - December 31, 1977 quarter, 28 launch ramps, hoists, and boat rental locations were sampled a total of 294 times. During the sample days 11,942 anglers and 1,025 divers were interviewed. They expended 83,882 effort-hours and landed 36,741 fishes and other organisms of 163 identified species. The ten most commonly landed species were 1) Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus, 16%; 2) white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus, 16%; 3) olive rockfish, Sebastes serranoides, 6%; 4) blue rockfish, S. mystinus, 4%; 5) halfmoon, Medialuna californiensis, 4%; 6) Pacific bonito, Sarda chiliensis, 3%; 7) rock scallop, Hinnites multirugosus, 2%; 8) chilipepper, Sebastes goodei, 2%; 9) greenspotted rockfish, S. chlorostictus, 2%; and 10) kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus, 2%. (25pp.)