Results 



As of 31 December 1980, there were 1,362 tag 

 recoveries for an overall recovery rate of 3.99c. The 

 INPFC area of recovery was known for 1,334 of the 

 1,362 recoveries. Recoveries by INPFC area are 

 shown in Figure 2 where it can be seen that most 

 sablefish were recovered in the same area as tagged 



and that only a limited amount of long-range move- 

 ment occurred. 



More precise analysis of movement was possible for 

 969 sablefish for which recovery was reported by 

 position rather than general geographic area. Group- 

 ing these recoveries by distance from release site 

 revealed that 65% of all recoveries occurred within 

 100 km of the release site, 24% were recovered within 



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FIGURE 2.— Number of sablefish recovered in each International North Pacific Fisheries Commission (INPFC) area and the percent- 

 age of recoveries by INPFC area of tagging. 



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