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COIAERCIAL FiaiKRIES REVIEW 



Vol. 13, No„ 4 



Otter trawl drags in Carroll Inlet, which is fished occasionally by a few Ketch- 

 ikan shrimp fisherman, yielded showings of large spot shrimp weighing 5 to 6 per pound, 

 heads on, and up to 65 pounds of side-stripe shrimp, on an hourly basis. The region 

 from Shoal Cove to the upper reaches of the Inlet was found to have excellent trawl- 

 ing bottom, except for the hazard of water-logged timbers fouling the net. Best catches 

 were made just past Shoal Cove and at the head of the Inlet in approximately 80 fathoms. 

 Little trawlable bottom was located in Ihome Ann. 



T.KNGTH Airo VffilCaiT QF glRIKP ; Spot shrimp or prawn ( Pandalus platyceros ) , reach- 

 ing 8 inches in length2/and weighing 6 per pound, heads on, were caught during this 

 survey. The average length of this variety taken during this survey was slightly 



over 6 inches in length and 

 averaged 11 per pound, heads 

 on, and 21 per pound headed. 

 Fishing results indicated the 

 spot shrimp inhabit rocky 

 slopes to a greater extent 

 than the other species of 

 commercially desirable Alas- 

 kan shrimp. 



The side-stripe shrimp 

 ( Pandalopsis dispar ) was the 

 species most frequently caught 

 throughout this spring survey, 

 with best catches made in 

 This species averaged 28 per 



FIGURE 5 - 

 SHRIMP. 



A MIXED CATCH OF LARGE SIDE-STRIPE AND SPOT 



depths of 50 to 80 fathoms having a gray mud bottom, 

 pound, heads on, and 47 per pound headed. 



The pink shrimp ( Pandalus borealis ), which makes up the bulk of the Petersburg 

 and \"rangell commercial catch, averaged 3^inches in length and weighed 101 per pound, 

 heads on, and I60 per pound headed. They were found to be most abundant in areas 

 with muddy bottoms. 



The coon-stripe shrimp ( Pandalus hypsinotus ) was caught in small quantities in 

 widely diversified regions. Catches of this species averaged approximately 5 inches 

 in length and weiglied 28 per pound, heads on, and 43 Psr pound headed. 



A random sample of shrimp taken during this spring cruise showed that 7 percent 

 of the side stripe, 18 percent of the spot, 24 percent of the coon-stripe, and 34 

 percent of the pink were egg carriers. 



MISCELLAMEOUS CATCH : Drags in Tolstoi Bay frequently produced small sculpins 

 ( Cottidae ) and eel-blennies ( Lumpenidae ) and 1 drag in Kasaan Bay netted 200 pounds 

 of whiting ( Theragra chalcogramma ) and flathead sole ( Hlppoglossides elassodon ). 



Fish common in the waters of Hassler and Gedney Pass appeared to be eel-blennies, 

 slender sole ( Lyopsetta exilis ) and long-jawed rockfish ( Sebastodes alutus ). 



Marine life commonly caught in upper Behn Canal included eel-blenn^as, ratf ish 

 ( Hydrolagus colliei ). long-nosed skate ( Raja rhina ) . long-jawed flounder ( Atheresthes 

 stomias ) , and eulachon ( Thaleichthys pacif icus ) . 



Walker Cove produced small numbers of English sole ( Parophrys vetul us) , eel 

 pouts (Zoarcidae), slender sole, and Tanner crabs ( Chinonoectes opilio ) . 



3/ All lengths MEASURED FROM THE EYE TO THE TIP OF THE TAIL. 



