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Locations where spiny dogfish ( Squalus acanthias ) were sampled in the Gulf 
of Alaska in 2004-07. The size of the circle is proportional to the number of 
spiny dogfish sampled at each location. 
Table 1 
Locations, gear types, and sample sizes for male and female spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) collected during 2004-07. “Sport” 
gear refers to hook-and-line fishing with rod and reel, “longline” refers to multiple hooks on a groundline, “trawl” denotes either 
bottom or pelagic trawls, and “set net” refers to a stationary floating gill net, generally anchored at one end to the shore. 
Year 
Area 
Gear 
Males (n) 
Females ( n ) 
2004 
Yakutat Bay 
Sport 
21 
91 
2004 
Gulf of A laska (GOA) 
Longline 
52 
85 
2005 
Southeast Alaska (SEAK) 
Longline 
1 
13 
2005 
Yakutat Bay 
Longline 
11 
23 
2005 
Yakutat Bay 
Sport 
0 
15 
2005 
Cook Inlet 
Sport 
6 
25 
2005 
Yakutat Bay 
Longline 
41 
95 
2005 
GOA 
Longline 
112 
204 
2005 
Cook Inlet 
Sport 
8 
12 
2005 
Yakutat Bay 
Sport 
1 
72 
2005 
Prince William Sound 
Longline 
27 
69 
2005 
GOA 
Trawl 
83 
125 
2006 
Kamishak Bay 
Trawl 
24 
26 
2006 
Cook Inlet 
Set net 
50 
90 
2006 
Copper River 
Set net 
9 
5 
2006 
Yakutat Bay 
Set net 
4 
57 
2006 
Icy Point (SEAK) 
Trawl 
0 
1 
2006 
Prince William Sound 
Longline 
87 
91 
2006 
Cherikoff Island (SW GOA) 
Trawl 
28 
13 
2007 
Cherikoff Island (SW GOA) 
Trawl 
20 
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