Status of the spawning biomass of the Pacific sardine, 1982-83

State law provides for the initiation of a fishery forPacific sardines, Sardinops sagax caeruleus, when thespawning biomass of sardines reaches 20,000 short tons.Data from ichthyoplankton surveys, sea survey cruises,the mackerel fishery sampling program, and the live baitmonitoring program are discussed with regard to an increasein population size. It appears that the spawningbiomass of the northern stock of Pacific sardines remainsbelow 20,000 tons. (7pp.)

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Sardinops sagax caeruleus, Fisheries, Pacific sardines, Biology, Management

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