Alaska Sablefish Longline Survey Reports

Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) are a commercially important fish species in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Found along the upper continental slope, in Alaska they are caught primarily by longlines. Catches in the Alaskan EEZ have averaged 15,000 mt in recent years with an annual value of about $100 million.

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Gray whales roam Arctic waters off Alaska in summer, searching for food. Credit: ASAMM/AFSC. Funded by BOEM IAA No. M11PG00033.

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Last updated by Alaska Fisheries Science Center on August 02, 2019

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