18509 California coast sablefish (Reproductive Life History Analysis of Sablefish Populations off the Washington and California Coasts) Data Set Published / External 17938 Migrated from Resource Enhancement and Utilization Technologies Division Project Completed 2012-09-01 2019-05-29 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) have a wide distribution along the Pacific coast, extending from Baja California to Alaska, the Bering Sea and through to the eastern coast of Japan. A unique feature of these fish is the wide variation in temperature and depth that sablefish experience throughout their life cycle, extending from depths 200m as adults to the surface as larvae and juveniles. While the landed weight of sablefish in the commercial fishery is relatively small, the exceptionally high value of this species ranks it 3rd in economic value to walleye pollock and Pacific cod. As such, sablefish are highly managed throughout the Pacific, and understanding the biology of this species is essential for proper management. The aim of this project is to characterize the reproductive life history of two populations of sablefish in coastal Washington and California. Fish will be collected from the same geographical location on a monthly basis for one year. The reproductive status will be determined from gonadal histology and plasma sex steroid levels, and age will be determined from otoliths. It is expected that data on size, age, rate of gonadal development, seasonal timing of spawning, fecundity, frequency of reproduction, and potential shifts in distribution of sexes will be obtained. This study applies directly to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act, because the data will be used to improve stock assessments and estimates of spawning biomass in this commercially important species. This project is a cooperation with the commercial fishing industry and scientists at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) and Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC). Size, sex, gonad stage, fecundity. Addresses Legal Mandate Raw/field data Loaded by batch 4448, 02-20-2013 18:18 Subject to Public Access to Research Results (PARR): Yes Theme reproductive biology Theme sablefish Spatial Bodega Bay Spatial Montlake Spatial Santa Cruz, CA Spatial Seattle, WA Spatial Westport, Washington Instrument Instrument Not Applicable Northwest Fisheries Science Center Seattle WA USA Data Set Spreadsheet Table (digital) Instrument Not Applicable Water based Platforms - Watercraft - Manned Watercraft - Vessel (Ship) - Fishing Vessels - Fishing Vessel (not specified) - FX - 49.0.0 Not Applicable 56806 COOP NOAA Sablefish Database - CA Published / External Planned Data about Sablefish sampled in California between August 2012 and February 2014. Spreadsheet Yes PARR Data about Sablefish sampled in California between August 2012 and February 2014. 1 Fish# number No No Active A unique identifier for each fish within this dataset. number 2 Date date No No Active The date of the observation. date 3 Location text No No Active Location the fish was taken. text 4 Total Length (mm) number No No Active Total length of the fish. Units for values are mm. number mm 5 Fork Lengh (mm) number No No Active The fork length for the individual fish. Units for values are mm. number mm 6 Weight (g) number No No Active The total weight of the individual fish. Units for values are g. number g 7 Gonad WT (g) number No No Active The weight in grams of the fish's gonads. Units for values are g. number g 8 Liver WT (g) number No No Active The weight in grams of the fish's liver. Units for values are g. number g 9 Sex text No No Active The gender of the individual fish/. text 10 Gonadal stage text No No Active The developmental stage of the fish's gonads. text Females: PN = Likely prepubertal, VIT-1 = Onset of secondary oocyte growth, VIT-2 = Early vitellogenesis, VIT-3 = Mid vitellogenesis, VIT-4 = Late vitellogensis, MAT = Final maturation, Postspawning = Post-spawning. Males: 1 = Likely prepubertal, 2 = Early recrudescence, 3 = mid recrudescence, 4 = Late recurdescence, 5 = Spermiating, 6 = Post-spawning. 11 Age number No No Active The age of the fish in years. Units for values are years. number years Data Steward 2015-10-01 Person Goetz, Rick Rick.Goetz@noaa.gov 7305 East Beach Drive Manchester WA 98226 360-871-8322 Distributor 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center NWFSC nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA 206-860-3200 https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov NWFSC Home Online Resource Metadata Contact 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center NWFSC nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA 206-860-3200 https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov NWFSC Home Online Resource Originator 2015-10-01 Person Swanson, Penny Penny.Swanson@noaa.gov 2725 Montlake Blvd East Seattle WA 98112 206-860-3282 Point of Contact 2015-10-01 Person Goetz, Rick Rick.Goetz@noaa.gov 7305 East Beach Drive Manchester WA 98226 360-871-8322 -126.416 -126.416 47.0741 47.0741 Westport, Washington: Charter fishing boats off of Westport, WA Range 2012-03-01 2014-04-30 -122.3062 -122.3062 47.6449 47.6449 Seattle, WA: Laboratory at NWFSC, Seattle, WA Range 2012-03-01 2014-04-30 -123.0511 -123.0511 38.3309 38.3309 Bodega Bay: Charter fishing boats in Bodega Bay Range 2012-03-01 2013-04-30 -122.0242 -122.0242 36.9897 36.9897 Santa Cruz, CA: Laboratory at SWFSC, Santa Cruz, CA Range 2012-03-01 2013-04-30 Unclassified At this time, contact the Data Manager for information on obtaining access to this data set. In the near future, the NWFSC will strive to provide all data resources as a web service in order to meet the NOAA Data Access Policy Directive (https://nosc.noaa.gov/EDMC/PD.DA.php). NA https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/coop_noaa_sablefish_database__ca/data/page/ 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 COOP NOAA Sablefish Database - CA (RESTful) Data about Sablefish sampled in California between August 2012 and February 2014. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/coop_noaa_sablefish_database__ca 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 COOP NOAA Sablefish Database - CA Data about Sablefish sampled in California between August 2012 and February 2014. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/12871 California coast sablefish Online Resource Web site NWFSC Dataset Information page. Size, sex, gonad stage, fecundity Spreadsheet Medium These data were collected and processed in accordance with established protocols and best practices under the direction of the project’s Principal Investigator. Contact the dataset Data Manager in section 3 for full QA/QC methodology. No 0 Yes No Yes 0 days No Delay NCEI-MD 365 The Northwest Fisheries Science Center facilitates backup and recovery of all data and IT components which are managed by IT Operations through the capture of static (point-in-time) backup data to physical media. Once data is captured to physical media (every 1-3 days), a duplicate is made and routinely (weekly) transported to an offsite archive facility where it is maintained throughout the data's applicable life-cycle. These data were collected and processed in accordance with established protocols and best practices under the direction of the project’s Principal Investigator. Contact the dataset Data Manager in section 3 for full QA/QC methodology. 56806 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:18509 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2013-02-20T18:18:47 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-03-04T19:17:17 2019-06-04 Northwest Fisheries Science Center NWFSC 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA 206-860-3200 https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov 1001 Public No No 2019-06-04 1 Year 2020-06-04