18510
Washington coast sablefish - Reproductive Life History Analysis of Sablefish Populations off the Washington and California Coasts
Washington 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 4449, 02-20-2013 18:24
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
56805
COOP NOAA Sablefish Database
COOP NOAA Sablefish Database
Published / External
Planned
Data about Sablefish sampled in Washington State between August 2012 and December 2013.
Spreadsheet
Yes
PARR
Data about Sablefish sampled in Washington State between August 2012 and December 2013.
1
Fish#
text
No
No
Active
A unique identifier for each fish within this dataset.
text
2
Date
date
No
No
Active
The date of the observation.
date
3
Total Length (mm)
number
No
No
Active
Total length of the fish. Units for values are mm.
number
mm
4
Fork Lengh (mm)
number
No
No
Active
The fork length for the individual fish. Units for values are mm.
number
mm
5
Weight (g)
number
No
No
Active
The total weight of the individual fish in kilograms. Units for values are kg.
number
kg
6
Gonad WT (g)
number
No
No
Active
The weight in grams of the fish's gonads. Units for values are g.
number
g
7
Liver WT (g)
number
No
No
Active
The weight in grams of the fish's liver. Units for values are g.
number
g
8
Sex
text
No
No
Active
The gender of the individual fish/.
text
9
Gonadal stage
text
No
No
Active
The developmental stage of the fish's gonads.
text
Females: 0 = Likely prepubertal, 1 = Onset of secondary oocyte growth, 2 = Early vitellogenesis, 3 = Mid vitellogenesis, 4 = Late vitellogensis, MAT = Final maturation, Postspawning = Post-spawning. Males: 0 = Likely prepubertal, 2 = Early recrudescence, 3 = mid recrudescence, 4 = Late recurdescence, 5 = Spermiating, 6 = Post-spawning.
10
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
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle
WA
98112
USA
206-860-3200
http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov
NWFSC Home
Online Resource
Metadata Contact
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
NWFSC
nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle
WA
98112
USA
206-860-3200
http://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
2019-05-29
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/coop_noaa_sablefish_database/data/page/
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
COOP NOAA Sablefish Database (RESTful)
Data about Sablefish sampled in Washington State between August 2012 and December 2013.
2019-05-29
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/coop_noaa_sablefish_database
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
COOP NOAA Sablefish Database
Data about Sablefish sampled in Washington State between August 2012 and December 2013.
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/12870
Washington coast sablefish
Online Resource
Web site
NWFSC Dataset Information page. Size, sex, gonad stage, fecundity
Access Database
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.
56805
Entity
COOP NOAA Sablefish Database
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:18510
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2013-02-20T18:24:54
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:11:08
2019-06-04
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
NWFSC
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle
WA
98112
USA
206-860-3200
http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov
1001
Public
No
2019-06-04
1 Year
2020-06-04