Bocaccio
Bocaccio
Sebastes paucispinis
Protected Status
ESA Endangered
Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS
Quick Facts
Weight
Up to 21 pounds
Lifespan
50 years
Length
Up to 3 feet
Threats
Fishing,
Habitat degradation,
Bycatch
Location
Alaska,
West Coast
About the Species
Bocaccio are large Pacific coast rockfish. They range from Punta Blanca, Baja California, to the Gulf of Alaska off Krozoff and Kodiak Islands. They are most common between Oregon and northern Baja California. The Puget Sound/Georgia Basin distinct population segment of bocaccio are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Bocaccio are slow-growing, late to mature, and long-lived. They have struggled to recover from overfishing.
NOAA Fisheries is committed to conserving and protecting the bocaccio. Our scientists and partners use a variety of innovative techniques to study, learn more about, and protect this species.
Protected Status
ESA Endangered
- Puget Sound/Georgia Basin DPS
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia | Phylum | Chordata | Class | Actinopterygii | Order | Scorpaeniformes | Family | Sebastidae | Genus | Sebastes | Species | paucispinus |
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