Some aspects of biology and fishery of walleye pollock <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i> in the southwestern Chukchi Sea relative to the size and age structure

Catch distribution and size-age structure of walleye pollock in the Chukchi Sea are considered on the data obtained in surveys conducted by TINRO in 2018–2020. The age of pollock was determined by otoliths. Two age groups were presented in the catches: the first group of juveniles and 1-year old fis...

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Main Authors: A. V. Buslov, E. E. Ovsyannikov
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Published: Transactions of the Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography 2022-07-01
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Online Access:https://izvestiya.tinro-center.ru/jour/article/view/726
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description Catch distribution and size-age structure of walleye pollock in the Chukchi Sea are considered on the data obtained in surveys conducted by TINRO in 2018–2020. The age of pollock was determined by otoliths. Two age groups were presented in the catches: the first group of juveniles and 1-year old fish and the second group of 7–22-year old fish, mostly 8–15 years old (90 %). The fish of 3–6 year old were absent in the catches. This age structure suggests that the stock is formed by the fish migrated from the northern Bering Sea. However, the backward migration is doubtful; the pollock, once migrated to the Chukchi Sea, remain in this new habitat, as could be seen from the age-length dependence for a part of the stock distinguished by lower growth rate because of dwelling in severe conditions of this area. Aggregations of the fast-growing (just migrated from the Bering Sea) and slow-growing (local residents) pollock had different distribution patterns in the surveyed area in the southwestern Chukchi Sea. The fast-growing allochthonous pollock distributed widely, including the seaward waters, whereas the resident pollock preferred the coastal waters. The walleye pollock fishery has started in the southern coastal area of the Chukchi Sea in 2021, so the resident stock is exploited mainly.
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spelling doaj-art-903fba2007604e91a403c6ac8eec112a2025-08-20T03:59:16ZrusTransactions of the Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and OceanographyИзвестия ТИНРО1606-99192658-55102022-07-01202231632810.26428/1606-9919-2022-202-316-328646Some aspects of biology and fishery of walleye pollock <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i> in the southwestern Chukchi Sea relative to the size and age structureA. V. Buslov0E. E. Ovsyannikov1Pacific branch of VNIRO (TINRO)Pacific branch of VNIRO (TINRO)Catch distribution and size-age structure of walleye pollock in the Chukchi Sea are considered on the data obtained in surveys conducted by TINRO in 2018–2020. The age of pollock was determined by otoliths. Two age groups were presented in the catches: the first group of juveniles and 1-year old fish and the second group of 7–22-year old fish, mostly 8–15 years old (90 %). The fish of 3–6 year old were absent in the catches. This age structure suggests that the stock is formed by the fish migrated from the northern Bering Sea. However, the backward migration is doubtful; the pollock, once migrated to the Chukchi Sea, remain in this new habitat, as could be seen from the age-length dependence for a part of the stock distinguished by lower growth rate because of dwelling in severe conditions of this area. Aggregations of the fast-growing (just migrated from the Bering Sea) and slow-growing (local residents) pollock had different distribution patterns in the surveyed area in the southwestern Chukchi Sea. The fast-growing allochthonous pollock distributed widely, including the seaward waters, whereas the resident pollock preferred the coastal waters. The walleye pollock fishery has started in the southern coastal area of the Chukchi Sea in 2021, so the resident stock is exploited mainly.https://izvestiya.tinro-center.ru/jour/article/view/726walleye pollockchukchi seasize compositionage compositionage–lengthlinear growthfish distributionfishery
spellingShingle A. V. Buslov
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Some aspects of biology and fishery of walleye pollock <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i> in the southwestern Chukchi Sea relative to the size and age structure
Известия ТИНРО
walleye pollock
chukchi sea
size composition
age composition
age–length
linear growth
fish distribution
fishery
title Some aspects of biology and fishery of walleye pollock <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i> in the southwestern Chukchi Sea relative to the size and age structure
title_full Some aspects of biology and fishery of walleye pollock <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i> in the southwestern Chukchi Sea relative to the size and age structure
title_fullStr Some aspects of biology and fishery of walleye pollock <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i> in the southwestern Chukchi Sea relative to the size and age structure
title_full_unstemmed Some aspects of biology and fishery of walleye pollock <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i> in the southwestern Chukchi Sea relative to the size and age structure
title_short Some aspects of biology and fishery of walleye pollock <i>Theragra chalcogramma</i> in the southwestern Chukchi Sea relative to the size and age structure
title_sort some aspects of biology and fishery of walleye pollock i theragra chalcogramma i in the southwestern chukchi sea relative to the size and age structure
topic walleye pollock
chukchi sea
size composition
age composition
age–length
linear growth
fish distribution
fishery
url https://izvestiya.tinro-center.ru/jour/article/view/726
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