Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest). Dover and Rock Soles
Abstract
This species profile is one of a series on coastal aquatic organisms, principally fish. The profiles are designed to provide coastal managers, engineers, and biologists with a brief comprehensive sketch of the biological characteristics and environmental requirements of the species and to describe how populations of the species may be expected to react to environmental changes caused by coastal development. Each profile has sections on taxonomy, life history, ecological role, environmental requirements, and economic importance, if applicable. This report considers Microstomus pacificus (Lockington), (Dover sole), and Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres), (Rock sole). The excellent quality of the flesh, fresh or frozen, and long shelf life have made the Dover sole one of the most important of the small flatfishes on the Pacific Coast. They are commercially important from Santa Barbara, California, to British Columbia. The rock sole is listed as one of the key species in Washington inside waters where it is the target of commercial trawl fisheries. It is listed as a principal flatfish species in the North Pacific commercial fisheries. The estimated maximum sustained yield for rock sole in the eastern Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands region was 100,000 t in 1987.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA225441
Entities
People
- Howard F. Horton
Organizations
- Oregon State University