Fishing For Octopus: A Guide For Commercial Fishermen

Paust, Brian C.

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Fishing For Octopus: A Guide For Commercial Fishermen

1988
By Paust, Brian C.
Series: Alaska sea grant report no. 88-3

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Personal Author:

Paust, Brian C.
Corporate Authors:

Alaska Sea Grant College Program
NOAA Program & Office:

Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
Sea Grant Program:

AKU (Alaska Sea Grant)
Description:

There is demand for high quality octopus as halibut bait, a demand that has been met largely by Japanese octopus suppliers. Many Alaska fishermen who are catching octopus incidentally could increase that catch and earn extra income by selling octopus as halibut bait. This report provides information on fishing economics and techniques for the giant Pacific octopus, and suggests that a supplemental octopus fishery could become valuable with some effort invested in developing the market and harvesting techniques.
Keywords:

Handbooks, Manuals, Etc. Octopus Fisheries Handbooks, Manuals, Etc. Octopus Fisheries
Series:

Alaska sea grant report no. 88-3
Sea Grant Document Number:

AKU-H-88-002
Document Type:

Miscellaneous
Funding:

Grant no. NA86AA-D-SG041
Place as Subject:

Alaska
Rights Information:

Public Domain
Compliance:

Library
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:5b9289aeb80eb779a6d7310f1ac9ecfd57693beca539aaca448f218071445479
Download URL:

https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/39026/noaa_39026_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.53 MB ]

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