Status of the Pacific Hake (whiting) stock in U.S. and Canadian waters in 2025

Details

• Personal Author:
  Johnson, Kelli ; Edwards, Andrew ; Berger, Aaron ; Grandin, Chris ; Wetzel, Chantel
• Corporate Authors:
  Joint Technical Committee of the Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty. ; Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Science and Technology. ; Pacific Biological Station (1972- )
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) ; OST (Office of Science and Technology)
• Description:
  This assessment reports the status of the coastal Pacific Hake (or Pacific whiting, Merluccius productus) stock off the west coast of the United States (U.S.) and Canada at the start of 2025. This stock exhibits seasonal migratory behavior, ranging from offshore and generally southern waters during the winter spawning season to coastal areas between northern California and northern British Columbia during the spring, summer, and fall when the fishery is conducted.
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/b5xs-s331
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Non-series Report
• Place as Subject:
  Pacific Coast (North America)
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/67186/noaa_67186_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 79.37 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c77a21eaf9dcbadebf6a4568566d37f72b606821a6e2b1a8b2851e8b41b5b5f6b04fc8988b9fb7e38dd4dd04d602505d5c03cb15e41facccedc64ff38b730c2