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The mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) is one of the most widely distributed salmonid fish of western North America. [3] It is found from the Mackenzie River drainage in Northwest Territories, Canada through western Canada and the northwestern USA in the Pacific, Hudson Bay and upper Missouri River basins to the Truckee River drainage in Nevada and Sevier River drainage in Utah.
The Pacific crevalle jack is an important species to commercial fisheries, with data available from Colima in Mexico indicating it accounts for up to 15% of the entire yearly catch. Pacific crevalle jack are highly rated gamefish , taken by both bait and a variety of lures, but are considered relatively poor quality food.
The western flycatcher was recognized as a single species until 1989, when the American Ornithologists’ Union split it into two different species: the Pacific-slope flycatcher (E. difficilis) of coastal western North America and parts of the western Rocky Mountains, and the Cordilleran flycatcher (E. occidentalis) of the interior Rocky Mountains, with both species wintering in Mexico.
The North Pacific hake, Pacific hake, Pacific whiting, or jack salmon (Merluccius productus) is a ray-finned fish in the genus Merluccius, found in the northeast Pacific Ocean from northern Vancouver Island to the northern part of the Gulf of California. It is a silver-gray fish with black speckling, growing to a length of 90 cm (3 ft).
Pacific Seafood is one of the largest seafood companies in North America. [1] The company launched in 1941 as a small, fresh seafood retail operation in Portland , Oregon , United States. [ 2 ] The family-owned business expanded to become one of the largest vertically integrated seafood processing and distribution companies in the United States ...
The fisheries grew rapidly, with sheephead becoming a large share of the catches. Because restaurant aquariums are small, commercial fisheries seek small, juvenile sheephead, usually females before they have reproduced. [10] California sheephead are fished by anglers and spearfishers for food, and are caught live for the aquarium trade. [22]
Controls on catch of Pacific ocean perch, and assessments of this species off Washington and Oregon have continued to the present day. [38] Conservative management measures, an excellent observer program, and perhaps higher productivity in Alaska have allowed the stock to recover to a level to allow about 26,000 tons per annum.
Salmon University is a recreational fishing website that provides news, instruction, and other information related to angling in Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington.