Walleye pollock
Species of concern in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin: changes between 2002 and 2006
Brown, N. and J. K. Gaydos. 2007. Species of concern in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin: changes between 2002 and 2006. Proceedings of the 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia. Download PDF.
Are Seals Causing Bottomfish Declines?
Many people have been concerned that a burgeoning harbor seal population is responsible for the declines in bottomfish like rockfish, lingcod and greenlings, but nobody has the data to show if this is true or not. If seals are eating large numbers of bottomfish, it’s important to know so we can make good decisions about where to locate bottomfish protection areas.