Watch List Species |
Species |
Comments |
Bony Fishes |
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Brown Irish lord
Hemilepidotus spinosus |
Recreational harvest. May be getting reported as Red Irish lord. Little known about abundance. |
Buffalo sculpin
Enophrys bison |
Recreational harvest. Little known about abundance. |
Butter sole
Pleuronectes isolepis |
Commercial and recreational harvest. Population status unknown. |
California halibut
Paralichthys californicus |
Certain years found and caught on OR's south coast. Population status unknown. |
Curlfin turbot
Pleuronichthys decurrens |
Commercial harvest. Population status unknown. |
English sole
Pleuronectes vetulus |
Sport and commercial harvest. Formal stock assessment has been conducted. |
Flathead sole
Hippoglossoides elassodon |
Commercial harvest. Population status unknown. |
Giant wrymouth
Delolepis gigantea |
Concerns that they're being caught and reported/confused with Monkeyface priclebacks. |
Monkeyface prickleback
Cebidichthys violaceus |
Concerns regarding potential of increased harvest in OR (actively harvested in CA). |
Pacific sand lance
Ammodytes hexapterus |
Forage fish. |
Pacific sanddab
Citharichthys sordidus |
Commercial and recreational harvest. Population status unknown. |
Pacific sandfish
Trichodon trichodon |
Developmental fisheries list (category B). |
Pacific sardine
Sardinops sagax |
Developmental fisheries list (category A). |
Pacific staghorn sculpin
Leptocottus armatus |
Recreational catch. Little known about abundance. |
Red Irish Lord
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus |
Minor commercial and recreational harvest. Collected for public aquarium display. |
Rock sole
Pleuronectes bilineatus |
Commercial and recreational harvest. Population status unknown. |
Sand sole
Psettichthys melanostictus |
Commercial and recreational harvest. Population status unknown. |
Cartilaginous Fishes |
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Blue shark
Prionace glauca |
Global concern regarding shark harvest and management. Low productivity. Lack of scientific knowledge. |
Brown smoothhound
Mustelus henlei |
Global concern regarding shark harvest and management. Low productivity. Lack of scientific knowledge. |
California skate
Raja inornata |
Late maturation, longevity, and low productivity. |
Common thresher
Alopias vulpinus |
Global concern regarding shark harvest and management. Low productivity. Lack of scientific knowledge. |
Leopard shark
Triakis semifasciata |
Global concern regarding shark harvest and management. Low productivity. Lack of scientific knowledge. Collected for public aquarium display. |
Pacific angel shark
Squatina californica |
Global concern regarding shark harvest and management. Low productivity. Lack of scientific knowledge. |
Salmon shark
Lamna ditropis |
Global concern regarding shark harvest and management. Low productivity. Lack of scientific knowledge. |
Shortfin mako shark (Bonito shark) Isurus oxyrinchus |
Global concern regarding shark harvest and management. Low productivity. Lack of scientific knowledge. |
Soupfin shark
Galeorhinus galeus |
Global concern regarding shark harvest and management. Low productivity. Lack of scientific knowledge. |
Spotted ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei |
Developmental fisheries list (category C). Low productivity. |
White shark
Carcharodon carcharias |
Global concern regarding shark harvest and management. Low productivity. Lack of scientific knowledge regarding movements, spawning season, spawning grounds, and fecundity of females. |
Invertebrates |
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Black abalone
Haliotis cracherodii |
Not sure whether still/ever occurred in OR (south coast). Harvest and withering syndrome has greatly affected the species in CA. |
California sea cucumber
Parastichopus californicus |
May be important agents of bioturbation; during feeding and reworking of surface sediments, they can alter the structure of soft-bottom benthic communities. |
Coonstripe or Dock shrimp
Pandalus danae |
Developmental fisheries list (category A). |
Flap-tipped piddock
Penitella penita |
Habitat engineer; important contributor to biological erosion of coastal shale along the Pacific coast of North America north of CA. Harvest techniques may be detrimental to habitat. |
Market squid
Loligo opalescens |
Important prey. Used in medical research. Commercial and recreational harvest. |
Oregon triton
Fusitriton oregonensis |
Developmental fisheries list (category A). |
Red rock crab
Cancer productus |
Potential for harvest concerns. Not actively managed (though has regulations in place). |
Sand (Mole) crab
Emerita analoga |
Developmental fisheries list (category B). Has served as indicator of DDT residues in CA coastal waters. Used in scientific/medical research. |
