WALLEYE POLLOCK (THERAGRA СHALCOGRAMMA) FISHERY IN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK AND ITS IMPACT ON STELLER SEA LION (EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS)
https://doi.org/10.15853/2072-8212.2019.54.23-45
Abstract
A review of literature on the diet of Steller sea lion in different seasons of year either on the American continent or in Russia and on the role of walleye pollock in the diet was made. Analysis of the current state of sea lion populations in Russian waters is made, and an expert estimation of sea lionsʼ consumption of walleye pollock in the Sea of Okhotsk is provided; evaluation of the impact on walleye pollock fishery for sea lions is made.
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S. I. Kornev
Kamchatka Branch of Federal Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (“KamchatNIRO”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kornev S.I. WALLEYE POLLOCK (THERAGRA СHALCOGRAMMA) FISHERY IN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK AND ITS IMPACT ON STELLER SEA LION (EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS). The researches of the aquatic biological resources of Kamchatka and the North-West Part of the Pacific Ocean. 2019;1(54):23-45. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15853/2072-8212.2019.54.23-45
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