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NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-164 Food Habits of Groundfishes in the Gulf of Alaska in 1999 and 2001 by M-S. Yang, K. Dodd, R. Hibpshman, and A. Whitehouse U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center May 2006 NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS The National Marine Fisheries Service's Alaska Fisheries Science Center uses the NOAA Technical Memorandum series to issue informal scientific and technical publications when complete formal review and editorial processing are not appropriate or feasible. Documents within this series reflect sound professional work and may be referenced in the formal scientific and technical literature. The NMFS-AFSC Technical Memorandum series of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center continues the NMFS-F/NWC series established in 1970 by the Northwest Fisheries Center. The NMFS-NWFSC series is currently used by the Northwest Fisheries Science Center. This document should be cited as follows: M-S. Yang, K. Dodd, R. Hibpshman, and A. Whitehouse. 2006. Food habits of groundfishes in the Gulf of Alaska in 1999 and 2001. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-164, 199 p. Reference in this document to trade names does not imply endorsement by the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-164 Food Habits of Groundfishes in the Gulf of Alaska in 1999 and 2001 by M-S. Yang, K. Dodd, R. Hibpshman, and A. Whitehouse Alaska Fisheries Science Center 7600 Sand Point Way N.E. Seattle, WA 98115 www.afsc.noaa.gov U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (ret.), Under Secretary and Administrator National Marine Fisheries Service William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries May 2006 This document is available to the public through: National Technical Information Service U.S. Department of Commerce 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 www.ntis.gov Notice to Users of this Document This document is being made available in .PDF format for the convenience of users; however, the accuracy and correctness of the document can only be certified as was presented in the original hard copy format. iii ABSTRACT A total of 7,899 stomachs from 40 species, walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias), Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis), sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria), spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), big skate (Raja binoculata), Bering skate (Bathyraja interrupta), Alaska skate (Bathyraja parmifera), longnose skate (Raja rhina), eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus), shortfin eelpout (Lycodes brevipes), black eelpout (Lycodes diapterus), wattled eelpout (Lycodes palearis), giant grenadier (Coryphaenoides pectoralis), rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus), Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus), redbanded rockfish (Sebastes babcocki), shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis), dusky rockfish (Sebastes variabilis), sharpchin rockfish (Sebastes zacentrus), shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus), Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius), spinyhead sculpin (Dasycottus setiger), yellow Irish lord (Hemilepidotus jordani), bigmouth sculpin (Hemitripterus bolini), darkfin sculpin (Malacocottus zonurus), great sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus), dusky snailfish (Liparis gibbus), Pacific sandfish (Trichodon trichodon), searcher (Bathymaster signatus), northern ronquil (Ronquilis jordani), deepsea sole (Embassichthys bathybius), rex sole (Errex zachirus), flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon), butter sole (Isopsetta isolepis), southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra), yellowfin sole (Pleuronectes asper), and Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) were analyzed to describe the food habits of the major groundfish species in the Gulf of Alaska in 1999 and 2001. Arrowtooth flounder, Pacific halibut, sablefish, Pacific cod, bigmouth sculpin, big skate, and Bering skate were the main piscivores. Walleye pollock were the dominant prey fish. The main predators that fed on Tanner crabs were Pacific halibut, Pacific cod, big skate, longnose skate, and great sculpin. Flathead sole, sharpchin rockfish, rougheye rockfish, longnose skate, and walleye pollock were the main consumers of pandalid shrimp. Sharpchin rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, redbanded rockfish, Atka mackerel, and pollock fed mainly on zooplankton (mainly euphausiids and calanoid copepods). Southern rock sole, northern rock sole, rex sole, Dover sole, deepsea sole, and darkfin sculpin were benthic feeders; they fed mainly on polychaetes, marine worms, and brittle stars. v CONTENTS ABSTRACT .............................................. iii INTRODUCTION .......................................... 1 METHODS .............................................. 3 RESULTS and DISCUSSION ............................... 10 Walleye pollock .................................... 10 Pacific cod ........................................ 19 Arrowtooth flounder ................................ 31 Pacific halibut .................................... 39 Sablefish ......................................... 50 Spiny dogfish ..................................... 60 Big skate ......................................... 62 Bering skate ...................................... 64 Longnose skate .................................... 67 Alaska skate ...................................... 69 Eulachon .......................................... 71 Shortfin eelpout .................................. 74 Black eelpout ..................................... 77 Wattled eelpout ................................... 79 Giant grenadier ................................... 82 Rougheye rockfish ................................. 85 Pacific ocean perch ............................... 88 Redbanded rockfish ................................ 91 Shortraker rockfish ............................... 94 Dusky rockfish .................................... 98 Sharpchin rockfish ................................ 101 Shortspine thornyhead ............................ 106 Atka mackerel ..................................... 111 Spinyhead sculpin ................................. 116 Yellow Irish lord ................................. 119 Bigmouth sculpin .................................. 122 Darkfin sculpin ................................... 126 Great sculpin ..................................... 130 Dusky snailfish ................................... 133 Pacific sandfish .................................. 136 Searcher .......................................... 139 Northern ronquil .................................. 142 Deepsea sole ...................................... 144 Rex sole .......................................... 147 Flathead sole ..................................... 152 Butter sole ....................................... 157 vi Southern rock sole ................................ 159 Northern rock sole ................................ 165 Yellowfin sole .................................... 170 Dover sole ........................................ 175 SUMMARY .............................................. 179 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................... 187 CITATIONS ............................................ 189
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