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Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson and B. Erisman
valued in a lucrative United States export market for herring roe, and for ‘kazunoko
kombu’ (roe-on-kelp), a delicacy in Japan. In San Francisco Bay, California giant
kelp is suspended in the spawning area of the species as spawning substrate, then
prepared and exported to Japan. Several important fi sheries target the enormous
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Landings (tons)
Fig. 8.5 ( a , b ) Finescale triggerfi sh, Balistes polylepis , aggregate to spawn and nest ( light circles
in photo) from May to September in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico (Sanchez-Velasco
et al. 2009 , BE personal observation). Commercial fi shers target these aggregations by nighttime
hookah fi shing and gillnets. Data show that commercial landings for 1999–2007 (mean and SE)
peak during this period (Photo: © Octavio Aburto/iLCP)
Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson and B. Erisman
valued in a lucrative United States export market for herring roe, and for ‘kazunoko
kombu’ (roe-on-kelp), a delicacy in Japan. In San Francisco Bay, California giant
kelp is suspended in the spawning area of the species as spawning substrate, then
prepared and exported to Japan. Several important fi sheries target the enormous
0
5
10
15
20
a
Jan
Mar
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
Landings (tons)
Fig. 8.5 ( a , b ) Finescale triggerfi sh, Balistes polylepis , aggregate to spawn and nest ( light circles
in photo) from May to September in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico (Sanchez-Velasco
et al. 2009 , BE personal observation). Commercial fi shers target these aggregations by nighttime
hookah fi shing and gillnets. Data show that commercial landings for 1999–2007 (mean and SE)
peak during this period (Photo: © Octavio Aburto/iLCP)