Research Document 1997/143
Review of biology, fisheries and assessment of oceanic squids, particularly Ommastrephes bartrami, Onychoteuthis borealijaponica, Gonatopsis borealis and Berryteuthis magister
By G.E. Gillespie
Abstract
Four species of oceanic squid, neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartrami), boreal clubhook squid (Onychoteuthis borealijaponica), eight-armed squid (Gonatopsis borealis) and schoolmaster gonate squid (Berryteuthis magister) were designated as target species in a pilot fishery to evaluate the potential for development of an automated jig fishery for squid off British Columbia. This paper reviews available literature on the biology, fisheries, assessment and management of oceanic squid species, particularly the four target species.
Assessment and management of squid species are complicated by variable recruitment, oceanographic effects on distribution and availability, extensive migrations, short (usually annual) life cycle, and semelparity. Very little information is available for the proposed target species, and much of it relates to the northwestern Pacific. More information is required regarding life history, population structure and dynamics of these species in the eastern North Pacific.
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