For the first time, anglers off the Donegal coast of north-west Ireland have reported catching bluefin tuna and bluemouth rockfish. |
This questions the role upwelling plays in affecting juvenile rockfish condition. |
These places would offer safe havens where big, prolific bocaccio and other rockfish could breed and spawn. |
Scientists generally agree that bocaccio and other rockfish can survive if pulled from depths of 60 feet or less. |
Yields of herring, sea urchin and rockfish also dropped dramatically during this season. |
Their diet includes squid, skates, ratfish, rockfish, and octopus, as well as pelagic fishes such as mackerel and sardines. |