Species Profile - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Brilliantly colored from orange-yellow to orange-red, yelloweye rockfish are one of the most well-known and prized of Alaska’s rockfish species. Deserving of their name, yelloweye are easily recognized by the bright yellow of their eyes.
Yelloweye Rockfish - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Brilliantly colored from orange-yellow to orange-red, yelloweye rockfish are one of the most well-known and prized of Alaska’s rockfish species. Deserving of their name, yelloweye are easily recognized by the bright yellow of their eyes.
Yelloweye Rockfish - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
In southeast Alaska, the State of Alaska manages the commercial yelloweye fishery as part of the federal demersal shelf rockfish assemblage with oversight from the North Pacific Fishery …
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Yellow fins with dark bars around eyes. Max Size: 50 cm / 20 in Max Age: 19 years Age at Maturity: 10 years Management Category: Nonpelagic/slope Photo courtesy: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA (AKFSC, National Marine Fisheries, NOAA) Greenstriped Rockfish (Sebastes elongatus) ID: White to reddish coloration with horizontal green stripes ...
Orange red and orange yellow, bright golden yellow eye, fins may be black at tips. Juveniles have two light bands along the side, one on the lateral line and a smaller one below the lateral line. Length to 36 inches. Mostly black, with bright yellow and white blotches and a yellow stripe along most of the lateral line. Length to 17 inches.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Research projects are taking place around the state of Alaska, which seek to enhance our understanding of yelloweye and other species of rockfish. These projects will aid us in the …
Why Rockfish Matter, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
The stomach goes back into the body, the eyes recompress, and the fish swims away. We’ve released different species such as yelloweye, quillback, silvergray, copper, china, and tiger rockfish all with a GoPro attached to the descending device.
Yelloweye Rockfish - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Range map of yelloweye rockfish in the State of Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game P.O. Box 115526 1255 W. 8th Street Juneau, AK 99811-5526
All anglers sport fishing in salt waters of Southeast Alaska must have on board and readily available for use a functional deepwater release device to return ALL ROCKFISH that are not harvested to the depth of capture, or to at least 100 feet, whichever is shallower.
Six open-water (pelagic) species often found mid-water in schools, close to rocky structures. Moderately long-lived (most fish are 7-30 years old). Non-Pelagic Rockfish: Bottom-dwelling species found on or near the ocean floor, usually in rocky or boulder-strewn habitat. Extremely long-lived (most fish are 15-75 years old). If the