Lingcod

Overview

Species Common Name Lingcod
Species Scientific Name Ophiodon elongatus

Ecoregions

Nearshore

The Nearshore ecoregion includes a variety of habitats ranging from submerged high-relief rocky reefs to broad expanses of intertidal mudflats in estuaries and hosts a vast array of fish, invertebrates, marine mammals, birds, plants, and micro-organisms. This ecoregion encompasses the area from the outer boundary of Oregon’s Territorial Sea to the supra-tidal zone, and up into the estuaries.

Special needs

Rocky reefs. Areas with currents and adequate dissolved oxygen for egg deposition and development.

Limiting factors

Habitat for egg deposition and development. Juvenile survival.

Data gaps

Shoreline and estuary harvest levels. Factors affecting recruitment. Alternative methods to trawls for fishery-independent population monitoring. Potential biases in aging.

Conservation actions

Protect critical habitat. Gather information to fill data gaps. Manage for sustainable harvest.

Key reference or plan

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan

Life History Traits