STARRY FLOUNDER <i>PLATICHTHYS STELLATUS</i> (PLEURONECTIDAE) OF THE PACIFIC WATERS OFF KAMCHATKA: SOME FEATURES OF THE BIOLOGY DISTRIBUTION AND STATE OF THE STOCK

Abstract

Distribution, size composition of starry flounder Platichthys stellatus was investigated, and data on the biomass and abundance for the research period were demonstrated, based on the materials collected on the shelf of Southeastern Kamchatka in the process of bottom trawl surveys in 1999, 2002 and for the period 2016–2020. It was found that in summer most of the fish were in the northern parts of Avachinsky and Kamchatsky Gulfs and everywhere within Kronotsky Gulf. The trawl catches included large-sized flounder individuals. The maximum for the period of the research abundance and biomass were observed in 2002.