In the Abstract, the sentence “Gravel habitats were associated with higher eulachon bycatch, and vessels can use bottom-typing tools to avoid them.” has been corrected to read: “Rock habitats were associated with higher eulachon bycatch, and vessels can use bottom-typing tools to avoid them.”
During the review process edits were made which changed a conclusion. A correction has been made to Section 3 Results, subsection 3.1, Paragraph 2. It previously stated:
“Eulachon abundance was highest in gravel habitats, though high variance in abundance was also associated with this habitat type (Figure 3).”
The corrected version appears below:
“Eulachon abundance was highest in rock habitats, though high variance in abundance was also associated with this habitat type (Figure 3).”
A correction has been made to Section 4 Discussion, Paragraph 3. It previously stated:
“These wind periods are intermittent and when they slow or stop, downwelling begins pushing the dense cold waters near the surface sink and push the cold waters at depth offshore (Austin and Lentz, 2002; Jacox et al., 2018).”
The corrected version appears below:
“These wind periods are intermittent and when they slow or stop, downwelling begins pushing the dense cold waters near the surface towards the shore causing them to sink and push the cold waters at depth offshore (Austin and Lentz, 2002; Jacox et al., 2018).”
A correction has been made to the Section 4 Discussion, Paragraph 4. It previously stated:
“Eulachon were more frequently captured over gravel beds (Anderson, 2022). Although gravel beds move and change, many vessels in the shrimp fishery are equipped with real-time bottom-typing systems that allow fishers to identify substrate types during operations. These tools have been shown to be highly effective at identifying benthic habitats during operations. Further, the data are stored and updated ensuring continued correction and enhanced knowledge of their location. By avoiding gravel habitats, fishers could substantially reduce incidental bycatch of eulachon. Gravel habitats do not make up a large percentage of the benthic habitat. As such avoiding them would not ultimately reduce the effectiveness of the shrimp fishery. Further, eulachon catch was reduced by 0.0109 mt per trawl over the interquartile range of day of the year. This suggests that both avoiding gravel and a later start would potentially decrease catch. Future scenario analyses should be conducted to assess the relative impact of implement one or both of these management suggestions.”
The corrected version appears below:
“Eulachon were more frequently captured over rocky reefs (Anderson, 2022). Many vessels in the shrimp fishery are equipped with real-time bottom typing systems that allow fishers to identify substrate types during operations. These tools have been shown to be highly effective at identifying benthic habitats during operations. Further, the data are stored and updated ensuring continued correction and enhanced knowledge of their location. By avoiding rocky habitats, fishers could substantially reduce incidental bycatch of eulachon. Rocky habitats do not make up a large percentage of the benthic habitat. As such avoiding them would not ultimately reduce the effectiveness of the shrimp fishery. Further, eulachon catch was reduced by 0.0109 mt per trawl over the interquartile range of day of the year. This suggests that both avoiding rock and a later start would potentially decrease catch.”
A correction has been made to Section 5 Conclusion, Paragraph 1. It previously stated:
“From a practical management perspective, the finding that gravel habitats are associated with higher eulachon abundance presents a simple and actionable best practice: fishers can reduce bycatch by avoiding gravel substrates.”
The corrected version appears below:
“From a practical management perspective, the finding that rock habitats are associated with higher eulachon abundance presents a simple and actionable best practice: fishers can reduce bycatch by avoiding rock substrates.”
The original version of this article has been updated.
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Keywords
species distribution model, oceanography, circulation model, stock assessment, index of abundance, eulachon smelt, ocean shrimp fishery, demersal
Citation
Rasmuson LK, Groth SD, Edwards CA, Anderson ES, Blume MTO and Smith KR (2025) Correction: Importance of near-bottom oceanographic data in modeling the distribution of eulachon bycatch in the U.S. West Coast shrimp trawl fishery. Front. Mar. Sci. 12:1758554. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1758554
Received
01 December 2025
Accepted
04 December 2025
Published
18 December 2025
Volume
12 - 2025
Edited and reviewed by
François Bastardie, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
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