Details of sampling surveys conducted in the western Gulf of Alaska and off central California.

Note: Data were collected yearly for the indicated ranges, with the following exceptions: NMFS–AFSC* = 1998, 2001, 2004; NMFS–AFSC** = 1997, 1999, 2001; NMFS–SWFSC–FED (submersible) = 1992–1994, 1997, 1998, 2002–2004, 2007–2009; western GOA = biennially; Kamishak Bay = 2003–2007, 2010, 2012. * = effort was focused on continental shelf, ** = effort was focused on continental slope; NMFS = National Marine Fisheries Service, AFSC = Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NWFSC = Northwest Fisheries Science Center, SWFSC–FED = Southwest Fisheries Science Center–Fisheries Ecology Division, MBARI = Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, ADFG = Alaska Department of Fish and Game, ROV = remotely operated vehicle, N = number of samples for each method, Oct = October, Jan = January, Dec = December, Aug = August, Nov = November, Sept = September, m = meters. Details of sampling surveys conducted in the western Gulf of Alaska and off central California.