| Common name | Gaaw |
| Language | Haida |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | Queen Charlotte Islands. |
| Ref. | Jones, R. and B. Lefeaux-Valentine (eds.), 1991 |
| Life stage | eggs |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | habitat/ecology |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Gaaw', i.e., ' spawn on kelp' or 'eggs on kelp'. Picking occurs about 3 days after fertilization of the eggs, which adhere to the kelp fronds. Usually sun dried or salted. |