CRD 02-02

Table 3. Distribution of USA commercial landings (metric tons, live) of Atlantic cod from the Gulf of Maine (Area 5Y), by gear type, 1965 - 2000. The percentage of total USA commercial landings of Atlantic cod from the Gulf of Maine, by gear type, is also presented for each year. Data only reflect Gulf of Maine cod landings that could be identified by gear type.

Year
Landings (metric tons, live)
Percentage of Annual Landings
Otter
Trawl
Sink
Gill Net
Line
Trawl
Handline
Other
Gear
Total
Otter
Trawl
Sink
Gill Net
Line
Trawl
Handline
Other
Gear
Total
1965
2480
501
462
168
1
3612
68.7
13.9
12.8
4.6
-
100.0
1966
2549
830
308
150
4
3841
66.4
21.6
8.0
3.9
0.1
100.0
1967
4312
734
206
274
<1
5526
78.0
13.3
3.7
5.0
-
100.0
1968
4143
1377
213
339
4
6076
68.2
22.7
3.5
5.6
-
100.0
1969
6553
851
258
162
4
7828
83.7
10.9
3.3
2.1
-
100.0
1970
5967
951
407
178
9
7512
79.4
12.7
5.4
2.4
0.1
100.0
1971
5117
1043
927
98
8
7193
71.1
14.5
12.9
1.4
0.1
100.0
1972
4004
1492
1234
54
2
6786
59.0
22.0
18.2
0.8
-
100.0
1973
3542
1182
1305
23
9
6061
58.4
19.5
21.5
0.4
0.2
100.0
1974
5056
1412
904
36
17
7425
68.1
19.0
12.2
0.5
0.2
100.0
1975
6255
1480
920
12
8
8675
72.1
17.1
10.6
0.1
0.1
100.0
1976
6701
2511
621
4
41
9878
67.8
25.4
6.3
0.1
0.4
100.0
1977
8415
2872
534
6
166 [a]
11993
70.2
23.9
4.5
-
1.4
100.0
1978
7958
3438
393
10
91 [b]
11890
66.9
28.9
3.3
0.1
0.8
100.0
1979
7567
2900
334
19
167 [c]
10987
68.9
26.4
3.0
0.2
1.5
100.0
1980
8420
3733
251
48
61
12513
67.3
29.8
2.0
0.4
0.5
100.0
1981
7937
4102
276
23
45
12383
64.1
33.1
2.2
0.2
0.4
100.0
1982
9758
3453
188
46
34
13479
72.4
25.6
1.4
0.3
0.3
100.0
1983
9975
3744
77
4
67
13867
71.9
27.0
0.6
-
0.5
100.0
1984
6646
3985
22
3
69
10725
62.0
37.2
0.2
-
0.6
100.0
1985
7119
3090
55
6
326 [d]
10596
67.2
29.1
0.5
0.1
3.1
100.0
1986
6664
2692
56
12
180 [e]
9604
69.4
28.0
0.6
0.1
1.9
100.0
1987
4356
2994
70
13
68
7501
58.1
39.9
0.9
0.2
0.9
100.0
1988
4513
3308
68
27
22
7938
56.9
41.7
0.8
0.3
0.3
100.0
1989
6152
4000
72
36
119 [f]
10379
59.3
38.5
0.7
0.4
1.1
100.0
1990
10420
4343
126
20
186 [g]
15095
69.0
28.8
0.8
0.1
1.2
100.0
1991
13049
4158
212
59
266 [h]
17744
73.5
23.4
1.2
0.3
1.5
100.0
1992
7344
3081
359
94
14
10891
67.4
28.3
3.3
0.9
0.1
100.0
1993
4876
3130
236
16
29
8287
58.8
37.8
2.8
0.2
0.3
100.0
1994
4205
3317
338
[i]
17
7877
53.4
42.1
4.3
[i]
0.2
100.0
1995
3450
3050
281
[i]
17
6798
50.8
44.9
4.1
[i]
0.3
100.0
1996
4012
2825
335
[i]
22
7194
55.8
39.3
4.7
[i]
0.3
100.0
1997
2798
2175
426
[i]
22
5421
51.6
40.1
7.9
[i]
0.4
100.0
1998
2329
1431
381
[i]
15
4156
56.0
34.4
9.2
[i]
0.4
100.0
1999
838
494
302
[I]
2
1630
51.2
30.2
18.5
[I]
0.1
100.0
2000
2007
1393
309
[I]
20
3730
53.8
37.4
8.3
[I]
0.5
100.0

[a] Of 166 mt landed, 107 mt were by mid-water pair trawl and 42 mt were by drifiting gill nets.
[b] Of 91 mt landed, 56 mt were by Danish seine and 27 mt were by drifting gill nets.
[c] Of 167 mt landed, 199 mt were by drifting gill nets and 38 mt were by Danish seine.
[d] Of 326 mt landed, 268 mt were by longline and 37 mt were by Danish seine.
[e] Of 181 mt landed, 152 mt were by longline and 23 mt were by Danish seine.
[f] Of 199 mt landed, 75 mt were by longline and 27 mt were by Danish seine.
[g] Of 186 mt landed, 159 mt were by longline and 16 mt were by Danish seine.
[h] Of 266 mt landed, 245 mt were by longline and 9 mt were by Danish seine.
[i] Handline and line trawl combined.

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