Table 7. USA sampling of commercial Atlantic cod landings from the Gulf of Maine cod stock (NAFO Division 5Y), 1982 - 2000 |
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| Year |
Number of Samples
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Number of Samples, by Market Category & Quarter
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Annual Sampling Intensity
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Length Samples
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Age Samples
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Scrod
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Market
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Large
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No. of Tons Landed/Sample
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No.
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No. Fish
Measured |
No.
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No. Fish
Aged |
Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
|
 |
Q1
|
Q2
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Q3
|
Q4
|
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
|
Scrod
|
Market
|
Large
|
|
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| 1982 | 48 | 3848 | 48 | 866 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 134 | 348 | 792 | 266 |
| 1983 | 71 | 5241 | 67 | 1348 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 106 | 294 | 318 | 197 |
| 1984 | 55 | 3925 | 55 | 1224 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 85 | 319 | 245 | 193 |
| 1985 | 69 | 5426 | 66 | 1546 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 95 | 229 | 132 | 155 |
| 1986 | 53 | 3970 | 51 | 1160 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 124 | 242 | 170 | 182 |
| 1987 | 43 | 3184 | 42 | 939 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 83 | 224 | 225 | 175 |
| 1988 | 34 | 2669 | 33 | 741 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 147 | 271 | 391 | 234 |
| 1989 | 32 | 2668 | 32 | 714 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 209 | 430 | 311 | 325 |
| 1990 | 39 | 2982 | 38 | 789 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 300 | 378 | 966 | 387 |
| 1991 | 56 | 4519 | 56 | 1152 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 250 | 313 | 519 | 318 |
| 1992 | 51 | 4086 | 51 | 1002 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 104 | 232 | 375 | 214 |
| 1993 | 23 | 1753 | 23 | 447 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 177 | 453 | 527 | 360 |
| 1994 | 30 | 2696 | 33 | 665 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 180 | 284 | 272 | 263 |
| 1995 | 31 | 2568 | 32 | 662 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 133 | 300 | 202 | 219 |
| 1996 | 77 | 7027 | 71 | 1483 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 116 | 79 | 93 |
| 1997 | 78 | 6657 | 74 | 1521 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 91 | 71 | 69 |
| 1998 | 46 | 4205 | 46 | 912 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 81 | 321 | 90 |
| 1999 | 15 | 1305 | 16 | 350 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 144 | 245 | 109 |
| 2000 | 61 | 4687 | 57 | 1300 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 62 | 1131 | 61 |
Source: 1982-1985 from Serchuk and Wigley (Woods Hole Lab. Ref 86-12); 1986-2000 from NEFSC files. |
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