Table 7. NEFSC Survey indices of abundance and biomass of southern New England – Mid Atlantic yellowtail flounder.
Fall Survey
year
age-0
age-1
age-2
age-3
age-4
age-5
age-6
age-7
age-8
age-9
sum
kg/tow
1963
0.030
14.778
12.274
9.972
4.944
0.683
0.059
0.082
0.000
42.822
14.023
1964
13.900
19.067
3.381
5.356
2.643
0.543
0.036
44.925
13.972
1965
0.166
22.272
12.835
4.327
1.489
1.184
0.146
42.418
10.228
1966
0.569
34.899
10.656
2.342
0.902
0.175
49.542
9.033
1967
0.177
23.579
29.045
12.719
1.212
0.260
0.047
0.124
67.164
14.018
1968
13.882
21.622
24.639
1.571
0.263
0.325
0.069
62.370
13.038
1969
0.056
10.440
11.316
33.936
4.454
0.049
0.019
60.288
14.472
1970
0.067
4.414
8.047
29.866
18.927
3.305
0.359
65.032
16.211
1971
14.540
12.485
6.886
12.452
1.909
0.162
0.123
48.556
8.975
1972
3.245
32.938
33.089
33.080
18.618
2.305
0.101
123.376
31.543
1973
1.779
1.747
4.086
2.318
1.564
0.768
12.422
3.125
1974
0.132
0.695
1.185
0.433
1.640
0.687
0.297
0.014
0.042
5.271
1.545
1975
1.533
0.416
0.136
0.217
0.213
0.048
0.070
2.634
0.602
1976
1.964
4.204
0.350
0.046
0.073
0.190
0.220
0.099
7.147
1.954
1977
0.028
2.289
1.439
0.519
0.044
0.040
0.035
0.065
4.459
1.125
1978
2.080
4.771
0.296
0.236
0.024
0.006
0.021
7.481
2.004
1979
1.493
3.283
1.579
0.241
0.026
6.646
1.818
1980
1.153
2.908
0.757
0.313
5.130
1.354
1981
9.511
9.498
1.251
0.198
0.103
0.037
20.597
4.046
1982
2.040
17.794
4.392
0.535
0.215
24.976
5.706
1983
1.920
11.278
5.593
0.458
0.038
19.314
4.490
1984
1.444
1.275
1.529
0.334
4.582
1.033
1985
0.869
0.375
0.134
0.080
1.458
0.298
1986
0.606
1.826
0.523
0.025
3.104
0.754
1987
1.067
0.451
2.028
0.401
1988
4.370
0.310
0.141
0.156
0.034
5.032
0.510
1989
10.492
1.370
0.072
12.132
2.359
1990
0.539
1.847
3.117
0.194
5.696
1.305
1991
0.588
0.243
1.516
0.367
2.713
0.755
1992
0.168
0.285
0.548
0.147
1993
0.332
0.130
0.104
0.594
0.116
1994
0.732
0.448
0.107
0.129
0.066
1.507
0.308
1995
0.139
0.645
0.257
0.115
1.209
0.304
1996
0.161
0.320
0.929
0.208
1997
0.822
1.459
0.271
3.095
0.851
1998
0.023
0.890
1.620
2.728
0.655
1999
1.238
0.392
0.279
0.468
2000
1.669
0.303
0.171
2.215
0.718
2001
0.390
0.611
0.158
0.071
1.231
0.419
Spring Survey
age-10
age-11
1.014
29.910
38.854
13.103
1.076
0.184
84.181
18.645
2.941
18.796
29.464
14.069
1.599
67.064
14.311
1.045
7.311
18.942
16.237
3.518
0.656
0.005
0.022
47.860
12.066
0.447
7.616
8.124
20.765
3.713
0.371
0.004
41.043
9.552
0.196
12.355
11.201
5.986
9.887
2.394
42.321
10.815
0.838
5.467
14.753
8.335
6.432
7.987
0.852
0.230
0.083
44.977
12.115
0.511
2.188
2.607
5.016
2.891
1.154
1.291
0.145
0.027
15.830
4.918
0.358
1.171
0.406
0.665
0.709
0.531
0.197
4.193
1.307
0.016
4.182
0.536
0.256
0.245
0.338
0.096
0.031
5.699
1.666
1.618
1.557
2.758
0.242
0.154
0.189
0.093
6.743
1.963
2.681
10.302
1.791
0.778
0.253
0.126
0.010
16.221
3.513
1.002
2.967
1.601
0.255
0.018
0.012
6.009
1.318
6.353
4.298
2.684
0.261
0.009
0.015
0.001
14.384
4.830
0.810
18.598
4.817
2.502
0.580
0.113
27.420
6.930
0.149
17.329
5.610
1.406
0.467
0.135
0.017
25.114
5.865
5.329
8.803
0.598
0.191
14.938
4.097
0.453
2.110
0.354
0.262
4.119
1.302
0.267
1.613
0.480
0.714
3.634
0.948
2.893
0.916
0.237
4.201
1.052
0.086
0.701
0.167
0.954
0.319
0.357
0.125
0.174
0.294
0.029
1.263
0.378
11.211
0.537
12.022
2.090
0.090
0.485
15.349
2.194
0.079
18.197
5.064
0.228
2.509
4.156
0.060
8.103
2.508
0.051
0.571
1.597
2.255
0.794
0.112
0.441
0.894
0.341
0.269
0.068
0.389
1.169
0.092
1.433
0.329
0.398
1.303
0.566
2.339
0.747
0.053
0.885
1.144
0.327
2.475
0.789
3.016
0.386
3.688
0.848
0.651
1.930
0.349
0.074
3.062
1.138
1.245
1.006
0.559
0.043
2.873
0.990
1.158
0.240
1.572
0.657
2002
1.191
0.235
0.200
1.742
0.011
1.619
3.477
8.063
0.959
14.129
5.264
0.596
1.924
1.057
2.487
0.292
6.357
2.118
0.366
8.654
0.742
1.654
0.966
0.353
0.118
12.854
3.924
10.681
2.698
0.597
0.185
14.519
3.464
0.041
1.285
8.235
0.140
10.648
3.346
2.380
9.785
2.958
0.529
15.846
5.720
7.841
1.596
10.843
2.780
2.909
10.176
0.777
0.311
14.494
5.226
0.109
4.917
3.006
1.160
0.100
9.364
3.025
0.895
8.542
1.615
0.254
11.475
4.786
2.735
2.578
2.047
0.020
7.492
2.589
Scallop Survey
all
3.123
0.362
0.858
0.309
0.180
0.577
0.465
0.199
0.150
0.054
7.482
7.359
3.774
0.579
0.370
0.151
0.169
0.108
0.192
0.170
0.573
0.507
38.479
0.120
0.886
0.736
0.567
0.456
0.432
0.106
0.063
0.152