Table 14. Witch flounder
discards at age in numbers, weight (thousands of fish; mt) and mean weight
(kg) and mean length (cm) at age in the shrimp fishery, 1982-2002.
Year
Age
Total
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14+
Shrimp Fishery Discards in Numbers (1000's) at Age
1982
0.00
0.00
1.59
25.24
21.12
11.27
2.91
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
62.14
1983
0.00
0.00
3.62
53.11
44.65
23.81
6.48
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
131.67
1984
0.00
0.33
0.77
46.84
38.55
19.41
5.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
110.94
1985
0.00
0.34
3.37
11.72
47.06
26.39
2.44
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
91.32
1986
0.00
0.53
3.86
15.07
49.83
27.04
2.47
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
98.80
1987
2.08
18.92
79.51
15.62
74.59
41.46
3.81
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
235.99
1988
0.42
14.62
130.29
495.50
42.57
37.70
2.85
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
723.95
1989
0.74
10.47
47.52
69.23
76.39
15.47
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
219.81
1990
1.19
5.18
92.78
239.97
97.13
32.31
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
468.56
1991
2.96
17.79
15.98
287.35
102.86
11.59
5.32
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
443.85
1992
2.71
43.41
136.92
118.76
82.06
0.60
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
384.45
1993
112.06
78.84
107.58
38.69
14.13
5.02
0.46
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
356.77
1994
8.06
1368.46
495.50
19.62
0.00
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1891.71
1995
2.68
49.95
630.10
480.83
12.25
0.20
0.36
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1176.37
1996
5.21
32.68
50.83
99.45
59.21
2.09
0.99
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
250.46
1997
8.68
74.91
102.92
86.49
23.71
7.30
0.52
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
304.52
1998
49.78
391.44
264.72
132.04
30.13
4.78
0.63
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
873.52
1999
32.11
252.51
170.76
85.18
19.44
3.09
0.41
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
563.50
2000
21.61
169.95
114.93
57.33
13.08
2.08
0.28
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
379.26
2001
12.33
96.96
65.57
32.71
7.46
1.19
0.16
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
216.38
2002
2.32
18.23
12.33
6.15
1.4
0.22
0.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
40.68
Year
Age
Total
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14+
Shrimp fishery Mean Weight (kg) at Age
1982
0.040
0.043
0.101
0.165
0.256
0.095
1983
0.040
0.044
0.101
0.166
0.256
0.095
1984
0.017
0.044
0.050
0.105
0.165
0.256
0.099
1985
0.017
0.023
0.081
0.123
0.179
0.231
0.133
1986
0.017
0.026
0.089
0.125
0.180
0.231
0.133
1987
0.006
0.015
0.033
0.071
0.126
0.180
0.231
0.092
1988
0.004
0.006
0.017
0.036
0.121
0.206
0.282
0.047
1989
0.010
0.012
0.033
0.058
0.122
0.249
0.086
1990
0.004
0.010
0.029
0.043
0.107
0.155
0.061
1991
0.004
0.014
0.030
0.045
0.117
0.221
0.218
0.066
1992
0.003
0.007
0.021
0.043
0.119
0.225
0.047
1993
0.003
0.009
0.022
0.057
0.136
0.237
0.317
0.025
1994
0.005
0.004
0.019
0.032
0.282
0.009
1995
0.005
0.007
0.023
0.037
0.083
0.289
0.282
0.029
1996
0.004
0.019
0.031
0.056
0.090
0.184
0.289
0.055
1997
0.004
0.023
0.033
0.048
0.115
0.144
0.256
0.044
1998
0.003
0.006
0.023
0.042
0.100
0.184
0.286
0.021
1999
0.003
0.006
0.023
0.042
0.100
0.184
0.286
0.021
2000
0.003
0.006
0.023
0.042
0.100
0.184
0.286
0.021
2001
0.003
0.006
0.023
0.042
0.100
0.184
0.286
0.021
2002
0.003
0.006
0.023
0.042
0.100
0.184
0.286
0.021
Mean
1982-02
0.004
0.011
0.027
0.050
0.110
0.197
0.267
0.058
Year
Age
Total
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14+
Shrimp fishery Mean Length (cm) at Age
1982
20.3
20.6
26.5
30.7
34.9
25.1
1983
20.3
20.6
26.5
30.7
34.9
25.1
1984
15.7
20.7
21.2
26.7
30.7
34.9
25.4
1985
15.7
16.9
24.2
28.1
31.4
33.9
28.3
1986
15.7
17.3
24.9
28.2
31.4
33.9
28.3
1987
10.6
15.3
19.0
23.4
28.2
31.4
33.9
24.3
1988
10.2
10.9
15.6
19.4
27.9
32.8
36.0
19.8
1989
13.6
13.9
18.9
22.2
28.1
34.6
24.0
1990
10.5
13.6
17.9
20.4
27.0
30.2
21.9
1991
9.7
14.2
17.7
20.9
27.6
33.6
33.4
22.5
1992
9.3
10.8
16.6
20.5
27.9
33.7
19.5
1993
9.2
12.0
16.9
22.1
28.9
34.2
37.3
14.7
1994
10.7
9.8
15.9
18.5
-
36.0
11.5
1995
10.9
11.6
17.0
19.6
24.9
36.2
36.0
18.0
1996
10.0
15.3
18.4
22.1
25.6
31.7
36.2
21.2
1997
10.2
16.1
18.9
21.2
27.6
29.5
35.0
19.6
1998
9.4
10.4
16.8
20.3
26.4
31.5
36.1
14.9
1999
9.4
10.4
16.8
20.3
26.4
31.5
36.1
14.9
2000
9.4
10.4
16.8
20.3
26.4
31.5
36.1
14.9
2001
9.4
10.4
16.8
20.3
26.4
31.5
36.1
14.9
2002
9.4
10.4
16.8
20.3
26.4
31.5
36.1
14.9
Note: 1998-2002 estimated using 1993-1997
Fisheries Observer Program data.