Table 26. Stratified mean number, weight (kg),length (cm) per tow of witch flounder in Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries inshore spring and autumn surveys in the Cape Cod Bay and Mass. Bay region (Regions 4 and 5), 1978-2002.
Year
SPRING
Number per tow
Weight per tow
Length per tow
1978
2.98
2.15
45.3
1979
1.36
1.41
47.9
1980
1.49
1.44
46.0
1981
3.74
3.18
43.7
1982
1.23
0.97
46.1
1983
1.29
38.9
1984
1.50
1.01
41.6
1985
1.12
0.82
43.9
1986
0.90
0.83
47.1
1987
1.45
1.10
44.7
1988
0.36
0.29
1989
0.17
0.07
35.9
1990
0.40
0.32
45.0
1991
0.08
37.4
1992
0.34
0.24
41.3
1993
0.03
0.01
33.0
1994
0.00
-
1995
0.05
36.6
1996
0.02
<0.01
21.0
1997
0.04
31.5
1998
35.7
1999
11.0
2000
2001
2002
32.5