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Table 1. Number of
TC2 commercial fishing vessels by gear type in the northeastern United
States during 1982-92. (For each year/gear type combination, the upper
value is the number of vessels; the lower value is the percentage of the
annual total. OT = otter trawl; SD = scallop dredge; GN = gill net; CD
= clam dredge.) |
| Year |
Gear Type |
Total |
| OT |
SD |
OT & SD |
GN |
CD |
OT & GN |
Other |
| 1982 |
410 |
4 |
9 |
68 |
18 |
54 |
243 |
806 |
| |
50.87 |
0.50 |
1.12 |
8.44 |
2.23 |
6.70 |
30.15 |
100.00 |
| 1983 |
358 |
22 |
26 |
55 |
16 |
23 |
460 |
960 |
| |
37.29 |
2.29 |
2.71 |
5.73 |
1.67 |
2.40 |
47.92 |
100.00 |
| 1984 |
405 |
11 |
22 |
59 |
13 |
23 |
201 |
734 |
| |
55.18 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
8.04 |
1.77 |
3.13 |
27.38 |
100.00 |
| 1985 |
383 |
9 |
8 |
62 |
14 |
28 |
210 |
714 |
| |
53.64 |
1.26 |
1.12 |
8.68 |
1.96 |
3.92 |
29.41 |
100.00 |
| 1986 |
378 |
3 |
6 |
69 |
13 |
19 |
184 |
672 |
| |
56.25 |
0.45 |
0.89 |
10.27 |
1.93 |
2.83 |
27.38 |
100.00 |
| 1987 |
417 |
8 |
8 |
91 |
12 |
44 |
197 |
777 |
| |
53.67 |
1.03 |
1.03 |
11.71 |
1.54 |
5.66 |
25.35 |
100.00 |
| 1988 |
387 |
7 |
14 |
119 |
10 |
39 |
182 |
758 |
| |
51.06 |
0.92 |
1.85 |
15.70 |
1.32 |
5.15 |
24.01 |
100.00 |
| 1989 |
295 |
15 |
19 |
115 |
9 |
40 |
203 |
696 |
| |
42.39 |
2.16 |
2.73 |
16.52 |
1.29 |
5.75 |
29.17 |
100.00 |
| 1990 |
299 |
18 |
13 |
103 |
2 |
45 |
227 |
707 |
| |
42.29 |
2.55 |
1.84 |
14.57 |
0.28 |
6.36 |
32.11 |
100.00 |
| 1991 |
310 |
17 |
11 |
111 |
6 |
51 |
226 |
732 |
| |
42.35 |
2.32 |
1.50 |
15.16 |
0.82 |
6.97 |
30.87 |
100.00 |
| 1992 |
315 |
24 |
18 |
119 |
23 |
38 |
274 |
811 |
| |
38.84 |
2.96 |
2.22 |
14.67 |
2.84 |
4.69 |
33.79 |
100.00 |
| Total |
3957 |
138 |
154 |
971 |
136 |
404 |
2607 |
8367 |
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