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Table 2. Number of
TC3 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 |
391 |
45 |
55 |
1 |
68 |
2 |
152 |
714 |
| 54.76 |
6.30 |
7.70 |
0.14 |
9.52 |
0.28 |
21.29 |
100.00 |
| 1983 |
438 |
49 |
61 |
2 |
68 |
2 |
166 |
786 |
| 55.73 |
6.23 |
7.76 |
0.25 |
8.65 |
0.25 |
21.12 |
100.00 |
| 1984 |
489 |
62 |
61 |
2 |
71 |
4 |
139 |
828 |
| 59.06 |
7.49 |
7.37 |
0.24 |
8.57 |
0.48 |
16.79 |
100.00 |
| 1985 |
446 |
49 |
40 |
0 |
79 |
0 |
154 |
768 |
| 58.07 |
6.38 |
5.21 |
0.00 |
10.29 |
0.00 |
20.05 |
100.00 |
| 1986 |
460 |
58 |
26 |
1 |
89 |
0 |
127 |
761 |
| 60.45 |
7.62 |
3.42 |
0.13 |
11.70 |
0.00 |
16.69 |
100.00 |
| 1987 |
460 |
60 |
36 |
1 |
86 |
1 |
127 |
771 |
| 59.66 |
7.78 |
4.67 |
0.13 |
11.15 |
0.13 |
16.47 |
100.00 |
| 1988 |
458 |
64 |
43 |
3 |
80 |
6 |
135 |
789 |
| 58.05 |
8.11 |
5.45 |
0.38 |
10.14 |
0.76 |
17.11 |
100.00 |
| 1989 |
460 |
66 |
44 |
3 |
82 |
4 |
111 |
770 |
| 59.74 |
8.57 |
5.71 |
0.39 |
10.65 |
0.52 |
14.42 |
100.00 |
| 1990 |
418 |
70 |
51 |
5 |
56 |
5 |
128 |
733 |
| 57.03 |
9.55 |
6.96 |
0.68 |
7.64 |
0.68 |
17.46 |
100.00 |
| 1991 |
397 |
69 |
39 |
4 |
36 |
2 |
132 |
679 |
| 58.47 |
10.16 |
5.74 |
0.59 |
5.30 |
0.29 |
19.44 |
100.00 |
| 1992 |
390 |
68 |
40 |
3 |
45 |
7 |
118 |
671 |
| 58.12 |
10.13 |
5.96 |
0.45 |
6.71 |
1.04 |
17.59 |
100.00 |
| Total |
4807 |
660 |
496 |
25 |
760 |
33 |
1489 |
8270 |
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