CRD 01-15 Table 6

CRD 01-15 Table 6. Fish species assigned to each mesh size category, and the proportion of hauls from the NEFSC fishery sampling data that targeted a fish species using a net that had small mesh sizes (5.0 inches), medium mesh sizes (> 5.0 to < 7.0 inches), or large mesh sizes (7.0 inches).
Mesh size category	target species	Percent of hauls using mesh sizes of
Mesh size category	target species	small	medium	large
small mesh size	Atlantic croaker	99	1	0
	Atlantic mackerel	100	0	0
	Spanish mackerel	99	1	0
	Weakfish	96	4	0
	Bluefish	62	38	0
	Kingfish	100	0	0
	Menhaden	100	0	0
	Spot	100	0	0
	Butterfish	100	0	0
medium mesh size	King mackerel	14	86	0
	Shad	15	85	0
	Shark	30	60	10
	Smooth dogfish	0	97	3
	Spiny dogfish	2	98	0
	Flounder	0	100	0
large mesh size	Monkfish	0	0	100
	Striped bass	1	16	83
	Black drum	0	14	86

(File Modified Nov. 19 2010)