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Table 7.  Predicted bycatch rates of turtles and estimated average annual bycatch in Mid-Atlantic bottom trawl gear, 1996-2004.
Latitude Zone Working Excluder Used Depth Zone
SST Group
Predicted Turtles/Days Fished
VTR Average Days Fished 1996-2004
Observed Average Days Fished 1996-2004
Estimated Bycatch per Year
Observer Coverage (% obs dys fished/VTR dys fished)
Lat3941 No ≥50m
>18°C
0.0007
1977.18
9.55
1
0.5
≤18°C
0.0002
10660.17
81.42
2
0.8
<50m
>18°C
0.0282
3279.64
13.02
92
0.4
≤18°C
0.0086
6071.10
46.32
52
0.8
Total
21988.09
150.31
147
0.7
Lat3438 No* ≥50m
>18°C
0.0119
578.58
9.98
7
1.7
≤18°C
0.0036
1629.54
16.99
6
1.0
<50m
>18°C
0.4813
588.64
7.63
283
1.3
≤18°C
0.1474
1088.10
9.47
160
0.9
Yes ≥50m
>18°C
0.0013
0
NC
0
0.0
≤18°C
0.0004
1.64
0.03
0
1.8
<50m
>18°C
0.0529
124.05
0.83
7
0.7
≤18°C
0.0162
352.44
2.94
6
0.8
Total
4362.99
47.87
469
1.1
Grand Total
26351.1
198.18
616
0.8
*Accounts for hauls with non-working TED

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