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Table 6. Observed versus predicted turtle catches in the model to predict turtle bycatch in Mid-Atlantic bottom trawl gear. A Pearson chi-squared goodness-of-fit test tests the null hypothesis that there is no difference in observed and predicted turtle interactions. “NC” means no observer coverage in that stratum.

Latitude Zone Working Excluder Used
Depth Zone
SST Group
Observed Turtles
Predicted Turtles
Pearson chi-squared p-value
Lat3941 No
≥50m
>18°C
2
0
P = 0.11
≤18°C
0
0
<50m
>18°C
6
4
≤18°C
0
4
Lat3438 No*
≥50m
>18°C
0
1
≤18°C
0
1
<50m
>18°C
36
40
≤18°C
21
16
Yes
≥50m
>18°C
NC
NC
≤18°C
0
0
<50m
>18°C
1
0
≤18°C
0
0
Total  
66
66
*Accounts for hauls with non-working TEDs

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