Table 6. Estimated number (000's) and weight (metric tons,
live) of Atlantic cod caught by marine recreational fishermen from the
Georges Bank and South (NAFO Division 5Z and Subarea 6) stock during 1979
- 2000.1
Year
Total Cod Caught
Total Cod Retained (excluding those caught and released)
Number
(000's)
Weight
(mt)
Number
(000's)
Weight
(mt)
Mean Weight
(kg)
Percent of
Total Landings
1979
393
580
393
580
1.476
1.5
1980
186
471
133
270
2.523
1.0
1981
1749
6265
1695
6074
3.161
12.5
1982
1650
4582
1600
4444
1.022
7.2
1983
1885
5994
1709
5435
2.860
10.0
1984
499
1385
464
1289
2.603
3.2
1985
2144
9075
2054
8693
3.619
18.9
1986
354
1060
291
872
2.311
3.3
1987
472
797
434
734
2.539
2.3
1988
1321
4368
1102
3643
3.096
8.5
1989
567
1979
404
1411
3.517
4.1
1990
586
989
463
782
2.728
1.8
1991
485
1908
333
1308
3.356
3.4
1992
265
556
193
405
2.046
1.4
1993
1106
2856
755
1948
1.864
7.8
1994
437
1458
303
1010
2.140
6.2
1995
742
2080
471
1320
2.272
14.4
1996
235
817
174
603
3.059
6.3
1997
392
1220
247
769
2.591
6.9
1998
818
1724
244
515
3.018
5.5
1999
419
1343
111
356
2.348
3.5
2000
702
2638
281
1056
3.147
10.4
1 1981 to present derived from new expanded catch methodology
from Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey (MRFSS) methodology
(1 January 1997).