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Table 6. Summary
trip statistics for 14 trips made during the January-June 1994 experimental
fishery. (Data are presented for tows made inside and outside Area II combined.
All data are based on observed tows
only.) |
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Statistic
|
Trip No.
|
Total |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Feb |
Mar |
Mar |
Mar |
Mar |
Apr |
Apr |
Apr |
May |
May |
Jun |
Jun2 |
522 |
| Target species |
Cod |
Cod |
Cod |
Mixed |
Mixed |
Cod |
Pollock |
Cod |
Cod |
Cod |
Mixed |
Mixed |
Cod |
Cod |
| Mesh size (inches) |
5.5 |
6.0 |
5.5/6.0 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
| Number of tows |
| Total |
30 |
20 |
58 |
27 |
26 |
36 |
43 |
39 |
42 |
29 |
41 |
44 |
45 |
42 |
| Observed |
24 |
17 |
41 |
24 |
20 |
27 |
43 |
39 |
34 |
29 |
34 |
39 |
38 |
36 |
445 |
| Unobserved |
6 |
3 |
17 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
77 |
| % Observed |
80 |
85 |
71 |
89 |
77 |
75 |
100 |
100 |
81 |
100 |
83 |
89 |
84 |
86 |
85 |
|
Observed Tows
|
| Effort (hr) |
111.3 |
61.5 |
86.3 |
57.9 |
45.8 |
113.6 |
179.4 |
185.6 |
149.8 |
105.4 |
91.9 |
144.3 |
147.4 |
133.7 |
1614.0 |
| Avg. tow duration (hr) |
4.6 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
| Catches (lb) |
| Total all species |
24,847 |
13,051 |
14,430 |
33,716 |
8,863 |
26,731 |
69,054 |
50,651 |
89,704 |
94,165 |
47,622 |
42,231 |
49,960 |
44,716 |
609,741 |
| Haddock |
362 |
228 |
9 |
554 |
28 |
119 |
1,817 |
2,159 |
3,784 |
7,004 |
12,821 |
9,393 |
11,943 |
18,811 |
69,032 |
| Atlantic cod |
7,171 |
1,348 |
8,527 |
6,682 |
2,433 |
23,435 |
16,883 |
16,240 |
31,063 |
56,218 |
5,682 |
7,934 |
21,221 |
4,432 |
209,269 |
| FMP species1 |
11,735 |
4,441 |
9,224 |
20,892 |
3,446 |
25,199 |
44,837 |
34,594 |
55,311 |
86,123 |
28,820 |
20,936 |
37,598 |
39,085 |
422,241 |
| Haddock |
| Catch/tow (lb) |
15.1 |
13.4 |
0.0 |
23.1 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
42.3 |
55.4 |
111.3 |
241.5 |
377.1 |
240.8 |
314.3 |
522.5 |
155.1 |
| CPUE (lb/hr) |
3.3 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
9.6 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
10.1 |
11.6 |
25.3 |
66.5 |
139.5 |
65.1 |
81.0 |
140.7 |
42.8 |
| Largest tow (lb) |
67 |
82 |
9 |
121 |
13 |
29 |
407 |
400 |
486 |
1,462 |
4,600 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
9,000 |
9,000 |
1Thirteen species in Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan: haddock, Atlantic cod, pollock,
yellowtail flounder, winter flounder, witch flounder, windowpane, American
plaice, Acadian redfish, white hake, red hake, silver hake, and ocean
pout.
2Six tows on this trip were made on 1 July. |
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