| Table 7. Catch table. |
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| Year | Landings | Discards | Catch | Total Removal |
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| 1963 | 107193 | 10842 | 118041 | 118041 |
| 1964 | 134903 | 9409 | 144304 | 144304 |
| 1965 | 181791 | 16809 | 198587 | 198587 |
| 1966 | 215242 | 26040 | 241233 | 241233 |
| 1967 | 260460 | 25954 | 286444 | 286444 |
| 1968 | 275962 | 16591 | 292576 | 292576 |
| 1969 | 215964 | 9391 | 225334 | 225334 |
| 1970 | 231811 | 19834 | 251632 | 251632 |
| 1971 | 292695 | 58142 | 350821 | 350821 |
| 1972 | 328653 | 34051 | 362737 | 362737 |
| 1973 | 234385 | 25205 | 259599 | 259599 |
| 1974 | 209228 | 27217 | 236419 | 236419 |
| 1975 | 210231 | 37811 | 248082 | 248082 |
| 1976 | 202353 | 45924 | 248233 | 248233 |
| 1977 | 183005 | 82552 | 265456 | 265456 |
| 1978 | 308758 | 49161 | 357959 | 357959 |
| 1979 | 278608 | 64973 | 343535 | 343535 |
| 1980 | 292341 | 105334 | 397480 | 397480 |
| 1981 | 345367 | 54560 | 399991 | 399991 |
| 1982 | 322783 | 62487 | 385275 | 385275 |
| 1983 | 288201 | 37391 | 325542 | 325542 |
| 1984 | 212087 | 71012 | 283180 | 283180 |
| 1985 | 217511 | 29008 | 246513 | 246513 |
| 1986 | 170377 | 61145 | 231454 | 231454 |
| 1987 | 229657 | 33466 | 263229 | 263229 |
| 1988 | 193813 | 14965 | 208850 | 208850 |
| 1989 | 139596 | 41617 | 181172 | 181172 |
| 1990 | 116544 | 23899 | 140452 | 140452 |
| 1991 | 102584 | 16105 | 118724 | 118724 |
| 1992 | 109672 | 32783 | 142504 | 142504 |
| 1993 | 131434 | 28979 | 160438 | 148115 |
| 1994 | 106805 | 43545 | 150365 | 152460 |
| 1995 | 131755 | 32034 | 163743 | 188237 |
| 1996 | 130703 | 20936 | 151668 | 153321 |
| 1997 | 133175 | 45697 | 178838 | 153689 |
| 1998 | 146088 | 41321 | 187478 | 135800 |
| 1999 | 94344 | 12791 | 107118 | 91171 |
| 2000 | 72679 | 15977 | 88650 | 78973 |
| 2001 | 44349 | 11332 | 55702 | 67993 |
| 2002 | 53139 | 11146 | 64283 | 53408 |
| 2003 | 31177 | 4607 | 35793 | 50673 |
| 2004 | 27301 | 7492 | 34794 | 36742 |
| 2005 | 29814 | 11336 | 41145 | 37878 |
| 2006 | 22472 | 9121 | 31595 | 31595 |
| 2007 | 23998 | 29143 | 53135 | 53135 |
| 2008 | 26961 | 25222 | 52178 | 52178 |
| 2009 | 33115 | 21295 | 54415 | 54415 |
| 2010 | 36173 | 12411 | 48580 | 48580 |
| 2011 | 34039 | 10266 | 44298 | 44298 |
| 2012 | 32404 | 7561 | 39964 | 39964 |
| 2013 | 30859 | 10841 | 41692 | 41692 |
| 2014 | 34948 | 11006 | 45953 | 45953 |
| 2015 | 38096 | 13153 | 51245 | 51245 |
| 2016 | 38514 | 12527 | 51044 | 51044 |
| 2017 | 37658 | 9103 | 46755 | 46755 |
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