| Table 7. Catch table. |
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| Year | Landings | Discards | Catch | Total Removal |
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| 1963 | 107403 | 10829 | 118238 | 118238 |
| 1964 | 134758 | 9456 | 144206 | 144206 |
| 1965 | 181409 | 16833 | 198228 | 198228 |
| 1966 | 215154 | 26094 | 241199 | 241199 |
| 1967 | 260455 | 26203 | 286688 | 286688 |
| 1968 | 275938 | 16727 | 292689 | 292689 |
| 1969 | 216291 | 9424 | 225693 | 225693 |
| 1970 | 231997 | 19849 | 251832 | 251832 |
| 1971 | 292172 | 58138 | 350294 | 350294 |
| 1972 | 328106 | 34140 | 362277 | 362277 |
| 1973 | 234516 | 25144 | 259668 | 259668 |
| 1974 | 209694 | 26923 | 236591 | 236591 |
| 1975 | 209779 | 37508 | 247327 | 247327 |
| 1976 | 202222 | 45435 | 247614 | 247614 |
| 1977 | 183262 | 81459 | 264621 | 264621 |
| 1978 | 307716 | 48862 | 356618 | 356618 |
| 1979 | 278433 | 63928 | 342316 | 342316 |
| 1980 | 291911 | 103937 | 395657 | 395657 |
| 1981 | 345004 | 54100 | 399167 | 399167 |
| 1982 | 322346 | 63221 | 385573 | 385573 |
| 1983 | 289712 | 37539 | 327201 | 327201 |
| 1984 | 212723 | 71257 | 284061 | 284061 |
| 1985 | 218736 | 28889 | 247619 | 247619 |
| 1986 | 170511 | 61122 | 231565 | 231565 |
| 1987 | 230113 | 33591 | 263810 | 263810 |
| 1988 | 193463 | 14980 | 208514 | 208514 |
| 1989 | 139970 | 42049 | 181977 | 181977 |
| 1990 | 117007 | 23949 | 140966 | 140966 |
| 1991 | 102954 | 16091 | 119080 | 119080 |
| 1992 | 110059 | 33066 | 143173 | 143173 |
| 1993 | 131672 | 28959 | 160655 | 150193 |
| 1994 | 106727 | 43452 | 150194 | 154894 |
| 1995 | 131375 | 32058 | 163388 | 191798 |
| 1996 | 131240 | 21057 | 152327 | 156670 |
| 1997 | 133447 | 45910 | 179322 | 156192 |
| 1998 | 146008 | 41404 | 187481 | 137922 |
| 1999 | 94641 | 12928 | 107551 | 92875 |
| 2000 | 73043 | 16194 | 89231 | 80721 |
| 2001 | 44467 | 11390 | 55878 | 69150 |
| 2002 | 53339 | 11264 | 64600 | 54324 |
| 2003 | 31067 | 4598 | 35674 | 51481 |
| 2004 | 27268 | 7495 | 34763 | 37331 |
| 2005 | 29859 | 11321 | 41175 | 38290 |
| 2006 | 22542 | 9119 | 31662 | 31662 |
| 2007 | 23970 | 29080 | 53044 | 53044 |
| 2008 | 26965 | 25154 | 52115 | 52115 |
| 2009 | 33051 | 21268 | 54323 | 54323 |
| 2010 | 36109 | 12402 | 48507 | 48507 |
| 2011 | 34256 | 10376 | 44625 | 44625 |
| 2012 | 32579 | 7576 | 40155 | 40155 |
| 2013 | 30841 | 10775 | 41608 | 41608 |
| 2014 | 34799 | 10931 | 45729 | 45729 |
| 2015 | 38084 | 13182 | 51263 | 51263 |
| 2016 | 38418 | 12425 | 50847 | 50847 |
| 2017 | 37676 | 9529 | 47199 | 47199 |
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