| Table 7. Catch table. |
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| Year | Landings | Discards | Catch | Total Removal |
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| 1963 | 107444 | 10903 | 118353 | 118353 |
| 1964 | 134866 | 9570 | 144428 | 144428 |
| 1965 | 181375 | 16984 | 198345 | 198345 |
| 1966 | 215135 | 26267 | 241353 | 241353 |
| 1967 | 260528 | 26400 | 286959 | 286959 |
| 1968 | 275928 | 16842 | 292793 | 292793 |
| 1969 | 216543 | 9494 | 226015 | 226015 |
| 1970 | 232297 | 19964 | 252247 | 252247 |
| 1971 | 291927 | 58155 | 350066 | 350066 |
| 1972 | 327792 | 34079 | 361903 | 361903 |
| 1973 | 234428 | 25012 | 259449 | 259449 |
| 1974 | 209661 | 26734 | 236369 | 236369 |
| 1975 | 209431 | 37113 | 246583 | 246583 |
| 1976 | 201914 | 44914 | 246786 | 246786 |
| 1977 | 183002 | 80471 | 263374 | 263374 |
| 1978 | 306875 | 48529 | 355442 | 355442 |
| 1979 | 278433 | 63188 | 341577 | 341577 |
| 1980 | 291799 | 102630 | 394239 | 394239 |
| 1981 | 344986 | 53728 | 398777 | 398777 |
| 1982 | 322023 | 62836 | 384865 | 384865 |
| 1983 | 289765 | 37339 | 327054 | 327054 |
| 1984 | 212721 | 70843 | 283645 | 283645 |
| 1985 | 218816 | 28778 | 247589 | 247589 |
| 1986 | 170408 | 60855 | 231196 | 231196 |
| 1987 | 230100 | 33589 | 263795 | 263795 |
| 1988 | 193356 | 14969 | 208396 | 208396 |
| 1989 | 139957 | 41939 | 181855 | 181855 |
| 1990 | 116973 | 23895 | 140877 | 140877 |
| 1991 | 102983 | 16052 | 119069 | 119069 |
| 1992 | 110024 | 33082 | 143155 | 143155 |
| 1993 | 131705 | 28971 | 160700 | 150174 |
| 1994 | 106711 | 43455 | 150180 | 154843 |
| 1995 | 131308 | 32074 | 163336 | 191725 |
| 1996 | 131402 | 21149 | 152579 | 156946 |
| 1997 | 133750 | 46390 | 180105 | 156927 |
| 1998 | 146258 | 41560 | 187887 | 138215 |
| 1999 | 94697 | 12995 | 107675 | 93150 |
| 2000 | 73174 | 16365 | 89533 | 81046 |
| 2001 | 44526 | 11428 | 55975 | 69235 |
| 2002 | 53369 | 11338 | 64705 | 54480 |
| 2003 | 31069 | 4624 | 35702 | 51485 |
| 2004 | 27270 | 7532 | 34803 | 37367 |
| 2005 | 29840 | 11330 | 41164 | 38347 |
| 2006 | 22553 | 9169 | 31724 | 31724 |
| 2007 | 23956 | 29074 | 53024 | 53024 |
| 2008 | 26973 | 25219 | 52187 | 52187 |
| 2009 | 33050 | 21351 | 54406 | 54406 |
| 2010 | 36126 | 12514 | 48636 | 48636 |
| 2011 | 34347 | 10442 | 44782 | 44782 |
| 2012 | 32631 | 7634 | 40264 | 40264 |
| 2013 | 30868 | 10876 | 41736 | 41736 |
| 2014 | 34846 | 11046 | 45890 | 45890 |
| 2015 | 38115 | 13237 | 51348 | 51348 |
| 2016 | 38337 | 12320 | 50660 | 50660 |
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