| Table 7. Catch table. |
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| Year | Landings | Discards | Catch | Total Removal |
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| 1963 | 107431 | 10855 | 118292 | 118292 |
| 1964 | 134786 | 9459 | 144236 | 144236 |
| 1965 | 181377 | 16834 | 198198 | 198198 |
| 1966 | 215201 | 26117 | 241269 | 241269 |
| 1967 | 260410 | 26163 | 286604 | 286604 |
| 1968 | 275814 | 16698 | 292535 | 292535 |
| 1969 | 216347 | 9429 | 225755 | 225755 |
| 1970 | 232079 | 19877 | 251943 | 251943 |
| 1971 | 292060 | 58056 | 350100 | 350100 |
| 1972 | 327860 | 34052 | 361943 | 361943 |
| 1973 | 234500 | 25181 | 259690 | 259690 |
| 1974 | 209784 | 27061 | 236819 | 236819 |
| 1975 | 209866 | 37612 | 247518 | 247518 |
| 1976 | 202137 | 45491 | 247584 | 247584 |
| 1977 | 183369 | 81872 | 265140 | 265140 |
| 1978 | 307702 | 48926 | 356668 | 356668 |
| 1979 | 278663 | 64430 | 343049 | 343049 |
| 1980 | 291872 | 104536 | 396215 | 396215 |
| 1981 | 345141 | 54266 | 399470 | 399470 |
| 1982 | 321796 | 62744 | 384545 | 384545 |
| 1983 | 288226 | 37441 | 325618 | 325618 |
| 1984 | 212296 | 70988 | 283365 | 283365 |
| 1985 | 217823 | 29081 | 246898 | 246898 |
| 1986 | 170487 | 61112 | 231532 | 231532 |
| 1987 | 229279 | 33426 | 262811 | 262811 |
| 1988 | 193264 | 14943 | 208278 | 208278 |
| 1989 | 139545 | 41594 | 181098 | 181098 |
| 1990 | 116617 | 23847 | 140473 | 140473 |
| 1991 | 102846 | 16134 | 119014 | 119014 |
| 1992 | 109612 | 32652 | 142311 | 142311 |
| 1993 | 131207 | 28902 | 160134 | 147781 |
| 1994 | 106838 | 43379 | 150231 | 152028 |
| 1995 | 131170 | 31893 | 163017 | 187267 |
| 1996 | 131106 | 21023 | 152158 | 153337 |
| 1997 | 133024 | 45249 | 178240 | 152766 |
| 1998 | 145547 | 41252 | 186868 | 134830 |
| 1999 | 94695 | 12956 | 107634 | 90771 |
| 2000 | 73006 | 16141 | 89141 | 78861 |
| 2001 | 44450 | 11382 | 55853 | 67875 |
| 2002 | 53295 | 11213 | 64505 | 53344 |
| 2003 | 31068 | 4618 | 35696 | 50458 |
| 2004 | 27278 | 7490 | 34769 | 36659 |
| 2005 | 29828 | 11341 | 41164 | 37844 |
| 2006 | 22508 | 9098 | 31607 | 31607 |
| 2007 | 23944 | 29031 | 52968 | 52968 |
| 2008 | 26951 | 25150 | 52096 | 52096 |
| 2009 | 33003 | 21235 | 54243 | 54243 |
| 2010 | 36101 | 12410 | 48506 | 48506 |
| 2011 | 34235 | 10359 | 44587 | 44587 |
| 2012 | 32567 | 7604 | 40171 | 40171 |
| 2013 | 30876 | 10843 | 41710 | 41710 |
| 2014 | 34888 | 11005 | 45891 | 45891 |
| 2015 | 38144 | 13218 | 51359 | 51359 |
| 2016 | 38557 | 12529 | 51089 | 51089 |
| 2017 | 37668 | 9014 | 46676 | 46676 |
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