NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC TM-31: Data Collection -- Groundfish: Table 2.8

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NOAA-NMFS-NWFSC TM-31: Data Collection -- Groundfish (cont):

Table 2.8.
Number of "other rockfish"^a species-composition samples collected in Washington, 1966-92.


PSMFC area^b
Year	2B	2C	3A	3B	3S	3N	3D	5A	5B


1966	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	6	2
1967	0	0	0	3	4	0	8	10	7
1968	0	0	0	17	8	2	8	12	11
1969	0	0	0	42	17	4	23	35	17
1970	0	0	0	12	17	2	20	20	13
1971	0	0	0	18	13	0	16	17	17
1972	0	0	0	13	10	2	14	13	13
1973	0	0	0	3	4	0	11	20	15
1974	0	0	0	4	1	0	16	12	11
1975	0	0	1	11	2	0	8	4	7
1976	0	0	22	6	12	3	10	13	5
1977	0	0	7	11	20	1	8	5	8
1978	0	0	16	9	11	0	4	0	1
1979	1	2	20	10	11	1	32	22	19
1980	6	4	310	43	32	0	31	13	6
1981	0	6	486	73	74	2	6	0	0
1982	0	26	365	114	117	0	0	0	0
1983	0	6	283	100	54	0	0	0	0
1984	0	7	221	78	81	0	0	0	0
1985	0	3	195	58	63	0	0	0	0
1986	0	2	233	83	70	0	0	0	0
1987	0	0	204	123	86	0	0	0	0
1989	0	1	299	124	104	0	0	0	0
1990	0	8	267	97	132	0	0	0	0
1991	0	4	258	150	147	0	0	0	0
1992	0	0	190	171	157	0	0	0	0

^a"Other rockfish" is a multispecies market category used to report rockfish landings on Marine Fish Receiving Tickets.

^bThe PSMFC area denotes the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission area. The coastal regions of the Pacific Ocean are partitioned into the PSMFC areas (geographical units) for monitoring and management purposes.