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

Table 3.3
Oregon groundfish landings (in metric tons) by species and gear, (A) 1991 and (B) 1992.


A 1991 Gearb
BottomMidwaterShrimp
Speciesa trawltrawltrawlLinePotTrollAll gears

Arrowtooth flounder2,096.604.60.21.0tr2,102.4
Dover sole8,760.28.418.90.1tr08,787.6
Other flatfish3,090.50.51.80.10.1tr3,093.0
All flatfish13,947.38.925.30.41.1tr13,983.0

Canary rockfish1,840.20.223.135.1001,898.6
Yellowtail rockfish1,615.578.7292.649.700.42,036.9
Widow rockfish1,967.71,864.325.25.2003,862.4
Pacific ocean perch848.21.62.30.100852.2
Thornyhead3,463.315.22.33.7003,484.5
Other rockfish3,118.112.047.9562.20.620.83,761.6
All rockfish12,853.01,972.0393.4656.00.621.215,896.2

Lingcod1,408.00.316.357.40.42.91,485.3
Pacific hake68.113,135.4000013,203.5
Sablefish2,429.85.412.0761.5712.7tr3,921.4
Other roundfish512.419.31.70.200533.6
All roundfish4,418.313,160.430.0819.1713.12.919,143.8

Other groundfish185.700.29.20.40.4195.9
All groundfish31,404.315,141.3448.91,484.7715.224.549,218.9

B 1992Gearb
BottomMidwaterShrimp
Speciesa trawltrawltrawlLinePotTrollAll gears

Arrowtooth flounder2,057.0tr3.30.3tr02,060.6
Dover sole6,057.30.120.20.10.106,077.8
Other flatfish2,270.43.95.20.6trtr2,280.1
All flatfish10,384.74.028.71.00.1tr10,418.5

Canary rockfish1,654.4024.4160.6001,839.4
Yellowtail rockfish3,526.461.4275.5116.900.63,980.8
Widow rockfish2,762.31,139.77.17.600.23,916.9
Pacific ocean perch613.31.20.2tr00614.7
Thornyhead4,271.60.10.15.30.204,277.3
Other rockfish1,994.065.985.9511.61.037.12,695.5
All rockfish14,822.01,268.3393.2802.01.237.917,324.6

Lingcod643.10.314.276.40.16.1740.2
Pacific hake18.948,939.91.700048,960.5
Sablefish2,452.012.489.0899.8397.20.83,851.2
Other roundfish414.2316.12.1tr0tr732.4
All roundfish3,528.249,268.7107.0976.2397.36.954,284.3

Other groundfish156.943.40.29.20.30.1210.1
All groundfish28,891.850,584.4529.11,788.4398.944.982,237.5

tr = landings less than 0.05 metric tons.

aSpecies are presented in three groups: flatfish, rockfish, and roundfish. "Other flatfish" includes miscellaneous species of flatfish, such as English sole, petrale sole, rex sole, etc. "Other rockfish" includes miscellaneous species of rockfish, such as bocaccio, darkblotched rockfish, yellowmouth rockfish, etc. "Other roundfish" includes miscellaneous species of roundfish, such as jack mackerel, Pacific cod, walleye pollock, etc. "Other groundfish" includes miscellaneous groundfish species, such as spiny dogfish, green sturgeon, longnose skate, etc. "All groundfish" includes all groundfish landings excluding halibut.

bGear is defined as follows: Shrimp trawl includes double-shrimp trawl and single-shrimp trawl; line includes longline and hook-and-line; and pot includes crab pot and fish pot.