| Table 2. Estimated fishing mortality at age. | ||||||
| Year Age | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0.144 | 0.569 | 1.030 | 1.217 | 1.217 | 1.217 |
| 1998 | 0.159 | 0.548 | 1.116 | 1.332 | 1.332 | 1.332 |
| 1999 | 0.185 | 0.648 | 1.208 | 1.349 | 1.349 | 1.349 |
| 2000 | 0.245 | 0.732 | 1.255 | 1.458 | 1.458 | 1.458 |
| 2001 | 0.301 | 0.781 | 1.275 | 1.516 | 1.516 | 1.516 |
| 2002 | 0.335 | 0.868 | 1.213 | 1.243 | 1.243 | 1.243 |
| 2003 | 0.376 | 0.963 | 1.225 | 1.108 | 1.108 | 1.108 |
| 2004 | 0.417 | 1.186 | 1.274 | 1.413 | 1.413 | 1.413 |
| 2005 | 0.441 | 1.071 | 1.096 | 1.020 | 1.020 | 1.020 |
| 2006 | 0.544 | 1.284 | 1.292 | 0.961 | 0.961 | 0.961 |
| 2007 | 0.672 | 1.692 | 1.534 | 1.385 | 1.385 | 1.385 |
| 2008 | 0.633 | 1.486 | 1.402 | 1.422 | 1.422 | 1.422 |
| 2009 | 0.584 | 1.179 | 1.192 | 1.371 | 1.371 | 1.371 |
| 2010 | 0.587 | 1.126 | 1.061 | 1.136 | 1.136 | 1.136 |
| 2011 | 0.607 | 1.162 | 0.807 | 0.757 | 0.757 | 0.757 |
| 2012 | 0.603 | 0.964 | 0.604 | 0.615 | 0.615 | 0.615 |
| 2013 | 0.595 | 0.924 | 0.489 | 0.439 | 0.439 | 0.439 |
| 2014 | 0.607 | 0.856 | 0.431 | 0.389 | 0.389 | 0.389 |
| 2015 | 0.565 | 0.783 | 0.573 | 0.495 | 0.495 | 0.495 |
| 2016 | 0.489 | 0.861 | 0.719 | 0.714 | 0.714 | 0.714 |
| 2017 | 0.654 | 1.326 | 0.901 | 0.950 | 0.950 | 0.950 |
| 2018 | 0.624 | 1.546 | 1.058 | 1.671 | 1.671 | 1.671 |
| 2019 | 0.648 | 1.702 | 1.332 | 1.837 | 1.837 | 1.837 |
| 2020 | 0.743 | 1.747 | 1.454 | 1.252 | 1.252 | 1.252 |
| 2021 | 0.729 | 1.975 | 1.364 | 1.133 | 1.133 | 1.133 |
| 2022 | 0.795 | 1.757 | 1.098 | 1.527 | 1.527 | 1.527 |
| 2023 | 0.755 | 1.823 | 0.995 | 1.538 | 1.538 | 1.538 |
| 2024 | 0.681 | 1.361 | 0.854 | 1.344 | 1.344 | 1.344 |
| 2025 | 0.682 | 1.329 | 0.843 | 1.276 | 1.276 | 1.276 |