| Table 0. Total catch weight as observed (from SOP) and as estimated by the model. All values in 1000 tonnes. | ||||
| Year | Observed catches (SOP) | Model catch | Low | High |
| 1981 | 923 | 791 | 556 | 1125 |
| 1982 | 551 | 544 | 408 | 727 |
| 1983 | 553 | 514 | 393 | 673 |
| 1984 | 616 | 566 | 432 | 741 |
| 1985 | 678 | 642 | 498 | 827 |
| 1986 | 847 | 761 | 591 | 981 |
| 1987 | 655 | 634 | 493 | 817 |
| 1988 | 552 | 568 | 442 | 731 |
| 1989 | 630 | 620 | 485 | 792 |
| 1990 | 558 | 550 | 428 | 707 |
| 1991 | 364 | 403 | 309 | 524 |
| 1992 | 475 | 439 | 342 | 564 |
| 1993 | 475 | 439 | 340 | 567 |
| 1994 | 458 | 420 | 323 | 546 |
| 1995 | 505 | 505 | 396 | 645 |
| 1996 | 621 | 595 | 466 | 759 |
| 1997 | 640 | 638 | 497 | 821 |
| 1998 | 1132 | 1072 | 828 | 1389 |
| 1999 | 1261 | 1240 | 952 | 1616 |
| 2000 | 1412 | 1505 | 1164 | 1946 |
| 2001 | 1772 | 1562 | 1208 | 2020 |
| 2002 | 1557 | 1704 | 1320 | 2199 |
| 2003 | 2365 | 2187 | 1700 | 2813 |
| 2004 | 2401 | 2325 | 1814 | 2980 |
| 2005 | 2018 | 2014 | 1575 | 2576 |
| 2006 | 1956 | 1854 | 1447 | 2375 |
| 2007 | 1612 | 1547 | 1206 | 1984 |
| 2008 | 1252 | 1174 | 909 | 1516 |
| 2009 | 635 | 666 | 514 | 865 |
| 2010 | 540 | 483 | 367 | 636 |
| 2011 | 104 | 137 | 99 | 190 |
| 2012 | 376 | 341 | 265 | 438 |
| 2013 | 614 | 618 | 480 | 796 |
| 2014 | 1148 | 1113 | 861 | 1438 |
| 2015 | 1391 | 1308 | 1022 | 1675 |
| 2016 | 1147 | 1152 | 881 | 1507 |