| 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 | 1126 |
| 1982 | 551 | 545 | 408 | 728 |
| 1983 | 553 | 514 | 392 | 674 |
| 1984 | 616 | 566 | 432 | 742 |
| 1985 | 678 | 642 | 498 | 827 |
| 1986 | 847 | 761 | 590 | 981 |
| 1987 | 655 | 634 | 492 | 818 |
| 1988 | 552 | 568 | 441 | 731 |
| 1989 | 630 | 620 | 485 | 792 |
| 1990 | 558 | 551 | 428 | 708 |
| 1991 | 364 | 402 | 309 | 524 |
| 1992 | 475 | 439 | 341 | 565 |
| 1993 | 475 | 439 | 339 | 567 |
| 1994 | 458 | 420 | 323 | 546 |
| 1995 | 505 | 505 | 395 | 646 |
| 1996 | 621 | 595 | 466 | 760 |
| 1997 | 640 | 638 | 496 | 821 |
| 1998 | 1132 | 1073 | 828 | 1391 |
| 1999 | 1261 | 1241 | 951 | 1618 |
| 2000 | 1412 | 1505 | 1163 | 1948 |
| 2001 | 1772 | 1562 | 1207 | 2021 |
| 2002 | 1557 | 1705 | 1319 | 2203 |
| 2003 | 2365 | 2186 | 1698 | 2814 |
| 2004 | 2401 | 2324 | 1812 | 2981 |
| 2005 | 2018 | 2013 | 1573 | 2576 |
| 2006 | 1956 | 1851 | 1444 | 2374 |
| 2007 | 1612 | 1545 | 1204 | 1984 |
| 2008 | 1252 | 1173 | 907 | 1516 |
| 2009 | 635 | 666 | 513 | 865 |
| 2010 | 540 | 483 | 367 | 636 |
| 2011 | 104 | 137 | 98 | 190 |
| 2012 | 376 | 341 | 265 | 439 |
| 2013 | 614 | 618 | 480 | 797 |
| 2014 | 1148 | 1114 | 861 | 1440 |
| 2015 | 1391 | 1300 | 1013 | 1667 |
| 2016 | 1034 | 1052 | 802 | 1379 |