| Table 2. Estimated fishing mortality at age. | ||||||
| Year Age | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0.148 | 0.559 | 0.995 | 1.196 | 1.196 | 1.196 |
| 1998 | 0.162 | 0.488 | 1.105 | 1.342 | 1.342 | 1.342 |
| 1999 | 0.187 | 0.630 | 1.229 | 1.336 | 1.336 | 1.336 |
| 2000 | 0.247 | 0.725 | 1.238 | 1.480 | 1.480 | 1.480 |
| 2001 | 0.297 | 0.763 | 1.335 | 1.588 | 1.588 | 1.588 |
| 2002 | 0.324 | 0.873 | 1.243 | 1.270 | 1.270 | 1.270 |
| 2003 | 0.340 | 0.888 | 1.194 | 1.044 | 1.044 | 1.044 |
| 2004 | 0.360 | 0.996 | 1.006 | 1.069 | 1.069 | 1.069 |
| 2005 | 0.422 | 1.053 | 1.090 | 1.117 | 1.117 | 1.117 |
| 2006 | 0.537 | 1.315 | 1.363 | 0.961 | 0.961 | 0.961 |
| 2007 | 0.641 | 1.564 | 1.463 | 1.232 | 1.232 | 1.232 |
| 2008 | 0.622 | 1.419 | 1.492 | 1.502 | 1.502 | 1.502 |
| 2009 | 0.564 | 1.132 | 1.229 | 1.469 | 1.469 | 1.469 |
| 2010 | 0.552 | 1.085 | 1.063 | 1.053 | 1.053 | 1.053 |
| 2011 | 0.578 | 1.251 | 0.827 | 0.658 | 0.658 | 0.658 |
| 2012 | 0.584 | 0.977 | 0.592 | 0.618 | 0.618 | 0.618 |
| 2013 | 0.598 | 1.036 | 0.509 | 0.464 | 0.464 | 0.464 |
| 2014 | 0.667 | 1.042 | 0.458 | 0.460 | 0.460 | 0.460 |
| 2015 | 0.626 | 0.841 | 0.686 | 0.612 | 0.612 | 0.612 |
| 2016 | 0.505 | 0.916 | 0.885 | 0.926 | 0.926 | 0.926 |
| 2017 | 0.662 | 1.343 | 0.872 | 0.682 | 0.682 | 0.682 |
| 2018 | 0.628 | 1.319 | 0.677 | 1.321 | 1.321 | 1.321 |
| 2019 | 0.631 | 1.369 | 0.676 | 1.305 | 1.305 | 1.305 |