| Table 2. Estimated fishing mortality at age. | ||||||
| Year Age | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0.137 | 0.515 | 1.023 | 1.257 | 1.350 | 1.350 |
| 1998 | 0.149 | 0.540 | 1.103 | 1.372 | 1.449 | 1.449 |
| 1999 | 0.189 | 0.654 | 1.231 | 1.447 | 1.482 | 1.482 |
| 2000 | 0.302 | 0.864 | 1.400 | 1.574 | 1.524 | 1.524 |
| 2001 | 0.443 | 1.114 | 1.625 | 1.750 | 1.585 | 1.585 |
| 2002 | 0.500 | 1.206 | 1.575 | 1.561 | 1.379 | 1.379 |
| 2003 | 0.457 | 1.045 | 1.260 | 1.199 | 0.992 | 0.992 |
| 2004 | 0.556 | 1.335 | 1.499 | 1.458 | 1.197 | 1.197 |
| 2005 | 0.392 | 0.903 | 0.947 | 0.865 | 0.695 | 0.695 |
| 2006 | 0.462 | 1.029 | 0.961 | 0.766 | 0.588 | 0.588 |
| 2007 | 0.762 | 1.705 | 1.515 | 1.177 | 0.904 | 0.904 |
| 2008 | 0.611 | 1.360 | 1.196 | 0.927 | 0.729 | 0.729 |
| 2009 | 0.464 | 0.991 | 0.828 | 0.647 | 0.492 | 0.492 |
| 2010 | 0.470 | 0.884 | 0.634 | 0.463 | 0.339 | 0.339 |
| 2011 | 0.482 | 0.773 | 0.412 | 0.273 | 0.197 | 0.197 |
| 2012 | 0.347 | 0.465 | 0.212 | 0.141 | 0.105 | 0.105 |
| 2013 | 0.320 | 0.380 | 0.149 | 0.097 | 0.067 | 0.067 |
| 2014 | 0.317 | 0.344 | 0.123 | 0.080 | 0.056 | 0.056 |
| 2015 | 0.282 | 0.341 | 0.137 | 0.087 | 0.056 | 0.056 |
| 2016 | 0.273 | 0.413 | 0.183 | 0.111 | 0.065 | 0.065 |
| 2017 | 0.674 | 1.063 | 0.385 | 0.185 | 0.085 | 0.085 |
| 2018 | 0.702 | 1.109 | 0.401 | 0.193 | 0.088 | 0.088 |