| Table 2. Estimated fishing mortality at age. | ||||||
| Year Age | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0.145 | 0.566 | 1.029 | 1.222 | 1.222 | 1.222 |
| 1998 | 0.159 | 0.547 | 1.112 | 1.333 | 1.333 | 1.333 |
| 1999 | 0.185 | 0.644 | 1.204 | 1.352 | 1.352 | 1.352 |
| 2000 | 0.243 | 0.727 | 1.247 | 1.459 | 1.459 | 1.459 |
| 2001 | 0.298 | 0.780 | 1.273 | 1.511 | 1.511 | 1.511 |
| 2002 | 0.332 | 0.869 | 1.216 | 1.246 | 1.246 | 1.246 |
| 2003 | 0.374 | 0.966 | 1.231 | 1.122 | 1.122 | 1.122 |
| 2004 | 0.414 | 1.188 | 1.273 | 1.412 | 1.412 | 1.412 |
| 2005 | 0.438 | 1.074 | 1.104 | 1.028 | 1.028 | 1.028 |
| 2006 | 0.533 | 1.280 | 1.285 | 0.972 | 0.972 | 0.972 |
| 2007 | 0.651 | 1.653 | 1.512 | 1.372 | 1.372 | 1.372 |
| 2008 | 0.621 | 1.463 | 1.393 | 1.399 | 1.399 | 1.399 |
| 2009 | 0.581 | 1.181 | 1.208 | 1.364 | 1.364 | 1.364 |
| 2010 | 0.588 | 1.130 | 1.074 | 1.158 | 1.158 | 1.158 |
| 2011 | 0.611 | 1.167 | 0.810 | 0.779 | 0.779 | 0.779 |
| 2012 | 0.610 | 0.987 | 0.617 | 0.634 | 0.634 | 0.634 |
| 2013 | 0.604 | 0.945 | 0.502 | 0.456 | 0.456 | 0.456 |
| 2014 | 0.613 | 0.871 | 0.440 | 0.401 | 0.401 | 0.401 |
| 2015 | 0.570 | 0.802 | 0.576 | 0.501 | 0.501 | 0.501 |
| 2016 | 0.497 | 0.885 | 0.727 | 0.712 | 0.712 | 0.712 |
| 2017 | 0.652 | 1.344 | 0.916 | 0.953 | 0.953 | 0.953 |
| 2018 | 0.624 | 1.548 | 1.060 | 1.667 | 1.667 | 1.667 |
| 2019 | 0.644 | 1.703 | 1.343 | 1.821 | 1.821 | 1.821 |
| 2020 | 0.728 | 1.761 | 1.471 | 1.252 | 1.252 | 1.252 |
| 2021 | 0.720 | 1.992 | 1.402 | 1.168 | 1.168 | 1.168 |
| 2022 | 0.781 | 1.837 | 1.163 | 1.581 | 1.581 | 1.581 |
| 2023 | 0.745 | 1.960 | 1.135 | 1.617 | 1.617 | 1.617 |
| 2024 | 0.675 | 1.574 | 1.029 | 1.567 | 1.567 | 1.567 |
| 2025 | 0.725 | 1.590 | 0.978 | 1.078 | 1.078 | 1.078 |
| 2026 | 0.726 | 1.563 | 0.969 | 1.066 | 1.066 | 1.066 |