| Table 2. Estimated fishing mortality at age. | |||||||||||||
| Year Age | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 1946 | 0.002 | 0.017 | 0.065 | 0.135 | 0.240 | 0.214 | 0.298 | 0.304 | 0.431 | 0.398 | 0.401 | 0.436 | 0.436 |
| 1947 | 0.002 | 0.019 | 0.083 | 0.191 | 0.357 | 0.322 | 0.454 | 0.481 | 0.722 | 0.684 | 0.708 | 0.797 | 0.797 |
| 1948 | 0.001 | 0.017 | 0.076 | 0.184 | 0.348 | 0.320 | 0.444 | 0.472 | 0.714 | 0.716 | 0.774 | 0.942 | 0.942 |
| 1949 | 0.003 | 0.031 | 0.127 | 0.269 | 0.429 | 0.366 | 0.472 | 0.506 | 0.757 | 0.761 | 0.814 | 1.027 | 1.027 |
| 1950 | 0.004 | 0.041 | 0.151 | 0.285 | 0.413 | 0.362 | 0.480 | 0.558 | 0.851 | 0.893 | 0.935 | 1.223 | 1.223 |
| 1951 | 0.009 | 0.089 | 0.260 | 0.401 | 0.488 | 0.403 | 0.496 | 0.562 | 0.792 | 0.841 | 0.887 | 1.181 | 1.181 |
| 1952 | 0.014 | 0.123 | 0.334 | 0.500 | 0.573 | 0.487 | 0.605 | 0.729 | 1.017 | 1.082 | 1.095 | 1.419 | 1.419 |
| 1953 | 0.014 | 0.108 | 0.263 | 0.374 | 0.411 | 0.359 | 0.438 | 0.534 | 0.709 | 0.722 | 0.711 | 0.884 | 0.884 |
| 1954 | 0.014 | 0.106 | 0.260 | 0.380 | 0.417 | 0.380 | 0.467 | 0.595 | 0.772 | 0.777 | 0.750 | 0.873 | 0.873 |
| 1955 | 0.015 | 0.109 | 0.283 | 0.448 | 0.502 | 0.485 | 0.565 | 0.704 | 0.885 | 0.869 | 0.798 | 0.861 | 0.861 |
| 1956 | 0.020 | 0.142 | 0.364 | 0.572 | 0.624 | 0.609 | 0.677 | 0.839 | 1.061 | 1.100 | 0.978 | 0.954 | 0.954 |
| 1957 | 0.020 | 0.133 | 0.315 | 0.481 | 0.520 | 0.522 | 0.572 | 0.721 | 0.911 | 0.941 | 0.841 | 0.777 | 0.777 |
| 1958 | 0.029 | 0.186 | 0.401 | 0.542 | 0.533 | 0.507 | 0.535 | 0.658 | 0.771 | 0.741 | 0.606 | 0.544 | 0.544 |
| 1959 | 0.032 | 0.199 | 0.425 | 0.545 | 0.524 | 0.511 | 0.544 | 0.661 | 0.741 | 0.702 | 0.603 | 0.559 | 0.559 |
| 1960 | 0.031 | 0.190 | 0.398 | 0.498 | 0.479 | 0.490 | 0.537 | 0.674 | 0.776 | 0.734 | 0.663 | 0.649 | 0.649 |
| 1961 | 0.036 | 0.226 | 0.495 | 0.617 | 0.593 | 0.630 | 0.712 | 0.861 | 0.962 | 0.907 | 0.838 | 0.793 | 0.793 |
| 1962 | 0.038 | 0.249 | 0.584 | 0.739 | 0.696 | 0.727 | 0.819 | 0.942 | 0.967 | 0.847 | 0.794 | 0.722 | 0.722 |
| 1963 | 0.033 | 0.227 | 0.583 | 0.795 | 0.805 | 0.877 | 1.010 | 1.135 | 1.143 | 0.935 | 0.881 | 0.765 | 0.765 |
| 1964 | 0.024 | 0.154 | 0.386 | 0.530 | 0.580 | 0.701 | 0.874 | 0.966 | 1.007 | 0.894 | 0.977 | 0.848 | 0.848 |
| 1965 | 0.024 | 0.141 | 0.330 | 0.431 | 0.472 | 0.583 | 0.735 | 0.791 | 0.790 | 0.717 | 0.897 | 0.815 | 0.815 |
| 1966 | 0.025 | 0.134 | 0.293 | 0.377 | 0.431 | 0.550 | 0.688 | 0.703 | 0.659 | 0.578 | 0.695 | 0.615 | 0.615 |
| 1967 | 0.025 | 0.133 | 0.279 | 0.357 | 0.435 | 0.593 | 0.772 | 0.791 | 0.749 | 0.627 | 0.725 | 0.580 | 0.580 |
| 1968 | 0.029 | 0.155 | 0.332 | 0.418 | 0.487 | 0.639 | 0.805 | 0.790 | 0.727 | 0.593 | 0.734 | 0.603 | 0.603 |
| 1969 | 0.036 | 0.188 | 0.412 | 0.534 | 0.652 | 0.879 | 1.092 | 1.037 | 0.929 | 0.703 | 0.793 | 0.626 | 0.626 |
| 1970 | 0.038 | 0.175 | 0.371 | 0.478 | 0.587 | 0.815 | 0.999 | 0.922 | 0.791 | 0.579 | 0.663 | 0.551 | 0.551 |
| 1971 | 0.034 | 0.135 | 0.271 | 0.347 | 0.446 | 0.671 | 0.872 | 0.825 | 0.731 | 0.537 | 0.599 | 0.493 | 0.493 |
| 1972 | 0.053 | 0.186 | 0.341 | 0.414 | 0.498 | 0.761 | 1.052 | 1.065 | 1.010 | 0.762 | 0.851 | 0.664 | 0.664 |
| 1973 | 0.085 | 0.256 | 0.415 | 0.455 | 0.488 | 0.660 | 0.829 | 0.805 | 0.778 | 0.603 | 0.677 | 0.523 | 0.523 |
| 1974 | 0.115 | 0.329 | 0.516 | 0.548 | 0.549 | 0.670 | 0.796 | 0.837 | 0.926 | 0.779 | 0.938 | 0.672 | 0.672 |
| 1975 | 0.101 | 0.293 | 0.495 | 0.572 | 0.595 | 0.698 | 0.769 | 0.741 | 0.857 | 0.743 | 0.859 | 0.572 | 0.572 |
| 1976 | 0.113 | 0.327 | 0.539 | 0.617 | 0.641 | 0.732 | 0.764 | 0.645 | 0.697 | 0.627 | 0.742 | 0.550 | 0.550 |
| 1977 | 0.121 | 0.372 | 0.636 | 0.740 | 0.771 | 0.884 | 0.963 | 0.803 | 0.844 | 0.730 | 0.920 | 0.737 | 0.737 |
| 1978 | 0.101 | 0.321 | 0.604 | 0.796 | 0.898 | 1.073 | 1.286 | 1.214 | 1.467 | 1.312 | 1.587 | 1.228 | 1.228 |
| 1979 | 0.058 | 0.199 | 0.396 | 0.581 | 0.712 | 0.861 | 1.046 | 1.038 | 1.258 | 1.174 | 1.343 | 1.198 | 1.198 |
| 1980 | 0.042 | 0.158 | 0.336 | 0.549 | 0.728 | 0.879 | 1.025 | 1.020 | 1.171 | 1.069 | 1.185 | 1.027 | 1.027 |
| 1981 | 0.035 | 0.140 | 0.305 | 0.541 | 0.791 | 0.982 | 1.078 | 1.001 | 1.054 | 0.963 | 0.988 | 0.875 | 0.875 |
| 1982 | 0.038 | 0.161 | 0.342 | 0.594 | 0.863 | 1.001 | 0.990 | 0.847 | 0.814 | 0.781 | 0.750 | 0.754 | 0.754 |
| 1983 | 0.031 | 0.144 | 0.322 | 0.586 | 0.907 | 1.065 | 0.973 | 0.815 | 0.715 | 0.682 | 0.683 | 0.792 | 0.792 |
| 1984 | 0.030 | 0.147 | 0.350 | 0.661 | 1.065 | 1.233 | 1.087 | 0.917 | 0.762 | 0.689 | 0.614 | 0.782 | 0.782 |
| 1985 | 0.034 | 0.163 | 0.385 | 0.670 | 0.978 | 1.050 | 0.844 | 0.721 | 0.586 | 0.530 | 0.458 | 0.683 | 0.683 |
| 1986 | 0.037 | 0.183 | 0.450 | 0.781 | 1.089 | 1.166 | 0.987 | 0.977 | 0.846 | 0.806 | 0.623 | 0.968 | 0.968 |
| 1987 | 0.042 | 0.203 | 0.502 | 0.869 | 1.183 | 1.221 | 1.076 | 1.179 | 1.062 | 1.090 | 0.855 | 1.392 | 1.392 |
| 1988 | 0.034 | 0.159 | 0.390 | 0.688 | 0.998 | 1.087 | 1.030 | 1.169 | 1.012 | 1.008 | 0.806 | 1.199 | 1.199 |
| 1989 | 0.026 | 0.120 | 0.283 | 0.482 | 0.701 | 0.793 | 0.751 | 0.828 | 0.701 | 0.731 | 0.673 | 1.180 | 1.180 |
| 1990 | 0.015 | 0.072 | 0.163 | 0.268 | 0.373 | 0.428 | 0.425 | 0.471 | 0.421 | 0.443 | 0.399 | 0.705 | 0.705 |
| 1991 | 0.016 | 0.083 | 0.192 | 0.301 | 0.389 | 0.409 | 0.387 | 0.388 | 0.328 | 0.351 | 0.302 | 0.543 | 0.543 |
| 1992 | 0.020 | 0.111 | 0.270 | 0.425 | 0.533 | 0.548 | 0.520 | 0.514 | 0.439 | 0.471 | 0.380 | 0.684 | 0.684 |
| 1993 | 0.015 | 0.097 | 0.274 | 0.478 | 0.652 | 0.716 | 0.753 | 0.819 | 0.796 | 0.918 | 0.814 | 1.344 | 1.344 |
| 1994 | 0.014 | 0.099 | 0.307 | 0.585 | 0.860 | 0.951 | 0.980 | 1.043 | 1.007 | 1.101 | 0.970 | 1.441 | 1.441 |
| 1995 | 0.014 | 0.102 | 0.311 | 0.579 | 0.843 | 0.956 | 0.982 | 1.045 | 0.985 | 1.030 | 0.934 | 1.305 | 1.305 |
| 1996 | 0.016 | 0.116 | 0.333 | 0.566 | 0.771 | 0.886 | 0.898 | 0.978 | 0.898 | 0.947 | 0.883 | 1.159 | 1.159 |
| 1997 | 0.020 | 0.159 | 0.455 | 0.733 | 0.957 | 1.168 | 1.240 | 1.342 | 1.166 | 1.186 | 1.029 | 1.231 | 1.231 |
| 1998 | 0.022 | 0.174 | 0.492 | 0.758 | 0.928 | 1.129 | 1.227 | 1.291 | 1.032 | 0.939 | 0.747 | 0.873 | 0.873 |
| 1999 | 0.016 | 0.136 | 0.423 | 0.699 | 0.895 | 1.113 | 1.251 | 1.281 | 0.988 | 0.885 | 0.613 | 0.738 | 0.738 |
| 2000 | 0.011 | 0.097 | 0.325 | 0.589 | 0.820 | 1.053 | 1.197 | 1.245 | 0.971 | 0.901 | 0.557 | 0.729 | 0.729 |
| 2001 | 0.009 | 0.081 | 0.270 | 0.500 | 0.710 | 0.888 | 0.960 | 0.983 | 0.773 | 0.728 | 0.446 | 0.694 | 0.694 |
| 2002 | 0.009 | 0.077 | 0.256 | 0.479 | 0.688 | 0.835 | 0.862 | 0.842 | 0.672 | 0.671 | 0.400 | 0.644 | 0.644 |
| 2003 | 0.009 | 0.078 | 0.248 | 0.446 | 0.628 | 0.742 | 0.752 | 0.719 | 0.579 | 0.584 | 0.356 | 0.581 | 0.581 |
| 2004 | 0.011 | 0.091 | 0.288 | 0.522 | 0.749 | 0.912 | 0.957 | 0.920 | 0.739 | 0.684 | 0.359 | 0.500 | 0.500 |
| 2005 | 0.015 | 0.119 | 0.350 | 0.594 | 0.807 | 0.958 | 1.000 | 0.932 | 0.773 | 0.714 | 0.352 | 0.429 | 0.429 |
| 2006 | 0.017 | 0.126 | 0.332 | 0.525 | 0.686 | 0.825 | 0.902 | 0.895 | 0.867 | 0.947 | 0.562 | 0.720 | 0.720 |
| 2007 | 0.016 | 0.109 | 0.263 | 0.390 | 0.484 | 0.569 | 0.613 | 0.619 | 0.654 | 0.757 | 0.471 | 0.541 | 0.541 |
| 2008 | 0.010 | 0.067 | 0.162 | 0.251 | 0.326 | 0.399 | 0.439 | 0.453 | 0.511 | 0.602 | 0.392 | 0.389 | 0.389 |
| 2009 | 0.009 | 0.054 | 0.128 | 0.197 | 0.260 | 0.321 | 0.364 | 0.394 | 0.489 | 0.614 | 0.423 | 0.354 | 0.354 |
| 2010 | 0.007 | 0.045 | 0.106 | 0.168 | 0.238 | 0.312 | 0.375 | 0.450 | 0.589 | 0.674 | 0.521 | 0.379 | 0.379 |
| 2011 | 0.006 | 0.041 | 0.098 | 0.156 | 0.225 | 0.304 | 0.380 | 0.459 | 0.541 | 0.520 | 0.380 | 0.237 | 0.237 |
| 2012 | 0.006 | 0.040 | 0.098 | 0.150 | 0.209 | 0.274 | 0.338 | 0.409 | 0.474 | 0.431 | 0.312 | 0.192 | 0.192 |
| 2013 | 0.007 | 0.043 | 0.109 | 0.173 | 0.242 | 0.313 | 0.376 | 0.458 | 0.524 | 0.463 | 0.336 | 0.216 | 0.216 |
| 2014 | 0.008 | 0.052 | 0.134 | 0.213 | 0.288 | 0.354 | 0.399 | 0.491 | 0.578 | 0.515 | 0.374 | 0.244 | 0.244 |
| 2015 | 0.010 | 0.057 | 0.147 | 0.237 | 0.312 | 0.369 | 0.403 | 0.521 | 0.666 | 0.604 | 0.440 | 0.290 | 0.290 |
| 2016 | 0.009 | 0.053 | 0.140 | 0.235 | 0.322 | 0.393 | 0.439 | 0.582 | 0.765 | 0.717 | 0.549 | 0.372 | 0.372 |
| 2017 | 0.010 | 0.059 | 0.156 | 0.263 | 0.365 | 0.448 | 0.503 | 0.663 | 0.885 | 0.846 | 0.662 | 0.450 | 0.450 |
| 2018 | 0.011 | 0.061 | 0.157 | 0.264 | 0.371 | 0.464 | 0.539 | 0.718 | 0.954 | 0.954 | 0.761 | 0.507 | 0.507 |
| 2019 | 0.010 | 0.054 | 0.141 | 0.237 | 0.337 | 0.421 | 0.489 | 0.633 | 0.801 | 0.791 | 0.628 | 0.414 | 0.414 |
| 2020 | 0.012 | 0.065 | 0.170 | 0.289 | 0.413 | 0.515 | 0.609 | 0.779 | 0.941 | 0.890 | 0.692 | 0.425 | 0.425 |
| 2021 | 0.017 | 0.087 | 0.221 | 0.363 | 0.500 | 0.609 | 0.726 | 0.934 | 1.103 | 1.081 | 0.833 | 0.482 | 0.482 |
| 2022 | 0.029 | 0.132 | 0.300 | 0.443 | 0.562 | 0.658 | 0.793 | 1.072 | 1.306 | 1.286 | 0.904 | 0.450 | 0.450 |
| 2023 | 0.036 | 0.148 | 0.307 | 0.424 | 0.519 | 0.597 | 0.716 | 0.980 | 1.185 | 1.121 | 0.727 | 0.341 | 0.341 |
| 2024 | 0.037 | 0.151 | 0.315 | 0.437 | 0.539 | 0.624 | 0.755 | 1.050 | 1.290 | 1.233 | 0.798 | 0.372 | 0.372 |