| Table 2. Estimated fishing mortality at age. | ||||||
| Year Age | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 
| 1997 | 0.162 | 0.576 | 1.024 | 1.193 | 1.193 | 1.193 | 
| 1998 | 0.176 | 0.533 | 1.116 | 1.324 | 1.324 | 1.324 | 
| 1999 | 0.201 | 0.651 | 1.211 | 1.330 | 1.330 | 1.330 | 
| 2000 | 0.253 | 0.744 | 1.270 | 1.460 | 1.460 | 1.460 | 
| 2001 | 0.301 | 0.784 | 1.311 | 1.569 | 1.569 | 1.569 | 
| 2002 | 0.331 | 0.879 | 1.243 | 1.288 | 1.288 | 1.288 | 
| 2003 | 0.358 | 0.937 | 1.222 | 1.089 | 1.089 | 1.089 | 
| 2004 | 0.386 | 1.030 | 1.095 | 1.120 | 1.120 | 1.120 | 
| 2005 | 0.450 | 1.129 | 1.154 | 1.141 | 1.141 | 1.141 | 
| 2006 | 0.561 | 1.358 | 1.414 | 1.015 | 1.015 | 1.015 | 
| 2007 | 0.660 | 1.616 | 1.481 | 1.262 | 1.262 | 1.262 | 
| 2008 | 0.651 | 1.553 | 1.526 | 1.607 | 1.607 | 1.607 | 
| 2009 | 0.600 | 1.244 | 1.267 | 1.567 | 1.567 | 1.567 | 
| 2010 | 0.568 | 1.170 | 1.059 | 1.114 | 1.114 | 1.114 | 
| 2011 | 0.563 | 1.163 | 0.820 | 0.689 | 0.689 | 0.689 | 
| 2012 | 0.554 | 0.911 | 0.563 | 0.592 | 0.592 | 0.592 | 
| 2013 | 0.552 | 0.946 | 0.479 | 0.442 | 0.442 | 0.442 | 
| 2014 | 0.574 | 0.933 | 0.453 | 0.419 | 0.419 | 0.419 | 
| 2015 | 0.542 | 0.785 | 0.642 | 0.568 | 0.568 | 0.568 | 
| 2016 | 0.472 | 0.857 | 0.803 | 0.933 | 0.933 | 0.933 | 
| 2017 | 0.563 | 1.253 | 0.823 | 0.918 | 0.918 | 0.918 | 
| 2018 | 0.503 | 1.227 | 0.815 | 1.556 | 1.556 | 1.556 | 
| 2019 | 0.517 | 1.109 | 0.906 | 1.465 | 1.465 | 1.465 | 
| 2020 | 0.517 | 1.116 | 0.900 | 1.430 | 1.430 | 1.430 |