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Table 2. Annual Atlantic mackerel landings (t) by gear type, for NAFO subareas 3 and 4 since 1995


GEAR YEAR AVERAGE
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007* (1995-2006)
Trawl 59 68 92 9 12 1 3 5 0 2 1 7 7 22
Midwater trawl** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1
Tuck-Ring Seine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,448 6,393 4,748 3,560 1,132
Purse Seine < 65' 1,415 1,853 801 1,406 1,044 1,348 4,443 10,833 11,668 25,334 28,212 29,161 26,650 9,793
Purse Seine > 65' 1,312 1,782 315 167 304 492 3,579 6,074 14,645 11,612 5,065 6,011 8,686 4,280
Other Seines 0 0 9 0 0 0 227 0 0 0 845 2,696 4,056 315
Gillnet 4,481 6,420 6,657 7,638 5,128 5,294 6,554 5,000 4,541 4,734 3,929 4,508 847 5,407
Trap 4,728 3,821 3,889 3,999 4,057 3,920 0 2,073 3,628 4,690 3,330 2,354 2,842 3,374
Longline 0 0 0 7 3 3 20 18 13 3 59 48 0 15
Handline 899 1,231 3,029 1,998 569 90 160 169 9 694 1,119 3,244 607 1,101
Jigger 3,823 4,708 6,204 3,651 5,435 2,229 5,676 9,839 9,856 3,843 5,296 877 1 5,120
Weir 177 0 1 141 8 0 3,148 48 74 2 20 3 0 302
Other 812 510 313 320 0 5 0 344 40 2 4 2 0 196
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 6 4 0 5
TOTAL 17,706 20,394 21,309 19,334 16,561 13,383 23,857 34,402 44,475 53,365 54,279 53,676 47,256

*Preliminary
** Midwater trawl, exploratory fishery in Nova Scotia