19:15 Thursday, June 8, 1995   1
                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1993
                                              LAKE SUPERIOR, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
====================================================================================================================================
                                               Wisconsin         Wisconsin          Michigan          Michigan
                              Minnesota      Tribe Licensed    State Licensed    Tribe Licensed    State Licensed        Totals
                   Catch   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
====================================================================================================================================
Rainbow smelt        1      62094    12419        .        .    45781     9156      348      348        .        .   108223    21923
Rainbow smelt        4          .        .        .        .        .        .       26        .        .        .       26        .
Burbot               1       2031      203        .        .     1162      117        .        .       22        .     3215      320
Burbot               4          .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        5        .        5        .
Cisco (Lake herring) 1     398742   215376        .        .   302294   120921    21241     9568    32493    15596   754770   361461
Cisco (Lake herring) 4        118        .        .        .        .        .     3448        .        2        .     3568        .
Lake whitefish       1          .        .        .        .   212919   170334   547354   476218   284764   253481  1045037   900033
Round whitefish      1          .        .        .        .      194        .     1001      383       13        5     1208      388
Chubs                1      14915     9401        .        .    17971    10782    24744    22762     1150      768    58780    43713
Chubs                2          .        .        .        .    92273    55355        .        .        .        .    92273    55355
Chinook salmon       1          .        .        .        .        .        .     9831     6969        .        .     9831     6969
Lake trout           1          .        .        .        .    33825    23736   103203    75328    14352    13776   151380   112840
Lake trout           4          .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      121        .      121        .
Siscowet (fat trout) 1          .        .        .        .    63254    22176     6348     1906        .        .    69602    24082
Coho salmon          1          .        .        .        .        .        .      833      833        .        .      833      833
Suckers              1       1896      191        .        .     1445      145        .        .        .        .     3341      336
Suckers              4         45        .        .        .        .        .    14248        .     5210        .    19503        .
Carp                 1          .        .        .        .        .        .    11213      561       96       25    11309      586
Carp                 4          .        .        .        .        .        .       27        .        .        .       27        .
Yellow perch         1          .        .        .        .        .        .      299      451        .        .      299      451
Walleye              1          .        .        .        .        .        .      417      472        .        .      417      472
====================================================================================================================================
Totals                     479841   237590        .        .   771118   412722   744581   595799   338228   283651  2333768  1529762

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1     479678   237590        .        .   678845   357367   726832   595799   332890   283651  2218245  1474407
Human Food           2          .        .        .        .    92273    55355        .        .        .        .    92273    55355
No Sale              4        163        .        .        .        .        .    17749        .     5338        .    23250        .
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                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1993
                                              LAKE MICHIGAN, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
====================================================================================================================================
                                                                                    Michigan          Michigan
                              Wisconsin         Illinois           Indiana       Tribe Licensed    State Licensed        Totals
                   Catch   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
====================================================================================================================================
Alewife              5       2050        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     2050        .
Gizzard shad         4       1339        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     1339        .
Rainbow smelt        1    1773762  1064260        .        .        .        .        .        .   716926   121880  2490688  1186140
Brown bullhead       1       1525      526        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     1525      526
Channel catfish      1          .        .        .        .        .        .     2433      777       39       10     2472      787
Channel catfish      4          .        .        .        .        .        .    11169        .        .        .    11169        .
Burbot               1      27319     6893        .        .        .        .        .        .      605       93    27924     6986
Burbot               4          .        .        .        .        .        .    17675        .        .        .    17675        .
White perch          1      10967        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .    10967        .
White perch          4         49        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .       49        .
White bass           4        797      557        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      797        .
Freshwater drum      4       1200        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .     1200        .
Cisco (Lake herring) 1          .        .        .        .        .        .     1213      486        .        .     1213      486
Lake whitefish       1    1264013  1516851        .        .        .        .  2794030  1844087  2874428  2443389  6932471  5804327
Lake whitefish       4          .        .        .        .        .        .      565        .        .        .      565        .
Round whitefish      1      14982     5981        .        .        .        .   195430    68441        .        .   210412    74422
Round whitefish      2          .        .        .        .        .        .        1        .        .        .        1        .
Chubs                1     597155   507346     2940     2940        .        .   393671   267705   323200   226246  1316966  1004237
Chubs                2    1538115   707786        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .  1538115   707786
Chubs                3        869      394        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      869      394
Chubs                5    2049932    20529        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .  2049932    20529
Chinook salmon       1          .        .        .        .        .        .     6015     2916        .        .     6015     2916
Lake trout           1          .        .        .        .        .        .   326295   179567        .        .   326295   179567
Suckers              1          .        .        .        .        .        .     2509     1256   186228     9319   188737    10575
Suckers              3          .        .        .        .        .        .     3374        .        .        .     3374        .
Suckers              4      21385     4270        .        .        .        .     6882        .    62850        .    91117        .
Bigmouth buffalo     4          8        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        8        .
Yellow perch         1     678322  1289146   401820   562549  1410690  1918573    11679    17261        .        .  2502511  3787529
Yellow perch         4        162      308        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      162        .
Walleye              1          .        .        .        .        .        .     3636     4834        .        .     3636     4834
====================================================================================================================================
Totals                    7983951  5124847   404760   565489  1410690  1918573  3776577  2387330  4164276  2800937 17740254 12797176

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1    4368045  4391003   404760   565489  1410690  1918573  3736911  2387330  4101426  2800937 14021832 12063332
Human Food           2    1538115   707786        .        .        .        .        1        .        .        .  1538116   707786
Human Food           3        869      394        .        .        .        .     3374        .        .        .     4243      394
No Sale              4      24940     5135        .        .        .        .    36291        .    62850        .   124081        .
Animal Food          5    2051982    20529        .        .        .        .        .        .        .        .  2051982    20529
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                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1993
                                              LAKE HURON, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
==============================================================================
                              Michigan          Michigan
                           Tribe Licensed    State Licensed        Totals
                   Catch   ===============   ===============   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
==============================================================================
Alewife              1          .        .      380       95      380       95
Rainbow smelt        1          .        .    10000    14000    10000    14000
Rainbow smelt        4         23        .        .        .       23        .
Brown bullhead       1          .        .      344       69      344       69
Channel catfish      1       5075     1280   390888   242361   395963   243641
Channel catfish      4         12        .     3226        .     3238        .
Burbot               1          .        .     2827     1018     2827     1018
Burbot               4          .        .      382        .      382        .
White perch          1          .        .     3383     2729     3383     2729
White bass           1          .        .    13447    14653    13447    14653
Freshwater drum      1          .        .    56430    12991    56430    12991
Cisco (Lake herring) 1       5289     2221        .        .     5289     2221
Lake whitefish       1    1336611   868856  1579603  1548032  2916214  2416888
Lake whitefish       4         26        .        .        .       26        .
Round whitefish      1      10805     3997     6984     6984    17789    10981
Round whitefish      4          .        .       18        .       18        .
Chubs                1      83503    55114        .        .    83503    55114
Chubs                4       1187        .        .        .     1187        .
Chinook salmon       1     591431   277952        .        .   591431   277952
Lake trout           1     109675    63629        .        .   109675    63629
Lake trout           4        107        .        .        .      107        .
Suckers              1          .        .    83109    11641    83109    11641
Suckers              4         28        .      879        .      907        .
Carp                 1       8126      812    82501    11562    90627    12374
Carp                 4        338        .        .        .      338        .
Quillback            1          .        .    64932        .    64932        .
Quillback            4          .        .      300        .      300        .
Rockbass             1          .        .       78        .       78        .
Rockbass             4          .        .        1        .        1        .
Crappies             1          .        .      342        .      342        .
Yellow perch         1        427      571    74962        .    75389      571
Yellow perch         4          .        .       10        .       10        .
Walleye              1       6283     7479        .        .     6283     7479
==============================================================================
Totals                    2158946  1281911  2375026  1866135  4533972  3148046

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1    2157225  1281911  2370210  1866135  4527435  3148046
No Sale              4       1721        .     4816        .     6537        .
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                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1993
                                              LAKE ERIE, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
==================================================================================================================
                              Michigan           Ohio           Pennsylvania        New York           Totals
                   Catch   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
==================================================================================================================
Gizzard shad         1        395       40   402859    12086        .        .        .        .   403254    12126
Gizzard shad         4          .        .        .        .     7699        .        .        .     7699        .
Rainbow smelt        4          .        .        .        .       10        .        .        .       10        .
Brown bullhead       1        844      213    37527     6788        .        .        .        .    38371     7001
Brown bullhead       4          .        .        .        .       16        .        1        .       17        .
Channel catfish      1       9152     5580   326028    80972       63       25        .        .   335243    86577
Channel catfish      4          .        .        .        .       13        .      160        .      173        .
American eel         4          .        .        .        .        .        .       32        .       32        .
Burbot               1          .        .        .        .      630      227     1041      314     1671      541
Burbot               4          .        .        .        .     3665        .     1587        .     5252        .
White perch          1          .        .   338158   179561    12789     6021       72       37   351019   185619
White perch          4          .        .        .        .     3390        .      492        .     3882        .
White bass           1       1180     1191   224968   209750      706      339        .        .   226854   211280
White bass           4          .        .        .        .      140        .       86        .      226        .
Freshwater drum      1       4206      462   774158    66467        .        .        .        .   778364    66929
Freshwater drum      4          .        .        .        .    11589        .      131        .    11720        .
Gars                 1        441        .        .        .        .        .        .        .      441        .
Lake whitefish       1          .        .    89969    47343   282288   203246        .        .   372257   250589
Suckers              1          .        .    53154     2702        .        .        .        .    53154     2702
Suckers              4          .        .        .        .    10289        .     1474        .    11763        .
Goldfish             1        501      126     9327     1996        .        .        .        .     9828     2122
Carp                 1     238805    31044  1176238   107177        .        .        .        .  1415043   138221
Carp                 4          .        .        .        .        .        .       10        .       10        .
Quillback            1      28175    10144   252420    22325        .        .        .        .   280595    32469
Bigmouth buffalo     1          .        .   320001    88877        .        .        .        .   320001    88877
Minnows              6          .        .        .        .     5416    19573        .        .     5416    19573
Sunfish and Bass     4          .        .        .        .        .        .        3        .        3        .
Rockbass             4          .        .        .        .        .        .     3094        .     3094        .
Yellow perch         1          .        .   344273   565671    29061    43311     7811    13687   381145   622669
Walleye              1          .        .        .        .    29190    20463        .        .    29190    20463
==================================================================================================================
Totals                     283699    48800  4349080  1391715   396954   293205    15994    14038  5045727  1747758

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1     283699    48800  4349080  1391715   354727   273632     8924    14038  4996430  1728185
No Sale              4          .        .        .        .    36811        .     7070        .    43881        .
Bait                 6          .        .        .        .     5416    19573        .        .     5416    19573
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                                  COMMERCIAL FISH PRODUCTION - POUNDS AND VALUE, 1993
                                              LAKE ONTARIO, U.S. WATERS


U.S. Geological Survey
GLSC, 1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
==========================================
                              New York
                   Catch   ===============
Species            Class   pounds  dollars
==========================================
Rainbow smelt        4          1        .
Northern pike        4       1930        .
Brown bullhead       1      14139    11310
Brown bullhead       4       3416        .
Channel catfish      1       3792        .
Channel catfish      4       1135        .
American eel         4        559        .
Burbot               4        230        .
White perch          1      16749     5037
White perch          4         29        .
White bass           1         11        5
White bass           4          1        .
Freshwater drum      1       4326      782
Cisco (Lake herring) 4         16        .
Lake whitefish       1         22       12
Lake whitefish       4         22        .
Chubs                1         71       71
Suckers              4       2322        .
Carp                 4        530        .
Sunfish and Bass     1       2282     1166
Sunfish and Bass     4         13        .
Rockbass             1       1140      222
Rockbass             4        160        .
Crappies             1       1353     1826
Crappies             4         12        .
Yellow perch         1      22076    26486
Yellow perch         4         18        .
Walleye              4        754        .
==========================================
Totals                      77109    46917

TOTALS BY CATCH CLASS
======================
Human Food           1      65961    46917
No Sale              4      11148        .
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       DISPOSITION SUMMARY OF THE U.S. COMMERCIAL CATCH FOR FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES



                                                                               Region-Great Lakes
                                                                               Year-1993
                                                                               All States Combined
==================================================================================================
                             Human Food           No Sale         Animal Food          Bait
                           Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
Species                      pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars   pounds  dollars
==================================================================================================
Alewifes                          0        0        .        .        2        .        .        .
Buffalofish                     320       89        0        .        .        .        .        .
Bullheads                        54       19        3        .        .        .        .        .
Burbot                           36        9       24        .        .        .        .        .
Carps                          1517      151        1        .        .        .        .        .
Catfish                         737      331       16        .        .        .        .        .
Chubs                          3091     1867        1        .     2050       21        .        .
Crappie                           2        2        0        .        .        .        .        .
Eel, Common                       .        .        1        .        .        .        .        .
Garfish                           0        .        .        .        .        .        .        .
Gizzard shad                    403       12        9        .        .        .        .        .
Goldfish                         10        2        .        .        .        .        .        .
Lake herring                    761      364        4        .        .        .        .        .
Lake trout                      657      380        0        .        .        .        .        .
Minnows (hitch) shiners           .        .        .        .        .        .        5       20
Pike or pickerel(no.pike)         .        .        2        .        .        .        .        .
Quillback                       346       32        0        .        .        .        .        .
Rockbass, Freshwater              1        0        3        .        .        .        .        .
Salmon, Silver or Coho          608      289        .        .        .        .        .        .
Sheepshead, Freshwater          839       81       13        .        .        .        .        .
Smelt, Great Lakes             2609     1222        0        .        .        .        .        .
Suckers                         332       25      126        .        .        .        .        .
Sunfish                           2        1        0        .        .        .        .        .
White bass, Freshwater          240      226        1        .        .        .        .        .
Whitefish, Common             11266     9372        1        .        .        .        .        .
Whitefish, Menominee            229       86        0        .        .        .        .        .
White perch                     382      193        4        .        .        .        .        .
Yellow Perch                   2981     4438        0        .        .        .        .        .
Yellow pike (Walleye)            40       33        1        .        .        .        .        .
==================================================================================================
Totals                        27465    19224      209        .     2052       21        5       20

Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 units.
Zero values indicate less than 500 units.
. values indicate no catch or no value.
                                                                                                    19:15 Thursday, June 8, 1995   7
                                              FRESHWATER FISH LANDINGS BY STATE



                                                                                               Region-Great Lakes
                                                                                               Year-1993
                                                                                               Commercial and Indian Catch
==========================================================================================================================
                                           Minnesota            Wisconsin              Illinois              Indiana
                                     Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand
Species                Code            pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars
==========================================================================================================================
Alewifes                      10            .          .          2          .          .          .          .          .
Buffalofish                  420            .          .          0          .          .          .          .          .
Bullheads                    450            .          .          2          1          .          .          .          .
Burbot                       480            2          0         28          7          .          .          .          .
Carps                        630            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Catfish                      660            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Chubs                        720           15          9       4296       1302          3          3          .          .
Crappie                      840            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Eel, Common                 1141            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Garfish                     1330            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Gizzard shad                1340            .          .          1          .          .          .          .          .
Goldfish                    1360            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Lake herring                1681          399        215        302        121          .          .          .          .
Lake trout                  2000            .          .         97         46          .          .          .          .
Minnows (hitch) shiners     2230            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Pike or pickerel(no.pike)   2610            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Quillback                   2810            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Rockbass, Freshwater        2900            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Salmon, Silver or Coho      3084            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Sheepshead, Freshwater      3530            .          .          1          .          .          .          .          .
Smelt, Great Lakes          3711           62         12       1820       1073          .          .          .          .
Suckers                     4230            2          0         23          0          .          .          .          .
Sunfish                     4260            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
White bass, Freshwater      5000            .          .          1          .          .          .          .          .
Whitefish, Common           5031            .          .       1477       1687          .          .          .          .
Whitefish, Menominee        5035            .          .         15          6          .          .          .          .
White perch                 5060            .          .         11          .          .          .          .          .
Yellow Perch                5170            .          .        678       1289        402        563       1411       1919
Yellow pike (Walleye)       5190            .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
==========================================================================================================================
Totals                                    480        238       8755       5532        405        565       1411       1919

Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 units.
Zero values indicate less than 500 units.
. values indicate no catch or no value.
                                                                                                    19:15 Thursday, June 8, 1995   8
                                           FRESHWATER FISH LANDINGS BY STATE



                                                                                               Region-Great Lakes
                                                                                               Year-1993
                                                                                               Commercial and Indian Catch
==========================================================================================================================
                                           Michigan             Ohio                   Pennsylvania          New York
                                     Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand   Thousand
Species                Code            pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars     pounds    dollars
==========================================================================================================================
Alewifes                      10            0          0          .          .          .          .          .          .
Buffalofish                  420            .          .        320         89          .          .          .          .
Bullheads                    450            1          0         38          7          0          .         18         11
Burbot                       480           22          1          .          .          4          0          3          0
Carps                        630          341         44       1176        107          .          .          1          .
Catfish                      660          422        250        326         81          0          0          5          .
Chubs                        720          827        573          .          .          .          .          0          0
Crappie                      840            0          .          .          .          .          .          1          2
Eel, Common                 1141            .          .          .          .          .          .          1          .
Garfish                     1330            0          .          .          .          .          .          .          .
Gizzard shad                1340            0          0        403         12          8          .          .          .
Goldfish                    1360            1          0          9          2          .          .          .          .
Lake herring                1681           64         28          .          .          .          .          0          .
Lake trout                  2000          560        334          .          .          .          .          .          .
Minnows (hitch) shiners     2230            .          .          .          .          5         20          .          .
Pike or pickerel(no.pike)   2610            .          .          .          .          .          .          2          .
Quillback                   2810           93         10        252         22          .          .          .          .
Rockbass, Freshwater        2900            0          .          .          .          .          .          4          0
Salmon, Silver or Coho      3084          608        289          .          .          .          .          .          .
Sheepshead, Freshwater      3530           61         13        774         66         12          .          4          1
Smelt, Great Lakes          3711          727        136          .          .          0          .          0          .
Suckers                     4230          365         22         53          3         10          .          4          .
Sunfish                     4260            .          .          .          .          .          .          2          1
White bass, Freshwater      5000           15         16        225        210          1          0          0          0
Whitefish, Common           5031         9417       7434         90         47        282        203          0          0
Whitefish, Menominee        5035          214         80          .          .          .          .          .          .
White perch                 5060            3          3        338        180         16          6         17          5
Yellow Perch                5170           87         18        344        566         29         43         30         40
Yellow pike (Walleye)       5190           10         13          .          .         29         20          1          .
==========================================================================================================================
Totals                                  13841       9265       4349       1392        397        293         93         61

Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 units.
Zero values indicate less than 500 units.
. values indicate no catch or no value.
                                                                                                    19:15 Thursday, June 8, 1995   9
                                    DISPOSITION OF DOMESTIC CATCH OF FRESHWATER FISH BY MONTH



                                                                                                         Region-Great Lakes
                                                                                                         Year-1993
                                                                                                         Commercial and Indian Catch
====================================================================================================================================
Month                                                            State
  Disposition      Minnesota    Wisconsin     Illinois      Indiana     Michigan         Ohio Pennsylvania     New York        Total
                                                            <-- Thousand pounds -->
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January  
  Food                     4          483           46            4          299            .            .            .          836
  Industrial               .          283            .            .            .            .            .            .          283
February 
  Food                     0          574           63            5          185            .            .            .          828
  Industrial               .          410            .            .            .            .            .            .          410
March    
  Food                     2          615           57           52          295           89            .            .         1110
  Industrial               .          440            .            .            .            .            .            .          440
April    
  Food                    69          547           46          238         1591         1137            4           21         3652
  Industrial               .          225            .            .            .            .            1            .          226
May      
  Food                     6          511           47          196         2160         1394           20           24         4359
  Industrial               .            .            .            .            .            .            0            .            0
June     
  Food                     7          257           12          170         1308          506           39            3         2301
  Industrial               .            .            .            .            .            .            1            .            1
July     
  Food                    10          694           24           91         1576          129           18            1         2542
  Industrial               .            0            .            .            .            .            2            .            2
August   
  Food                    15          556           14           69         1454           91          198            1         2396
  Industrial               .            1            .            .            .            .            1            .            2
September
  Food                    23          666           15           82         1394          233           39            3         2455
  Industrial               .            3            .            .            .            .            0            .            3
October  
  Food                   337          647           23          184         2139          257           32            6         3625
  Industrial               .            0            .            .            .            .            0            .            0
November 
  Food                     0          480           26          254          540          389            2           15         1706
  Industrial               .          438            .            .            .            .            0            .          438
December 
  Food                     7          647           33           66          772          125            3            1         1653
  Industrial               .          251            .            .            .            .            .            .          251
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Sub-Totals
  Food                   480         6678          405         1411        13713         4349          355           75        27465
  Industrial               .         2052            .            .            .            .            5            .         2057
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Totals                   480         8730          405         1411        13713         4349          360           75        29522

Figures are rounded to nearest 1000 pounds.
Zero values indicate less than 500 pounds.
. values indicate no catch.