## 4.1.3 Catches in 2020

### Canada

The provisional harvest of salmon in 2020 by all users is 103.9 t, approximately 4% higher than the finalized 2019 harvest of 99.8 t (Tables 2.1.1.1, 2.1.1.2; Figure 4.1.3.1). This is the third lowest catch in the time-series since 1960. The angling catch assumed for 2020 in Newfoundland and Labrador was the 2019 value. The 2020 harvest comprised 31 512 small salmon (54.9 t) and 10 176 large salmon (49.0 t). There has been a dramatic decline in harvest since 1988 as a result of the closure of commercial fisheries (year of complete closure: Newfoundland 1992, Labrador 1998, Québec 2000).

The Working Group recommends complete and timely reporting of catch statistics from all fisheries for all areas of eastern Canada.

### Indigenous FSC fisheries

The provisional harvest by Indigenous groups in 2020 was 58.7 t, higher than the 54.7 t reported in 2019 (Table 4.1.3.1). The percentage of large salmon by number (51.4%) in 2020 increased from 50.0% in 2019.

In Labrador, total catch from Indigenous fishers was estimated by raising the reported catch from logbooks to the total number of fishers (63% reporting rate in 2020). For Québec, catches from the Indigenous fisheries were to be reported collectively by each Indigenous community. As in Québec, Indigenous groups with fishing agreements in the DFO Gulf and Maritimes regions were expected to report their catches. When reports were not available, the catches were estimated on the basis of the most reliable information available (i.e. local enforcement officer or biologist reports). The reliability of the catch estimates varies among user groups. Reports in most years were incomplete. The 2020 values will be updated when the reports are finalised.

### Labrador resident subsistence fisheries

The estimated catch for the Labrador resident fisheries in 2020 was 1.7 t, similar to the harvest (by weight) reported for the previous three years. This represents approximately 633 fish, 38% large by number (Table 4.1.3.2).

### Recreational fisheries

Harvest in recreational fisheries in 2020 totalled 23 522 small and large salmon (43.5 t). This harvest, by number, decreased 14% from the previous five-year mean, and is the third lowest in the time-series since 1974 (Table 4.1.3.3; Figure 4.1.3.2). The small salmon harvest was 22 605 fish. The large salmon harvest of 917 fish was 42% below the 2019 harvest, and these fish were taken exclusively in Québec in both years. The small salmon size group has contributed 90% on average of the total recreational harvests since the imposition of catch and release measures for large salmon in recreational fisheries in the Maritimes (SFA 15 to 23) and Newfoundland (SFA 3 to 14B) in 1984 (retention of large salmon ceased in Labrador in 2011).

In 2020, 59 627 salmon (38 012 small and 21 615 large) were estimated to have been caught and released (Table 4.1.3.4; Figure 4.1.3.3), representing 72% of the total catch (including retained fish), the second highest value of the time-series and has consistently been above 50% since 1997. For large salmon, 96% of the catch was released (retention permitted only in Québec), which was the highest value in the time-series (since 1984 closures in Maritimes and Newfoundland). Catch and release for a large proportion of the Maritimes are based on a five-year mean while Newfoundland and Labrador was based on 2019 value.

Recreational catch statistics for Atlantic salmon are not collected regularly in all areas of Canada and there is no enforceable mechanism in place that requires anglers to report their catch
statistics, except in Québec where reporting of harvested salmon is an enforced legal requirement. The last recreational angler survey for New Brunswick was conducted in 1997.

### Commercial fisheries

All commercial fisheries for Atlantic salmon remained closed in Canada in 2020 and the catch therefore was zero.

### Unreported catches

The unreported catch for Canada totalled 27.1 t in 2020. The majority of this unreported catch is illegal fisheries directed at salmon (Tables 2.1.3.1, 2.1.3.2).

### USA

There are no commercial or recreational fisheries for anadromous Atlantic salmon in the USA and the catch therefore was zero. Unreported catches in the USA were estimated to be 0 t.

### France (Islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon)

A total harvest of 1.74 t (596 fish sizes combined) was reported for Saint Pierre and Miquelon in 2020, similar to 2019 (Tables 2.1.1.1, 4.1.2.1) and the seventh lowest catch in the time-series since 1990.

There are no unreported catch estimates for the time-series.

### 4.1.4 Harvest of North American salmon, expressed as 2SW salmon equivalents

Harvest histories (1972 to 2020) of salmon, expressed as 2SW salmon equivalents in the 2SW return year are provided in Table 4.1.4.1. The Newfoundland and Labrador commercial fishery was historically a mixed-stock fishery and harvested both maturing and non-maturing 1SW salmon as well as 2SW maturing salmon. The harvest of repeat spawners and older sea ages was not considered in the run-reconstructions.

Harvests of 1SW non-maturing salmon in Newfoundland and Labrador commercial fisheries have been adjusted by natural mortalities of 3% per month for 13 months, and 2SW harvests in these same fisheries have been adjusted by one month to express all harvests as 2SW equivalents in the year and time they would reach rivers of origin. The Labrador commercial fishery has been closed since 1998. Harvests from the Indigenous Peoples' fisheries in Labrador (since 1998) and the residents' food fishery in Labrador (since 2000) are both included. Mortalities in mixed-stock fisheries and losses in terminal locations (including harvests, losses from catch and release mortality and other removals including broodstock) in Canada were summed with those of the USA to estimate total 2SW equivalent losses in North America. The terminal fisheries included coastal, estuarine and river catches of all areas, except Newfoundland and Labrador where only river catches were included, and excluding Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Data inputs were updated to 2020.

Total 2SW harvest equivalents of North American origin salmon in all fisheries peaked at 526 700 fish in 1974 and was above 200 000 fish in most years until 1990 (Table 4.1.4.1; Figure 4.1.4.1). Harvest equivalents within North America peaked at about 363 000 in 1976 and have remained below 12 000 2SW salmon equivalents for most years between 2000 and 2020 (Table 4.1.4.1; Figure 4.1.4.1). The percentage of the 2SW harvest equivalents taken in North America has varied from 44% to 63% of the total removals in all fisheries during 2008 to 2020 (Figure 4.1.4.1).
In the most recent 2SW harvest year (2020), the losses of 2SW salmon in terminal areas of North America was estimated at 9900 fish (median), 45% of the total North American catch of 2SW salmon. The percentages of harvests occurring in terminal fisheries ranged from 17 to 44% during 1973 to 1992 and 44 to 86% during 1993 to 2020 (Table 4.1.4.1). Percentages increased significantly since 1992 with the reduction and closures of the Newfoundland and Labrador commercial mixed-stock fisheries. The percentage of 2SW salmon harvested in North American fisheries in 2020 is 61% (Table 4.1.4.1). The percentages of the 2SW harvests by fishery and fishing area are summarized in Figure 4.1.4.1. The percentage of the 2SW harvest equivalents taken at Greenland was as high as 56% in 1992 and 2002 and as low as 5% in 1994 when the internal use fishery at Greenland was suspended (Figure 4.1.4.1). In the last three years, the Greenland share of the 2SW harvest equivalents has been 39% to 51%. For similar years, the harvests in the Labrador subsistence fisheries have been 26 to 32% of the total harvests and 17% to 23% in terminal fisheries of Québec (Figure 4.1.4.1).

### 4.1.5 Origin and composition of catches

In the past, salmon from both Canada and the USA were taken in the commercial fisheries of eastern Canada. Sampling programs of current marine fisheries (Labrador; Saint Pierre and Mi-quelon) are used to determine region of origin of harvested salmon.

#### Labrador subsistence fisheries sampling programme

Salmon harvested in the Labrador subsistence fisheries (SFAs 1 and 2, Figure 4.1.2.1) were sampled opportunistically for length, weight, sex, scales (for age analysis) and tissue (genetic analysis). Fish were also examined for the presence of external tags or marks.

In 2020, a total of 999 samples (7% of harvest by number) were collected from the Labrador subsistence fisheries: 106 from northern Labrador (SFA 1A), 176 from Lake Melville (SFA 1B), and 717 from southern Labrador (SFA 2). The samples represent 7.3% of the catch by number (10.0% of small salmon, 3.9% of large salmon).

<table><thead><tr><th>Size group</th><th>Statistics</th><th>2020</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3">Small salmon</td><td>Samples (#)</td><td>758</td></tr><tr><td>Catch (#)</td><td>7558</td></tr><tr><td>% of catch</td><td>10.0%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Large salmon</td><td>Samples (#)</td><td>241</td></tr><tr><td>Catch (#)</td><td>6154</td></tr><tr><td>% of catch</td><td>3.9%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Small and large salmon</td><td>Samples (#)</td><td>999</td></tr><tr><td>Catch (#)</td><td>13 712</td></tr><tr><td>% of catch</td><td>7.3%</td></tr></tbody></table>
Not all scales can be interpreted for sea age and/or river age. Based on the interpretation of the scale samples (n=990), percentage sea age composition was 0.2% 0SW, 75.9% 1SW, 19.4% 2SW, 0.3% 3SW and 4.2% previously spawned salmon. All of the salmon samples that were interpreted for river age (n=979) were 2 to 6 years (modal age 4, 51%). There were no river age 1 and few river age 2 (n=6) salmon sampled, suggesting, as in previous years (2006 to 2019), that very few salmon from the most southern stocks of North America (USA, Scotia-Fundy) were exploited in these fisheries.

Labrador: Sample summary 2020

<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Area</th><th rowspan="2">Number of Scale Samples</th><th colspan="7">River Age (percentage of samples)</th></tr><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Northern Labrador (SFA 1A)</td><td>101</td><td>0.0</td><td>1.0</td><td>11.9</td><td>59.4</td><td>27.7</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Lake Melville (SFA 1B)</td><td>170</td><td>0.0</td><td>1.8</td><td>22.9</td><td>55.3</td><td>20.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Southern Labrador (SFA 2)</td><td>708</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.3</td><td>16.7</td><td>48.6</td><td>30.8</td><td>3.7</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>All areas</td><td>979</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.6</td><td>17.3</td><td>50.9</td><td>28.6</td><td>2.7</td><td>0.0</td></tr></tbody></table>

In 2020, only tissue samples collected from the Labrador subsistence fisheries along the coast (SFA 1A and 2) were analysed for genetic origin as the interception of non-Labrador origin salmon has been more prevalent in this area in the past. A total of 741 tissue samples were analysed using the SNP panel with 31 range-wide reporting groups (Table 4.1.5.1; Figures 4.1.5.1, 4.1.5.2). Emphasis was placed in 2020 on genotyping samples from the coastal areas (SFA 1A, 2) where interception of non-local stocks has been more prevalent in the past at the exclusion of sampling from the estuarine portion of Labrador located in Lake Melville (SFA 1B) for which the catches were previously assigned to that area. The estimated percent contributions (and associated 95% credible interval) to each reporting group in 2020 are shown in Table 4.1.5.2 and summarized in Figure 4.1.5.4. As in previous years, the estimated origin of the samples was dominated (>98%) by the Labrador reporting groups. The dominance of the Labrador reporting groups is consistent with previous analyses conducted for the period 2006–2019 which estimated >95.0% of the catch was attributable to Labrador stocks (ICES, 2019, 2020). Furthermore, assignment of harvest within the two coastal Labrador genetic reporting groups (Labrador Central and Labrador South) suggest largely local harvest within salmon fishing areas.

Over the period 2015 to 2020, the percentages of the Labrador subsistence food fishery catches sampled and analysed for genetic reporting group has ranged from 2.1% to 4.8% for size groups combined, and 2.5% to 4.7% for large salmon specifically (Table 2.3.4). The percentage of the catch which is processed for stock origin (3.8%), is generally less than the percentage of the catch sampled (7% by number) due to resource constraints. The sampling and analysis rate in 2020 is higher for small salmon than large salmon but the sampling rate in 2020 for large salmon was among the highest of recent years (Table 2.3.4.1).
<table><caption>Labrador Subsistence fishery sampling for genetic stock identification (*2020 catches do not include Lake Melville)</caption><thead><tr><th>Size group</th><th>Statistics</th><th>2018</th><th>2019</th><th>2020*</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3">Small salmon</td><td>Samples</td><td>325</td><td>329</td><td>582</td></tr><tr><td>Catch</td><td>8780</td><td>7050</td><td>4673</td></tr><tr><td>% of catch</td><td>3.7%</td><td>4.7%</td><td>12.4%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Large salmon</td><td>Samples</td><td>153</td><td>146</td><td>158</td></tr><tr><td>Catch</td><td>4077</td><td>5808</td><td>3397</td></tr><tr><td>% of catch</td><td>3.8%</td><td>2.5%</td><td>4.6%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Small and large salmon</td><td>Samples</td><td>499</td><td>485</td><td>741</td></tr><tr><td>Catch</td><td>12 858</td><td>12 858</td><td>8070</td></tr><tr><td>% of catch</td><td>3.9%</td><td>3.8%</td><td>9.2%</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Saint Pierre and Miquelon fisheries sampling programme

A total of 116 samples were collected from the Saint Pierre and Miquelon salmon fishery between 28 May and 10 July 2020 and were representative of the reported catch by size class (60.7% small salmon and 39.3% large salmon, by weight). Based on the interpretation of the scale samples, percentage sea age composition was 58% 1SW and 38% 2SW, and 4% previously spawned salmon (all 1SW). River ages ranged from one to five years (modal age 2). The samples collected were not received in time for genetic analyses. These samples will be analysed and reported with the 2021 samples.

<table><caption>Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Sample summary 2020</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Size group</th><th rowspan="2">Number of Samples (#)</th><th rowspan="2">Percent of Samples (%)</th><th colspan="2">Virgin Sea Age (%)</th><th colspan="5">River Age (%)</th></tr><tr><th>1SW</th><th>2SW</th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Small salmon (&lt;63 cm)</td><td>65</td><td>57.0</td><td>100.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>0.0</td><td>20.0</td><td>44.6</td><td>32.3</td><td>3.1</td></tr><tr><td>Large salmon (≥63 cm)</td><td>49</td><td>43.0</td><td>5.3</td><td>95.7</td><td>2.0</td><td>44.9</td><td>44.9</td><td>8.2</td><td>0.0</td></tr><tr><td>All</td><td>114</td><td>100</td><td>71.9</td><td>28.1</td><td>0.9</td><td>30.7</td><td>44.7</td><td>21.9</td><td>1.8</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Recommendations for future activities

The Working Group continues to recommend improved catch statistics and sampling of the Labrador and the Saint Pierre and Miquelon fisheries. Improved catch statistics and sampling of all aspects of the fisheries across the fishing season will improve the information on biological characteristics and stock origin of salmon harvested in these mixed-stock fisheries.

An analysis of sampling programs for mixed stock fisheries that exploit salmon that comprise a low proportion of the exploitable pool of fish is described in Section 2.3.4. The concern is the impact of the catch of USA origin salmon at Labrador on the salmon population of the USA. Atlantic salmon in USA are listed as endangered under national legislation with returns of 2SW
salmon substantially below the 2SW conservation limits and below the defined rebuilding objec-
tives. Over the most recent two decades, the annual returns of large salmon to rivers in USA have
averaged approx. 1000 fish. For the Labrador fishery, the proportion of USA origin are estimated
to comprise less than 0.5% of the fishery samples (2006–2020) and the sampling rates have gen-
erally been less than 5% of the catches. In the absence of sampling and analysing every fish
caught for origin, the posterior distribution of estimated catch of USA origin fish will always
include values of catch greater than zero even when no USA origin salmon are assigned to sam-
ples. Positively biased and imprecise estimates of catches of USA origin salmon are obtained
from the current realized sampling rates and low proportions of USA origin salmon in the sam-
ples (Section 2.3.4). It is a challenging task to estimate occurrences of rare events as is the case of
USA fish in the Labrador subsistence fishery. A sampling rate of 10% or higher would be re-
quired to provide a less positively biased estimate of the catch under current catch values and
proportions USA origin salmon in the pool of fish exploited.

4.1.6 Exploitation rates

Canada

In Québec, total fishing exploitation rate was estimated at 13%, the lowest value since 1985, with rates of 6% for the Indigenous fishery and 6% for the recreational fishery. The recreational exploitation rate for large salmon in Québec was 2%, the lowest value since 1984; it is mostly influenced by the increase in the number of released fish in recent years due to regulatory changes and the reduced fishing activities in the northern Québec area due to COVID-19 restrictions. Retention of small and large salmon in the recreational fisheries of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island was not permitted in 2020.

USA

There was no exploitation of anadromous salmon in homewaters.

Exploitation trends for North American salmon fisheries

Annual exploitation rates of small salmon (mostly 1SW) and large salmon (mostly MSW) in North America for the 1971 to 2020 time period were calculated by dividing annual estimated losses (harvests, estimated mortality from catch and release (ICES, 2010), broodstock removals) in all areas of North America by annual estimates of the returns to North America prior to any homewater fisheries. The fisheries included coastal, estuarine and river fisheries in all areas, as well as the commercial fisheries of Newfoundland and Labrador, which harvested salmon from all regions in North America.

Exploitation rates of both small and large salmon fluctuated annually but remained relatively steady until 1984 when exploitation of large salmon declined sharply with the introduction of the non-retention of large salmon in angling fisheries and reductions in commercial fisheries (Figure 4.1.6.1). Exploitation of small salmon declined steeply in North America with the closure of the Newfoundland commercial fishery in 1992. Declines continued in the 1990s with continuing management controls in all fisheries to reduce exploitation. In the last ten years, exploitation rates on small salmon and large salmon have remained at the lowest in the time-series, averaging 10% for large salmon and 12% for small salmon. However, exploitation rates across regions within North America are highly variable.
## 4.2 Management objectives and reference points

Management objectives are described in Section 1.4 and reference points and the application of precaution are described in Section 1.5.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) undertook a revision of reference points for Atlantic salmon in Canada that conform to the Precautionary Approach (ICES, 2016). The Limit Reference Points in all cases are defined in terms of total eggs from all sizes and sea ages of salmon. DFO Newfoundland Region retained the current conservation requirement based on 240 eggs per 100 m² of fluvial rearing habitat, and in addition for insular Newfoundland 368 eggs per ha of lacustrine habitat (or 150 eggs per ha for stocks on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland), as equivalent to their Limit Reference Point and have defined the Upper Stock Reference as 150% of the Limit Reference Point (DFO, 2017). DFO Maritimes Region (Scotia-Fundy) has retained the current conservation requirement based on 240 eggs per 100 m² as the Limit Reference Point (DFO, 2012; Gibson and Claytor, 2013). DFO Gulf Region revised and defined the Limit Reference Point in that region of Canada using the proportion of eggs from MSW salmon as a covariate in the Bayesian Hierarchical Model (DFO, 2018). The Province of Québec revised the Limit Reference point and Upper Stock Reference point using a Bayesian hierarchical analysis of stock-recruitment data (Dionne et al., 2015; MFFP, 2016; ICES, 2017). For Québec, the management plan for recreational fishery provides river-specific Upper Stock Reference points, expressed in number of eggs, to regulate large salmon retention (MFFP, 2016). This Upper Stock Reference point is also used to establish the 2SW spawner requirement for advice on the management of the 1SW non-maturing fisheries at Greenland.

<table><thead><tr><th>Country and Commission Area</th><th>Stock Area</th><th>2SW spawner requirement (number of fish)</th><th>2SW Management Objective (number of fish)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Canada</td><td>Labrador (LAB)</td><td>34 746</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>Newfoundland (NFLD)</td><td>4022</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>Québec (QC)</td><td>32 085</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>Southern Gulf of St Lawrence (GULF)</td><td>18 737</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>Scotia-Fundy (SF)</td><td>24 705</td><td>10 976</td></tr><tr><td>Canada Total</td><td></td><td>114 295</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>USA</td><td></td><td>29 199</td><td>4549</td></tr><tr><td>North America Total</td><td></td><td>143 494</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
## 4.3 Status of stocks

Based on information provided in the update (2018) of the NASCO Database of Salmon Rivers, a total of 857 rivers have been identified in eastern Canada. There are 21 rivers in eastern USA where salmon are or were present within the last half century. Conservation requirements have been defined for 498 (58%) of these rivers in eastern Canada and all rivers in USA. Assessments of adult spawners and egg depositions relative to conservation requirements were reported for 73 rivers in eastern North America in 2020.

### 4.3.1 Smolt abundance

**Canada**

Wild smolt production was estimated in two rivers in 2020 (Table 4.3.1.1). In 2020, the relative smolt production, standardized to the size of the river using the CL egg requirements, was similar for the two rivers, de la Trinite River (Québec) and St. Jean (Québec) (Figure 4.3.1.1). Trends in smolt production over the time-series declined (p < 0.05) in the Nashwaak River (Scotia-Fundy, 1998–2019), Restigouche River (Gulf, 2002–2019), the two monitored rivers of Québec (St. Jean, 1989–2020; de la Trinite, 1984–2020) and the Conne River (Newfoundland, 1987–2019), whereas production significantly increased (p < 0.05) in Western Arm Brook (Newfoundland, 1971–2019). No other rivers showed statistically significant long-term trends (Figure 4.3.1.1).

**USA**

In 2020, smolt production was not estimated on the Sheepscot River and the Narraguagus River (Table 4.3.1.1; Figure 4.3.1.1). Smolt production has declined over time (p < 0.05) in both Sheepscot River (2009–2019) and Narraguagus River (1997–2019).

### 4.3.2 Estimates of total adult abundance

Returns of small (1SW), large (MSW), and 2SW salmon (a subset of large) to each region were originally estimated by the methods and variables developed by Rago *et al.* (1993) and reported by ICES (1993). Further details are provided in the Stock Annex (Annex 5). The returns for individual river systems and management areas for both sea age groups were derived from a variety of methods. These methods included counts of salmon at monitoring facilities, population estimates from mark-recapture studies, and applying angling and commercial catch statistics, angling exploitation rates, and measurements of freshwater habitat. The 2SW component of the large returns was determined using the sea age composition of one or more indicator stocks.

Returns are the number of salmon that returned to the geographic region, including fish caught by homewater commercial fisheries, except in the case of the Newfoundland and Labrador regions where returns do not include landings in mixed stock commercial and food fisheries. This avoided double counting fish because commercial catches in Newfoundland and Labrador and food fisheries in Labrador were added to the sum of regional returns to create the pre-fishery abundance estimates (PFA) of North American salmon.

Total returns of salmon to USA rivers are the sum of trap catches and redd-based estimates.

Data from previous years were updated and corrections were made to data inputs when required (e.g. 2014–2019 data were corrected and finalized). In 2020, some regions were affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic and had to either modify the way returns estimates were produced (e.g. SFA15 using snorkel counts of spawners instead of angling data) or could not provide returns estimates (e.g. SFA 16, 17, 18, 19–21 and 23). When no data were available, the previous
five-year mean was used for all SFAs, except for Newfoundland where the previous six-year mean was used.

Since 2002, Labrador regional estimates are generated from data collected at four counting facilities, one in SFA 1 and three in SFA 2 (Figures 4.1.2.1, 4.3.2.1). The current method to estimate Labrador returns assumes that the total returns to the northern area are represented by returns at the single monitoring facility in SFA 1 and returns in the southerly areas (SFA 2 and 14B) are represented by returns at the three monitoring facilities in SFA 2. In 2020, returns to Sand Hill River were not monitored due to COVID-19, therefore, 2020 estimates of total returns to southern Labrador are based on returns to two monitored rivers. The production area (km²) in SFA 1 is approximately equal to the combined production areas in SFA 2 and 14B. The uncertainty in the estimates of returns and spawners has been relatively high compared with other regions in recent years.

The Working Group recommends that additional monitoring be considered in Labrador to estimate stock status for that region. Additionally, efforts should be undertaken to evaluate the utility of other available data sources (e.g. Indigenous and recreational catches and effort) to describe stock status in Labrador.

Estimates of small, large and 2SW salmon returns to the six geographic areas and overall for NAC are reported in Tables 4.3.2.1 to 4.3.2.3 and are shown in Figures 4.3.2.2 to 4.3.2.4. Caution is warranted in interpreting the 2020 returns and spawners in some regions including Gulf, Scotia-Fundy, and Newfoundland as the 2020 assessments were hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic and means from the previous years were used to infer status in 2020.

## Small salmon returns

* The total estimate of small salmon returns to North America in 2020 (456 100) and the 2020 estimate ranks eighteenth highest of the 50-year time-series.

* Small salmon returns decreased markedly (41%) in 2020 from the previous year in the USA.

* Small salmon returns in 2020 were among the highest (ninth highest) for Labrador and among the lowest for Gulf and Scotia-Fundy (eighth and fifth lowest, respectively).

* Over the previous five years, small salmon returns to Labrador (197 900) and Newfoundland (202 400) combined represented 88% of the total small salmon returns to North America.

Increased estimated abundance of small salmon in Newfoundland over the time-series is not reflected in all areas of Newfoundland (Figure 4.3.2.5). Estimated abundance has increased in the salmon fishing areas of the northeast coast of Newfoundland (SFA 3–5) while estimated abundances have strongly declined on the south coast (SFA 10–12) and the eastern portion of the island (SFA 6–9) while remaining stable in the western portion of the island (SFA 13 and 14A), reflecting important differences in status of salmon stocks in the Newfoundland region. Changes in the recreational fisheries management measures in recent years have resulted in lower catches in this fishery and as a result increasing uncertainty in the Salmon Fishing Area specific estimates of abundance.
Mean percentage of total estimated return of small salmon to Newfoundland

<table><thead><tr><th>Time-period</th><th>SFA 13–14A</th><th>SFA 3–5</th><th>SFA 6–9</th><th>SFA 10–12</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971–1979</td><td>38%</td><td>34%</td><td>7%</td><td>21%</td></tr><tr><td>1980–1989</td><td>30%</td><td>40%</td><td>7%</td><td>23%</td></tr><tr><td>1990–1999</td><td>35%</td><td>44%</td><td>5%</td><td>16%</td></tr><tr><td>2000–2009</td><td>43%</td><td>44%</td><td>2%</td><td>11%</td></tr><tr><td>2010–2019</td><td>37%</td><td>51%</td><td>3%</td><td>9%</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Large salmon returns

* The total estimated large salmon return to North America in 2020 of 155 600 fish was the twenty-fifth of the 50-year time-series beginning in 1971.

* Large salmon returns in 2020 increased from the previous year in Labrador (69%), Québec (27%), and USA (30%).

* Large salmon returns in 2020 were the eighth highest (45 600) of the 50-year time-series for Labrador, the fifteenth lowest for USA and the thirty-first highest for Québec.

* On average of the previous five years, large salmon returns to USA and Scotia-Fundy combined represented 2% of the total large salmon returns to North America.

## 2SW salmon returns

* The total estimate of 2SW salmon returns to North America in 2020 was 94 700.

* 2SW salmon returns increased from the previous year in Labrador (69%), Québec (27%), and USA (28%).

* 2SW salmon returns to NAC in 2020 were the twentieth lowest on record (50 years).

* On average of the previous five years, 2SW salmon returns to Labrador (29 700), Québec (28 300), and Gulf (31 200) combined represented 94% of the total estimated 2SW salmon returns to North America. There are few 2SW salmon returns to Newfoundland, as the majority of the large salmon returns to that region are comprised of previously spawned 1SW salmon.

## 4.3.3 Estimates of spawning escapements

Updated estimates for small, large and 2SW salmon spawners (1971 to 2020) were derived for the six geographic regions (Tables 4.3.3.1 to 4.3.3.3). A comparison between the numbers of returns and spawners for small and large salmon is presented in Figures 4.3.2.2 and 4.3.2.3. A comparison between the numbers of 2SW returns, spawners, CLs, and management objectives (Scotia-Fundy and USA) is presented in Figure 4.3.2.4.

### Small salmon spawners

* The total estimate of small salmon spawners in 2020 for North America (425 600) and the 2020 estimate ranks seventeenth (descending rank) of the 50-year time-series.

* Estimates of small salmon spawners decreased in 2020 from the previous year in USA while they increased in Labrador and Québec.

* Small salmon spawners in 2020 were the fifteenth lowest on record for USA.
* On average of the previous five years, small salmon spawners for Labrador (196 600) and Newfoundland (179 900) combined represented 88% of the total small salmon spawners estimated for North America.

### Large salmon spawners

* The total estimate of large salmon spawners in North America for 2020 (149 200), the tenth highest amount in the 50-year time-series.

* Estimates of large salmon spawners increased from 2019 in Labrador (70%), Québec (31%) and USA (20%).

### 2SW salmon spawners

* The total estimate of 2SW salmon spawners in North America for 2020 was 90 200 and was below the combined 2SW CL for NAC (143 494).

* Estimates of 2SW salmon spawners increased from 2019 in Labrador (70%), Québec (31%), and USA (18%).

* 2SW salmon spawners to NAC in 2020 were the fifteenth highest on record (1971–2020; 50 years).

* Estimates (median) of 2SW salmon spawners were below the region-specific 2SW CLs in Labrador (85% of CL) Québec (78% of CL) and USA (5% of CL). The estimated 2SW spawners in Labrador exceeded the 2SW CL every year during 2013 to 2017. The 2SW CLs were last exceeded in 2019 for Newfoundland, in 1982 for Québec. The 2SW CLs have never been exceeded for Scotia-Fundy and USA over the entire time-series.

* The 2SW management objectives have not been met since 1991 for Scotia-Fundy, and 1990 for USA. For USA, 2SW returns are assessed relative to the management objective as adult stocking programmes for restoration efforts contribute to the number of spawn-ers.

### 4.3.4 Egg depositions in 2020

Egg depositions by all sea ages combined in 2020 exceeded or equalled the river-specific CLs in 40 of the 73 assessed rivers (55%) and were less than 50% of CLs in 23 rivers (32%) (Figure 4.3.4.1). Large deficiencies in egg depositions (<10% CLs) were noted in 16 assessed rivers (22%).

* CLs were met or exceeded in two of three (67%) assessed rivers in Labrador, seven of 14 rivers (50%) in Newfoundland, 30 of 36 rivers (83%) in Québec and one of four rivers (25%) in Scotia-Fundy. There were no rivers assessed in the Gulf region in 2020.

* Large deficiencies in egg depositions were noted in the USA. All 16 rivers for which pro- portion of their CLs was assessed were below 30%. All anadromous Atlantic salmon fish-eries in the USA are closed.

* In 2020, 57 rivers were assessed in Canada which is the lowest number of assessed rivers in the entire time-series.

The time-series of attained CLs for assessed rivers is presented in Table 4.3.4.1 and Figure 4.3.4.2. The time-series includes all assessed small rivers on Prince Edward Island (SFA 17) individually and an additional three partially assessed rivers in the USA.

* In Canada, CLs were first established in 1991 for 74 rivers. Since then the number of rivers with defined CLs increased to 266 in 1997 and to 498 since 2018. The number of rivers assessed annually has ranged from 57 to 91 and the annual percentages of these rivers achieving CL has ranged from 26% to 67% (70% in 2020) with no temporal trend.

* Conservation limits have been established for 33 river stocks in the USA since 1995. Six- teen of these are assessed against CL attainment annually with none meeting CLs to date.
The proportion of the conservation requirement attained is only presented in Figure 4.3.4.1 for the fifteen rivers with the most precise adult abundance estimates.

### 4.3.5 Return rates

In 2020, return rate estimates were available from eight wild and two hatchery populations from rivers distributed among Newfoundland, Québec, Scotia-Fundy, and USA (Tables 4.3.5.1 to 4.3.5.4). Due to issues in smolt abundance estimation in recent years, returns rates in Scotia-Fundy region could not be calculated.

The US smolt to adult return rate metric for the Penobscot River hatchery origin smolts has previously been calculated by dividing the subsequent adult returns per sea age group by the total smolts stocked. The resulting estimate incorporated losses in the marine environment as well as losses in freshwater, which can be substantial (Stich et al. 2015). A revised smolt to adult return rate metric for the Penobscot River hatchery origin smolts was presented to the Working Group in 2021. These revised estimates were updated using the methods of Stevens et al. (2019) to de-couple losses of smolts in-river and in the estuary to provide an estimate of post-smolts entering the Gulf of Maine. This method accounted for stocking location and subsequent natural mortality in the riverine and estuarine environments and flow-specific mortality related to dam passage. The resulting post-smolt estimates were then applied to subsequent age-specific adult returns to calculate post-smolt to adult return rates. This approach provides a better estimate of marine return rates as it removes the freshwater effects associated with stocking location, dams and other river/estuary impacts.

In 2020, the return rate of hatchery-origin 2SW salmon to the Penobscot River (USA) was 0.22%, the highest estimate since 2010 (Table 4.3.5.4; Figure 4.3.5.2). An estimate of the return rate of hatchery-origin small salmon to this river was not available at this time for 2020. The return rate of hatchery-origin small salmon to the Saint John River (Scotia-Fundy, SFA 23) increased from 0.15% in 2019 to 0.67% in 2020 (Table 4.3.5.3; Figure 4.3.5.2). Hatchery-origin 2SW return rates for the Saint John (Scotia-Fundy) increased from 0% in 2018 and 2019 to 0.06% in 2020 (Table 4.3.5.4; Figure 4.3.5.2).

Regional least squared (or marginal mean) mean annual return rates were calculated to balance for variation in the annual number of contributing experimental groups through application of a GLM (generalised linear model) with survival related to smolt year and river with a quasi-Poisson distribution (log-link function) (Figures 4.3.5.1 and 4.3.5.2). The time-series of regional return rates of wild and hatchery smolts to small salmon and 2SW adults by area for the period of 1970 to 2020 (Tables 4.3.5.1 to 4.3.5.4; Figures 4.3.5.1 and 4.3.5.2) were analysed using GLMs for each region and indicate the following:

* Return rates of wild smolts exceed those of hatchery released smolts;

* Small salmon return rates for Newfoundland populations outside of SFA 11 in 2020 were greater than those for other populations in eastern North America;

* Small wild salmon return rates to rivers in Newfoundland have increased over the period 1970 to 2020 (1SW, p < 0.05);

* Small salmon (1SW) return rates of wild smolts for Québec vary annually and have declined over the period 1983/1984 to 2019/2020 (1SW, p < 0.05). Large salmon return rates of wild smolts in this region vary annually without a statistically significant trend;

* Small salmon and 2SW return rates of wild smolts to the Scotia-Fundy vary annually and without a statistically significant trend over the period mid-1990s to 2016. However, individual river trends for Scotia-Fundy may vary from the overall trend (e.g. declines in return rates to Southern Upland index rivers; DFO, 2013) and no return rates were available in the last three years;
* In Scotia-Fundy and USA, hatchery-origin smolt return rates to 2SW salmon have decreased over the period 1970 to 2020 (2SW, p < 0.001). 1SW return rates for Scotia-Fundy hatchery stocks have also declined for the period (p < 0.001), while they have remained low without any statistically significant trend for USA.

### 4.3.6 Pre-fisheries abundance (PFA)

#### 4.3.6.1 North American run-reconstruction model

The run-reconstruction model developed by Rago *et al.* (1993) and described in previous Working Group reports (ICES, 2008; 2009) and in the primary literature (Chaput *et al.*, 2005) was used to estimate returns and spawners by size (small salmon, large salmon) and sea age group (2SW salmon) to the six geographic regions of NAC. The input data were similar in structure to the data used previously by the Working Group (ICES, 2012; Stock Annex 5). Estimates of returns and spawners to regions were provided for the time-series to 2020. The full set of data inputs are included in the Stock Annex 5 and the summary output tables of returns and spawners by sea age or size group are provided in Tables 4.3.2.1 to 4.3.2.3 and 4.3.3.1 to 4.3.3.3.

#### 4.3.6.2 Non-maturing 1SW salmon

The non-maturing component of 1SW salmon, destined to be 2SW returns (excluding 3SW and previous spawners) is represented by the PFA estimate for year i designated as PFANAC1SW. This annual PFA is the estimated number of salmon in the North Atlantic on 1 August of the second summer at sea. As the PFA estimates for potential 2SW salmon requires estimates of returns to rivers, the most recent year for which an estimate of PFA is available is 2019. This is because PFA estimates for 2020 require 2SW returns to rivers in North America in 2021.

The PFA estimates accounting for returns to rivers, fisheries at sea in North America, fisheries at West Greenland, and corrected for natural mortality are shown in Figure 4.3.6.1 and Table 4.3.6.1. The median of the estimates of non-maturing 1SW salmon in 2019 was 148 100 salmon (90% C.I. range 133 100 to 164 500). This value is 35% higher than the revised value for 2018 (109 400) and 1% higher than the previous five-year mean (146 700). The estimated non-maturing 1SW salmon in 2019 is the eighteenth lowest of the 49-year time-series.

#### 4.3.6.3 Maturing 1SW salmon

Maturing 1SW salmon are in some areas (particularly Newfoundland) a major component of salmon stocks, and their abundance when combined with that of the 2SW age group provides an index of the majority of an entire smolt cohort.

The reconstructed distribution of the PFA of the 1SW maturing cohort of North American origin is shown in Figure 4.3.6.1 and Table 4.3.6.1. The estimated PFA of the maturing component in 2020 was 478 300 fish, 3% below the previous five-year mean (491 400). Maximum abundance of the maturing cohort was estimated at over 911 000 fish in 1981 and the recent estimate is the tenth lowest of the 50-year time-series of estimated abundance.

#### 4.3.6.4 Total 1SW recruits (maturing and non-maturing)

The pre-fishery abundance of 1SW maturing salmon and 1SW non-maturing salmon from North America from 1971-2019 (2020 PFA requires 2SW returns in 2021) were summed to give total recruits of 1SW salmon (Figure 4.3.6.1; Table 4.3.6.1). The PFA of the 1SW cohort, estimated for 2019, was 562 400 fish, 12% lower than the previous five-year mean (639 600). The 2019 PFA estimate ranks 38 (descending rank) in the 49-year time-series. The abundance of the 1SW cohort has declined by 66% over the time-series from a peak of 1 705 000 fish in 1975.
### 4.3.7 Summary on status of stocks

This update on stock status to 2020 confirms the previous assessment of status from 2019 (ICES, 2019) and shows a persistent low abundance of all sea age groups of Atlantic salmon in North America.

In 2020, the median estimates of 2SW returns and of 2SW spawners to rivers were below the respective 2SW CLs in five assessment regions of NAC, and are therefore suffering reduced re-productive capacity (Figure 4.3.7.1) whereas estimates in Gulf were above the 2SW CLs. The per-centages (based on medians) of CLs attained from 2SW spawners in 2020 ranged from a low of 10% in Scotia-Fundy to 161% in Gulf. For 2SW salmon returns to rivers prior to in-river exploitation, the percentages of CL attained were minimally higher, ranging from 10% to 166%, respectively. The returns of 2SW salmon to the two southern areas (Scotia-Fundy and USA) were 10% and 32%, respectively, of the management objectives for these areas. For USA, 2SW returns are assessed relative to the management objective as adult stocking programmes for restoration efforts contribute to the number of spawners.

The rank of the estimated returns in the 1971 to 2020 time-series and the proportions of the 2SW CLs achieved in 2020 for six assessment regions in North America are shown below.

<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Region</th><th colspan="2">Rank of 2020 returns in 1971 to 2020, (49=LOWEST)</th><th colspan="2">Rank of 2020 returns in 2011 to 2020 (10=LOWEST)</th><th rowspan="2">Median estimate of 2020 2SW spawners as percentage of Conservation Limit (% of management objective)</th></tr><tr><th>1SW</th><th>2SW</th><th>1SW</th><th>2SW</th><th>(%)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Labrador</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>85</td></tr><tr><td>Newfoundland</td><td>21</td><td>39</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>Québec</td><td>29</td><td>31</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>78</td></tr><tr><td>Gulf</td><td>42</td><td>23</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>161</td></tr><tr><td>Scotia-Fundy</td><td>45</td><td>45</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>4 (10)</td></tr><tr><td>USA</td><td>36</td><td>26</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>5 (32)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Estimates of PFA indicate continued low abundance of North American adult Atlantic salmon. The total population of 1SW and 2SW Atlantic salmon in the Northwest Atlantic has shown an overall declining trend since the 1970s with a period of persistent low abundance since the early 1990s. During 1992 to 2019 (moratorium in effect), the total population of 1SW and 2SW Atlantic salmon was 615 000 fish, less than half of the mean abundance (1 253 000 fish) during 1971 to 1991.

The estimated maturing 1SW salmon abundance in 2020 of 478 300 fish is 16% above the 2019 estimate and the ninth lowest abundance of the 50-year time-series, beginning in 1971. Overall, 88% of 1SW (small) salmon returns to NAC in 2020 were from two regions (Labrador and Newfoundland).
The non-maturing 1SW PFA for 2019 (fish mostly destined to be 2SW salmon in 2020) increased by 35% from 2018, and is the eighteenth lowest of the 49-year time-series. Over the previous five years, 94% of 2SW salmon returns to NAC were from three regions (Gulf, Labrador and Québec).

The estimates of 1SW (small) salmon returns in 2020 increased from 2019 in Labrador and Québec and decreased in USA. Returns to rivers (after commercial fisheries in Newfoundland and Labrador) of 1SW salmon have generally increased over the time-series for the NAC, mainly as a result of the commercial fishery closures in 1992 and subsequently in 1998. Important variations in annual abundances continue to be observed, such as the low returns of 2009 and 2013 and the high returns of 2011 and 2015 (Figure 4.3.2.2). Increased returns in recent years were estimated for Labrador and Newfoundland, which have contributed to this increasing trend for NAC. While the estimated 1SW salmon returns in Labrador have increased substantially over the time-series, the estimated returns in 2020 were the fourth lowest of the last ten years. Estimated returns of 1SW salmon to Newfoundland was the fourth lowest of the last ten years.

The abundances of large salmon (MSW salmon including maiden and repeat spawners) returns in 2020 relative to 2019 increased in Labrador, Québec and USA.

Wild smolt-to-adult return rates to monitored rivers in eastern North America remain low, with 2019 smolt to 1SW salmon returns ranging from 0.6% for multi-sea-winter salmon stocks to 13.7% for 1SW salmon stocks and return rates of smolts in 2018 to 2SW salmon for the two rivers with data ranging from 0.3% to 2.0%. A number of monitoring programs in 2017 and 2018 were unable to estimate smolt production due to exceptional spring discharge conditions, and in particular in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic which weakens the critical metrics of adult return rates for the few monitored populations.

Egg depositions by all sea ages combined in 2020 exceeded or equalled the river-specific CLs in 40 of the 73 assessed rivers (55%) and were less than 50% of CLs in 23 rivers (32%). Large deficiencies in egg depositions (≤10% CLs) were noted in multiple (16) rivers in the Scotia-Fundy and USA areas.

Despite major changes in fisheries, returns to the southern regions of NAC (Scotia-Fundy and USA) remain near historical lows and many populations are currently at risk of extirpation. All salmon stocks within the USA and the Scotia-Fundy regions have been or are being considered for listing under country specific species at risk legislation. Recovery Potential Assessments for the three Designatable Units of salmon in Scotia-Fundy as well as for one Designatable Unit in Québec and one in Newfoundland occurred in 2012 and 2013 to inform the requirements under the Species at Risk Act listing process in Canada (ICES, 2014).

Based on previous five years, regional return estimates are reflective of the overall return estimates for NAC, as Labrador and Newfoundland collectively comprised 88% of the small salmon returns, whereas Labrador, Québec, and Gulf collectively comprised 82% of the large salmon returns and 94% of the 2SW salmon returns to NAC.

Overall, the estimated PFA of 1SW non-maturing salmon in 2019 was the eighteenth lowest of the 49-year time-series and the estimated PFA of 1SW maturing salmon was the tenth lowest of the 49-year time-series. The continued low and declining abundance of salmon stocks across North America, despite significant fishery reductions, strengthens the conclusions that factors acting on survival in the first and second years at sea at both local and broad ocean scales are constraining abundance of Atlantic salmon. Declines in smolt production in some rivers of eastern North America are now being observed and are also contributing to lower adult abundance.
## 4.4 NASCO has asked ICES to provide catch options or alternative management advice for 2021–2024 with an assessment of risks relative to the objective of exceeding stock conservation limits, or pre-defined NASCO Management Objectives, and advise on the implications of these options for stock rebuilding

Catch options are only provided for the non-maturing 1SW and maturing 2SW components as the maturing 1SW component is not fished outside homewaters, and in the absence of significant marine interceptory fisheries, is managed in homewaters.

As the predicted number of 2SW salmon returning to North America in 2021 to 2024 is substantially lower than the 2SW CL there are no catch options for the composite stock in the North American fisheries. Where river-specific spawning requirements are being achieved, there are no biological reasons to restrict the harvest.

Wild salmon populations are now critically low in the southern regions (Scotia-Fundy, USA) of North America and the remnant populations require alternative conservation actions including habitat restoration, captive rearing strategies, and very restrictive fisheries regulation in some areas in order to maintain the genetic integrity of the stocks and improve their chances of persistence.

Advice regarding management of this stock complex in the fishery at West Greenland is provided in Section 5.

### 4.4.1 Relevant factors to be considered in management

The management for all fisheries should be based upon assessments of the status of individual stocks. Fisheries on mixed-stocks, particularly in coastal waters or on the high seas, pose particular difficulties for management as they target all stocks present, whether or not they are meeting their individual CLs. Conservation would be best achieved if fisheries target stocks that have been shown to be meeting CLs. Fisheries in estuaries and especially rivers are more likely to meet this requirement.

The salmon caught in the Labrador subsistence fisheries are predominantly (>95%) from rivers in Labrador although there is occasional attribution of salmon in the sampled catches from other areas, including the USA.

The salmon caught in the Saint Pierre and Miquelon mixed-stock fisheries originate in all areas of North America. All sea age groups, including previous spawners, contribute to the fisheries in varying proportions.

### 4.4.2 Updated forecast of 2SW maturing fish for 2021

It is possible to provide catch options for the North American Commission area for four years. The updated forecast for 2021 for 2SW maturing fish is based on an updated forecast of the 2020 pre-fishery abundance and accounting for fish which were already removed from the cohort by fisheries in Greenland and Labrador as 1SW non-maturing fish in 2020. The updated forecast of the 2020 pre-fishery abundance has a PFA mid-point of 186 200 fish, 20% below the forecast PFA
value provided in the 2018 assessment (231 500) (ICES, 2018). The surviving 2SW salmon from
the 2020 pre-fishery abundance of non-maturing 1SW will be available in 2021.

4.4.2.1 Catch options for 2021 fisheries on 2SW maturing salmon

As the 5th percentiles of the predicted numbers of 2SW salmon returning to North America in 2021 are lower than the 2SW management objectives for all areas and overall for North America, there are no catch options on 2SW salmon in mixed-stock fisheries in North America in 2021 that would allow the attainment of region-specific management objectives (Table 4.4.2.1). A limited catch option may be available on individual rivers where spawning requirements are being achieved; in these circumstances, there are no biological reasons to further restrict the harvest.

4.4.3 Pre-fishery abundance of 2SW salmon for 2021–2023

4.4.3.1 Forecast models for pre-fishery abundance

ICES (2009; 2012; 2015; 2018) developed estimates of the pre-fishery abundance for the non-ma-
turing 1SW salmon (PFA) using a Bayesian framework that incorporates the estimates of lagged
spawners and works through the fisheries at sea to determine the corresponding returns of 2SW
salmon, conditioned by fisheries removals and natural mortality at sea. This model considered
regionally-disaggregated lagged spawners and returns of 2SW salmon for the six regions of
North America. Dataseries were finalised for 2020 and updated for past years in some regions.
The estimated 2SW returns to several regions of NAC in 2020 are based on averages of previous
years as many monitoring programs were either delayed or cancelled as a result of the COVID-
19 pandemic (see Section 2.3.1, Section 4.3.2).

Lagged spawners overall for NAC have generally been less than half the 2SW conservation limit for NAC (Figure 4.4.3.1). The lowest lagged spawner values were estimated during the 2003 to 2013 PFA years, with a slight improvement in abundance for the 2015 to 2016 and higher values for the 2020 to 2023 PFA years. The improvements in 2SW spawners in Labrador during 2013 to 2017 are now accounted for in the lagged spawners and these are the major contributors to the increased number of lagged spawners for NAC in the 2020 to 2023 PFA years.

North American and region-specific PFA and productivity value inferences are provided by the
model (Figures 4.4.3.2 to 4.4.3.6).

The productivity coefficient (log of PFA to LS) was highest in most regions prior to 1990 (PFA year) and decreased in all regions to reach the lowest values in the late 1990s and early 2000s (Figure 4.4.3.2). Productivity coefficient values near zero or negative (negative value means the PFA estimate was less than the lagged spawners) were estimated for Labrador and Newfoundland in the early 2000s, for Gulf during 1997 to 2000, and for Scotia-Fundy and the USA during the 1990s and again after the 2010 PFA year. The most recent year values (2019 PFA year) are positive for all regions of NAC (Figures 4.4.3.2, 4.4.3.3). The productivity coefficient for NAC overall was negative in 2001, improved from that point onward, but declined again in 2011 to 2017 before increasing into 2019 (Figures 4.4.3.3, 4.4.3.4).

The regional contributions to the overall NAC PFA were relatively stable over the period 1980 to 2008 with over 70% of total PFA contributed by Québec and Gulf regions, followed by Labrador with over 20% of the overall PFA (Figure 4.4.3.5, 4.4.3.6). The Scotia-Fundy region contributed as much as 20% of the PFA for the 1984 PFA year but through the 2000s, has represented less than 5% of the total PFA and the USA has never represented more than a few percent of the total (Figure 4.4.3.6). For the PFA years 2010 to 2019, there has been an increasing proportion of the estimated PFA originating in Labrador and decreases in Québec (Figure 4.4.3.6).

The overall productivity estimate for NAC in the most recent year PFA (2019) increased to a high positive value (median = 0.65; 1.9 fish at the PFA stage per lagged spawner) equal to that
estimated previously during the 2007 to 2009 PFA years (Figure 4.4.3.3, 4.4.3.4). By region, the most recent year value for the productivity was improved relative to the previous decade for Québec, Gulf, Scotia-Fundy and USA while it remained low for Labrador or equal to values from the previous decade for Newfoundland. In all regions, the productivity value is low but positive compared to the estimates of the 1980s (Figure 4.4.3.2, 4.4.3.4).

For 2021 to 2023 PFA years, the 5th percentiles of the posterior distributions of the regional PFAs are less than the management objective reserves for Scotia-Fundy and USA. In addition, the 25th percentiles are below the objectives for Gulf (Figure 4.4.3.5; Table 4.4.3.1).

For NAC overall, the predicted values (5th and 25th percentiles) for 2021 to 2023 are all substantially below the 2SW CL reserve (Table 4.4.3.1).

The forecasts have very high uncertainty and the uncertainties increase as the forecasts move farther forward in time.

### 4.4.3.2 Catch options for non-maturing 1SW salmon

Catch options on non-maturing 1SW salmon in North America in 2021 to 2023 and on surviving 2SW salmon in 2022 to 2024 are presented relative to the probability that the region-specific PFA estimates will meet or exceed the 2SW management objectives for the regions, in the absence of any mixed-stock fisheries exploitation at sea. The probabilities that the returns of 2SW salmon to the six regions of NAC will meet or exceed the 2SW objectives for the six regions in NAC, and simultaneously for all regions, in the absence of any fishing on the age group for the 2SW salmon return years 2021 to 2024 are provided in Table 4.4.3.1. The management objectives, corrected to the PFA time period for eleven months of natural mortality of 0.03 per month, are provided in Table 4.4.3.1, together with the 5th and 25th percentile and median values of the predicted PFA abundances by region. The 5th percentiles are below the management objectives for all six regions of North America in all years 2021 to 2023.

There are, therefore, no mixed-stock fishery options on 1SW non-maturing salmon in 2021 to 2023 or on 2SW salmon in 2022 to 2024 which would provide a greater than 95% chance of meeting the individual management objectives; the probability of simultaneous attainment in any year is less than 0.7% (Table 4.4.2.1).

### 4.4.4 Comparison with previous assessment and advice

In this assessment, updated and revised values of returns and spawners were obtained from run reconstruction (see Section 4.3.2). For the 2020 assessment year, previous five-year mean values were used in a few regions because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on field programs. For the Québec region, the time-series of returns and spawners for 1984 to 2020 was revised using an alternate method of raising river-specific estimates of returns and spawners to region wide totals; the most obvious effect of the change was a reduction in the uncertainties in the annual estimates.

The 2SW CLs for Gulf and Québec were revised in 2019, with a slight increase for Québec (from 29 446 to 32 085 2SW fish) and a substantial decrease for Gulf (from 30 430 to 18 737 2SW fish). These changes in 2SW CLs are described in ICES (2019). The large change in the 2SW CL for Gulf results in an important change in perspective of the status for this region relative to the previous assessment. In ICES (2018), the 2SW spawners in Gulf were generally below the CL whereas in this assessment, the 2SW spawners are generally above the CL.

In 2018, the ICES Working Group provided forecasts of the regional productivity parameters and the regional specific PFAs based on the regional lagged spawners. The productivity parameter used in the forecast is the value derived from the last year in the model, with increasing
uncertainty for each year of the forecast. In the 2018 assessment, the productivity parameter used for the 2018 to 2020 PFA years was negative for three regions (Gulf, Scotia-Fundy, USA), positive and at low values for Québec and Newfoundland, and high for Labrador (ICES, 2018). The returns of 2SW salmon in 2018 to 2020 were slightly higher than expected in all regions except Labrador and the realized productivity for the 2017 to 2019 PFA years was higher than predicted in 2018 (Figure 4.4.4.1). As a result, the estimated regional PFA values were lower in Labrador for the 2017 to 2019 PFA years and slightly higher in all the other regions. The larger overestimate for Labrador relative to the other regions resulted in a lower PFA value for NAC for those years than forecast in the 2018 assessment. Due to the large uncertainty associated with the forecast values, the estimated PFA values for 2017 to 2019 were within the 95% confidence intervals of the forecast values. Annual productivity estimates are highly variable among years and large changes in values have been observed over short time period, as in 2011 to 2017.

The previous advice provided by ICES (2018) indicated that there were no mixed-stock fishery catch options on the 1SW non-maturing salmon component for the 2018 to 2020 PFA years and this year's assessment confirms that advice.

## 4.5 NASCO has asked ICES to update the Framework of Indicators used to identify any significant change in the previously provided multiannual management advice

In 2007, ICES developed and presented to NASCO a framework (Framework of Indicators) to be used in interim years to determine if there is an expectation that the previously provided multi-year management advice for the Greenland fishery is likely to change in subsequent years (ICES, 2007).

The Framework of Indicators was last updated in 2018 (ICES, 2018), and NASCO has asked ICES to update this framework in 2020. Details on the updated Framework of Indicators used to identify significant changes in previously provided multiannual management advice are provided in Section 5.9.
<table><caption>Table 4.1.2.1. The number of professional and recreational gillnet licences issued at Saint Pierre and Miquelon and reported landings for the period 1990 to 2020. The data for 2020 are provisional.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="2">NUMBER OF LICENCES</th><th colspan="3">REPORTED LANDINGS (T)</th></tr><tr><th>Professional</th><th>Recreational</th><th>Professional</th><th>Recreational</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1990</td><td></td><td></td><td>1.15</td><td>0.734</td><td>1.88</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td></td><td></td><td>0.63</td><td>0.530</td><td>1.16</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td></td><td></td><td>1.30</td><td>1.024</td><td>2.32</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td></td><td></td><td>1.90</td><td>1.041</td><td>2.94</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td></td><td></td><td>2.63</td><td>0.790</td><td>3.42</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>12</td><td>42</td><td>0.39</td><td>0.445</td><td>0.84</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>12</td><td>42</td><td>0.95</td><td>0.617</td><td>1.57</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>6</td><td>36</td><td>0.76</td><td>0.729</td><td>1.49</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>9</td><td>42</td><td>1.04</td><td>1.268</td><td>2.31</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>7</td><td>40</td><td>1.18</td><td>1.140</td><td>2.32</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>8</td><td>35</td><td>1.13</td><td>1.133</td><td>2.27</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>10</td><td>42</td><td>1.54</td><td>0.611</td><td>2.16</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>12</td><td>42</td><td>1.22</td><td>0.729</td><td>1.95</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>12</td><td>42</td><td>1.62</td><td>1.272</td><td>2.89</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>13</td><td>42</td><td>1.50</td><td>1.285</td><td>2.78</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>14</td><td>52</td><td>2.24</td><td>1.044</td><td>3.29</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>13</td><td>52</td><td>1.73</td><td>1.825</td><td>3.56</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>13</td><td>53</td><td>0.97</td><td>1.062</td><td>2.03</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>9</td><td>55</td><td>1.60</td><td>1.85</td><td>3.45</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>8</td><td>50</td><td>1.87</td><td>1.60</td><td>3.46</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>9</td><td>57</td><td>1.00</td><td>1.78</td><td>2.78</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>9</td><td>58</td><td>1.76</td><td>1.99</td><td>3.76</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>9</td><td>60</td><td>0.28</td><td>1.17</td><td>1.45</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>9</td><td>64</td><td>2.29</td><td>3.01</td><td>5.30</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>12</td><td>70</td><td>2.25</td><td>1.56</td><td>3.81</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>8</td><td>70</td><td>1.21</td><td>2.30</td><td>3.51</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>8</td><td>70</td><td>0.98</td><td>3.75</td><td>4.73</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>8</td><td>80</td><td>0.59</td><td>2.22</td><td>2.82</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>9</td><td>80</td><td>0.16</td><td>1.13</td><td>1.29</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>7</td><td>80</td><td>0.07</td><td>1.21</td><td>1.29</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>5</td><td>81</td><td>0.09</td><td>1.65</td><td>1.74</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.1.3.1. Harvests (by weight, t), and the percent large by weight and by number in the Indigenous Peoples' Food, Social, and Ceremonial (FSC) fisheries in Canada, 1990 to 2020. The data for 2020 are provisional.</caption><thead><tr><th colspan="4">Indigenous Peoples' FSC fisheries</th></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Harvest (t)</th><th colspan="2">% large</th></tr><tr><th>by weight</th><th>by number</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1990</td><td>31.9</td><td>78</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>29.1</td><td>87</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>34.2</td><td>83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>42.6</td><td>83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>41.7</td><td>83</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>32.8</td><td>82</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>47.9</td><td>87</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>39.4</td><td>91</td><td>74</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>47.9</td><td>83</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>45.9</td><td>73</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>45.7</td><td>68</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>42.1</td><td>72</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>46.3</td><td>68</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>44.3</td><td>72</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>60.8</td><td>66</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>56.7</td><td>57</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>61.4</td><td>61</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>48.0</td><td>62</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>62.5</td><td>66</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>51.2</td><td>65</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>59.1</td><td>59</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>70.4</td><td>63</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>59.6</td><td>62</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>64.0</td><td>71</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>52.9</td><td>61</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>62.9</td><td>67</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>64.0</td><td>72</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>61.3</td><td>72</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>52.5</td><td>64</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>54.7</td><td>72</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>58.7</td><td>73</td><td>51</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.1.3.2. Harvests (by weight, t), and the percent large by weight and number in the Labrador Resident Food Fishery, Canada, for the period 2000 to 2020. The data for 2020 are provisional.</caption><caption>Labrador resident food fishery</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Harvest (t)</th><th colspan="2">% Large</th></tr><tr><th>by weight</th><th>by number</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2000</td><td>3.5</td><td>30</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>4.6</td><td>33</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>6.2</td><td>27</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>6.7</td><td>32</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>2.2</td><td>40</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>2.7</td><td>32</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>2.6</td><td>39</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>1.7</td><td>23</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>2.3</td><td>46</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2.9</td><td>42</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>2.3</td><td>37</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>2.1</td><td>51</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>1.7</td><td>49</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>2.1</td><td>65</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>1.6</td><td>46</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>2.0</td><td>54</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>1.6</td><td>57</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>1.4</td><td>58</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>1.5</td><td>43</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>1.6</td><td>67</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>1.7</td><td>56</td><td>38</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.1.3.3. Harvests of small and large salmon by number, and the percent large by number, in the recreational fisheries of Canada for the period 1974 to 2020. The data for 2020 are provisional.</caption><thead><tr><td>Year</td><td>Small</td><td>Large</td><td>Both Size Groups</td><td>% Large</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1974</td><td>53 887</td><td>31 720</td><td>85 607</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>50 463</td><td>22 714</td><td>73 177</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>66 478</td><td>27 686</td><td>94 164</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>61 727</td><td>45 495</td><td>107 222</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>45 240</td><td>28 138</td><td>73 378</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>60 105</td><td>13 826</td><td>73 931</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>67 314</td><td>36 943</td><td>104 257</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>84 177</td><td>24 204</td><td>108 381</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>72 893</td><td>24 640</td><td>97 533</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>53 385</td><td>15 950</td><td>69 335</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>66 676</td><td>9 982</td><td>76 658</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>72 389</td><td>10 084</td><td>82 473</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>94 046</td><td>11 797</td><td>105 843</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>66 475</td><td>10 069</td><td>76 544</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>91 897</td><td>13 295</td><td>105 192</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>65 466</td><td>11 196</td><td>76 662</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>74 541</td><td>12 788</td><td>87 329</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>46 410</td><td>11 219</td><td>57 629</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>77 577</td><td>12 826</td><td>90 403</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>68 282</td><td>9 919</td><td>78 201</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>60 118</td><td>11 198</td><td>71 316</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>46 273</td><td>8 295</td><td>54 568</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>66 104</td><td>9 513</td><td>75 617</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>42 891</td><td>6 756</td><td>49 647</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>45 810</td><td>4 717</td><td>50 527</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>43 667</td><td>4 811</td><td>48 478</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>45 811</td><td>4 627</td><td>50 438</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>43 353</td><td>5 571</td><td>48 924</td><td>11</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><tr><td>2002</td><td>43 904</td><td>2 627</td><td>46 531</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>38 367</td><td>4 694</td><td>43 061</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>43 124</td><td>4 578</td><td>47 702</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>33 922</td><td>4 132</td><td>38 054</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>33 668</td><td>3 014</td><td>36 682</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>26 279</td><td>3 499</td><td>29 778</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>46 458</td><td>2 839</td><td>49 297</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>32 944</td><td>3 373</td><td>36 317</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>45 407</td><td>3 209</td><td>48 616</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>49 931</td><td>4 141</td><td>54 072</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>30 453</td><td>2 680</td><td>33 133</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>31 404</td><td>3 472</td><td>34 876</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>33 339</td><td>1 343</td><td>34 682</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>37 642</td><td>1 971</td><td>39 613</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>35 303</td><td>1 823</td><td>37 126</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>22 015</td><td>1 886</td><td>23 901</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>11 757</td><td>979</td><td>12 736</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>22 171</td><td>1 226</td><td>23 397</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>22 605</td><td>917</td><td>23 522</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Previous five-year mean</td><td>25 778</td><td>1 577</td><td>27 355</td><td>6</td></tr></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.1.3.4. Numbers of salmon caught and released in Eastern Canadian salmon angling fisheries, for the period 1984 to 2020. Blank cells indicate no data. Released fish in the kelt fishery of New Brunswick are not included in the totals for New Brunswick nor Canada. Totals for all years prior to 1997 are incomplete and are considered minimal estimates. Values for 2020 are preliminary (Québec) or based on previous five year mean (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) or previous year (Newfoundland and Labrador) depending on the region due to COVID-19 restrictions (see text for details).</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="3">Newfoundland & Labrador</th><th colspan="3">Nova Scotia</th><th colspan="3">New Brunswick</th><th colspan="3">Prince Edward Island</th><th colspan="3">Québec</th><th colspan="3">CANADA</th></tr><tr><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>SMALL</th><th>LARGE</th><th>TOTAL</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1984</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>939</td><td>1655</td><td>2594</td><td>851</td><td>14 479</td><td>15 330</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1790</td><td>16 134</td><td>17 924</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td></td><td>315</td><td>315</td><td>1323</td><td>6346</td><td>7669</td><td>3963</td><td>17 815</td><td>21 778</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>67</td><td></td><td></td><td>5286</td><td>24 476</td><td>29 762</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td></td><td>798</td><td>798</td><td>1463</td><td>10 750</td><td>12 213</td><td>9333</td><td>25 316</td><td>34 649</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>10 796</td><td>36 864</td><td>47 660</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td></td><td>410</td><td>410</td><td>1311</td><td>6339</td><td>7650</td><td>10 597</td><td>20 295</td><td>30 892</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>11 908</td><td>27 044</td><td>38 952</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td></td><td>600</td><td>600</td><td>1146</td><td>6795</td><td>7941</td><td>10 503</td><td>19 442</td><td>29 945</td><td>767</td><td>256</td><td>1023</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>12 416</td><td>27 093</td><td>39 509</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td></td><td>183</td><td>183</td><td>1562</td><td>6960</td><td>8522</td><td>8518</td><td>22 127</td><td>30 645</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>10 080</td><td>29 270</td><td>39 350</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td></td><td>503</td><td>503</td><td>1782</td><td>5504</td><td>7286</td><td>7346</td><td>16 231</td><td>23 577</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1066</td><td></td><td></td><td>9128</td><td>22 238</td><td>31 366</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td></td><td>336</td><td>336</td><td>908</td><td>5482</td><td>6390</td><td>3501</td><td>10 650</td><td>14 151</td><td>1103</td><td>187</td><td>1290</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>5512</td><td>16 655</td><td>22 167</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>5893</td><td>1423</td><td>7 316</td><td>737</td><td>5093</td><td>5830</td><td>8349</td><td>16 308</td><td>24 657</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1250</td><td></td><td></td><td>14 979</td><td>22 824</td><td>37 803</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>18 196</td><td>1731</td><td>19 927</td><td>1076</td><td>3998</td><td>5074</td><td>7276</td><td>12 526</td><td>19 802</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>26 548</td><td>18 255</td><td>44 803</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>24 442</td><td>5032</td><td>29 474</td><td>796</td><td>2894</td><td>3690</td><td>7443</td><td>11 556</td><td>18 999</td><td>577</td><td>147</td><td>724</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>33 258</td><td>19 629</td><td>52 887</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>26 273</td><td>5166</td><td>31 439</td><td>979</td><td>2861</td><td>3840</td><td>4260</td><td>5220</td><td>9480</td><td>209</td><td>139</td><td>348</td><td>922</td><td>922</td><td></td><td>31 721</td><td>14 308</td><td>46 029</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>34 342</td><td>6209</td><td>40 551</td><td>3526</td><td>5661</td><td>9187</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>472</td><td>238</td><td>710</td><td>1718</td><td>1 718</td><td></td><td>38 340</td><td>13 826</td><td>52 166</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>25 316</td><td>4720</td><td>30 036</td><td>713</td><td>3363</td><td>4076</td><td>4870</td><td>8874</td><td>13 744</td><td>210</td><td>118</td><td>328</td><td>182</td><td>1643</td><td>1 825</td><td>31 291</td><td>18 718</td><td>50 009</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>31 368</td><td>4375</td><td>35 743</td><td>688</td><td>2476</td><td>3164</td><td>5760</td><td>8298</td><td>14 058</td><td>233</td><td>114</td><td>347</td><td>297</td><td>2680</td><td>2 977</td><td>38 346</td><td>17 943</td><td>56 289</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>24 567</td><td>4153</td><td>28 720</td><td>562</td><td>2186</td><td>2748</td><td>5631</td><td>8281</td><td>13 912</td><td>192</td><td>157</td><td>349</td><td>298</td><td>2693</td><td>2 991</td><td>31 250</td><td>17 470</td><td>48 720</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>29 705</td><td>6479</td><td>36 184</td><td>407</td><td>1303</td><td>1710</td><td>6689</td><td>8690</td><td>15 379</td><td>101</td><td>46</td><td>147</td><td>44e</td><td>4008</td><td>4 453</td><td>37 347</td><td>20 526</td><td>64 482</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>22 348</td><td>5184</td><td>27 532</td><td>527</td><td>1199</td><td>1726</td><td>6166</td><td>11 252</td><td>17 418</td><td>202</td><td>103</td><td>305</td><td>809</td><td>4674</td><td>5 483</td><td>30 052</td><td>22 412</td><td>59 387</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>23 071</td><td>3992</td><td>27 063</td><td>829</td><td>1100</td><td>1929</td><td>7351</td><td>5349</td><td>12 700</td><td>207</td><td>31</td><td>238</td><td>852</td><td>4918</td><td>5 770</td><td>32 310</td><td>15 390</td><td>50 924</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>21 379</td><td>4965</td><td>26 344</td><td>626</td><td>2106</td><td>2732</td><td>5375</td><td>7981</td><td>13 356</td><td>240</td><td>123</td><td>363</td><td>1238</td><td>7015</td><td>8 253</td><td>28 858</td><td>22 190</td><td>53 645</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>23 430</td><td>5168</td><td>28 598</td><td>828</td><td>2339</td><td>3167</td><td>7517</td><td>8100</td><td>15 617</td><td>135</td><td>68</td><td>203</td><td>1291</td><td>7455</td><td>8 746</td><td>33 201</td><td>23 130</td><td>62 316</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="3">Newfoundland & Labrador</th><th colspan="3">Nova Scotia</th><th colspan="3">New Brunswick</th><th colspan="3">Prince Edward Island</th><th colspan="3">Québec</th><th colspan="3">CANADA</th></tr><tr><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>Total</th><th>SMALL</th><th>LARGE</th><th>TOTAL</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2005</td><td>33 129</td><td>6598</td><td>39 727</td><td>933</td><td>2617</td><td>3550</td><td>2695</td><td>5584</td><td>8279</td><td>83</td><td>83</td><td>166</td><td>1116</td><td>6445</td><td>7 561</td><td>37 956</td><td>21 327</td><td>63 005</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>30 491</td><td>5694</td><td>36 185</td><td>1014</td><td>2408</td><td>3422</td><td>4186</td><td>5538</td><td>9724</td><td>128</td><td>42</td><td>170</td><td>1091</td><td>6185</td><td>7 276</td><td>36 910</td><td>19 867</td><td>60 486</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>17 719</td><td>4607</td><td>22 326</td><td>896</td><td>1520</td><td>2416</td><td>2963</td><td>7040</td><td>10 003</td><td>63</td><td>41</td><td>104</td><td>951</td><td>5392</td><td>6 343</td><td>22 592</td><td>18 600</td><td>41 192</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>25 226</td><td>5007</td><td>30 233</td><td>1016</td><td>2061</td><td>3077</td><td>6361</td><td>6130</td><td>12 491</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>1361</td><td>7713</td><td>9 074</td><td>33 967</td><td>20 920</td><td>54 887</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>26 681</td><td>4272</td><td>30 953</td><td>670</td><td>2665</td><td>3335</td><td>2387</td><td>8174</td><td>10 561</td><td>6</td><td>25</td><td>31</td><td>1091</td><td>6180</td><td>7 271</td><td>30 835</td><td>21 316</td><td>52 151</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>27 256</td><td>5458</td><td>32 714</td><td>717</td><td>1966</td><td>2683</td><td>5730</td><td>5660</td><td>11 390</td><td>42</td><td>27</td><td>69</td><td>1356</td><td>7683</td><td>9 039</td><td>35 101</td><td>20 794</td><td>55 895</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>26 240</td><td>8119</td><td>34 359</td><td>1157</td><td>4320</td><td>5477</td><td>6537</td><td>12 466</td><td>19 003</td><td>46</td><td>46</td><td>92</td><td>3100</td><td>9327</td><td>12 427</td><td>37 080</td><td>34 278</td><td>71 358</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>20 940</td><td>4089</td><td>25 029</td><td>339</td><td>1693</td><td>2032</td><td>2504</td><td>5330</td><td>7834</td><td>46</td><td>46</td><td>92</td><td>2126</td><td>6174</td><td>8 300</td><td>25 955</td><td>17 332</td><td>43 287</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>19 962</td><td>6770</td><td>26 732</td><td>480</td><td>2657</td><td>3137</td><td>2646</td><td>8049</td><td>10 695</td><td>12</td><td>23</td><td>35</td><td>2238</td><td>7793</td><td>10 031</td><td>25 338</td><td>25 292</td><td>50 630</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>20 553</td><td>4410</td><td>24 963</td><td>185</td><td>1127</td><td>1312</td><td>2806</td><td>5884</td><td>8690</td><td>68</td><td>68</td><td>136</td><td>1580</td><td>4932</td><td>6 512</td><td>25 192</td><td>16 421</td><td>41 613</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>24 861</td><td>6943</td><td>31 804</td><td>548</td><td>1260</td><td>1808</td><td>11 552</td><td>7489</td><td>19 041</td><td>68</td><td>68</td><td>136</td><td>3078</td><td>9573</td><td>12 651</td><td>40 107</td><td>25 333</td><td>65 440</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>26 145</td><td>10 206</td><td>36 351</td><td>362</td><td>1550</td><td>1912</td><td>7130</td><td>7958</td><td>15 088</td><td>68</td><td>68</td><td>136</td><td>3905</td><td>11 533</td><td>15 438</td><td>37 610</td><td>31 315</td><td>68 925</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>22 544</td><td>8137</td><td>30 681</td><td>330</td><td>732</td><td>1062</td><td>5935</td><td>6179</td><td>12 114</td><td>68</td><td>68</td><td>136</td><td>3191</td><td>10 173</td><td>13 364</td><td>32 068</td><td>25 289</td><td>57 357</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>26 403</td><td>3562</td><td>29 965</td><td>526</td><td>2180</td><td>2706</td><td>4703</td><td>6978</td><td>11 681</td><td>68</td><td>68</td><td>136</td><td>2747</td><td>8776</td><td>11 523</td><td>34 447</td><td>21 564</td><td>56 011</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>30 784</td><td>6937</td><td>37 721</td><td>508</td><td>1564</td><td>2072</td><td>4506</td><td>3507</td><td>8013</td><td>68</td><td>68</td><td>136</td><td>2845</td><td>9849</td><td>12 694</td><td>38 711</td><td>21 925</td><td>60 636</td></tr><tr><td>2020 (prelim)</td><td>30 784</td><td>6937</td><td>37 721</td><td>471</td><td>1466</td><td>1937</td><td>5069</td><td>4995</td><td>10 064</td><td>68</td><td>68</td><td>136</td><td>1620</td><td>8149</td><td>9769</td><td>38 012</td><td>21 615</td><td>59 627</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.1.4.1. Reported harvests and losses expressed as 2SW salmon equivalents (number of fish X 1000) in North American salmon fisheries for the period 1972 to 2020, year of 2SW harvests in North America. Only midpoints of the Monte Carlo simulated values are shown. Geographic locations are: SPM = Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, LAB = Labrador, NF = Newfoundland, QC = Québec, GF = Gulf, SF = Scotia-Fundy.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year (i)</th><th colspan="5">Mixed-stock fisheries in North America</th><th colspan="10">Canada - losses from all sources (terminal fisheries, catch and release mortality, bycatch mortality) in year i</th><th rowspan="2">Harvest in home waters as % of total NW Atlantic</th><th rowspan="2">Estimated abundance in North America (2SW)</th><th rowspan="2">Exploitation rate in North America</th></tr><tr><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food 1SW (Year i-1) (a)</th><th>% 1SW of total 2SW equivalents (Year i)</th><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food 2SW (Year i) (a)</th><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food total (Year i)</th><th>SPM (Year i)</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>Total</th><th>USA</th><th>North America-Total Losses</th><th>Terminal losses as % of NA Total</th><th>Greenland Total (Year i - 1)</th><th>NW Atlantic Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1972</td><td>21.9</td><td>13</td><td>144.2</td><td>166.2</td><td>0</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.6</td><td>27.4</td><td>20.2</td><td>5.6</td><td>54.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>220.8</td><td>25</td><td>197.8</td><td>418.6</td><td>53</td><td>292.4</td><td>0.76</td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>18.7</td><td>8</td><td>205.8</td><td>224.6</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0.8</td><td>32.8</td><td>15.6</td><td>6.2</td><td>56.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>281.3</td><td>20</td><td>148</td><td>429.4</td><td>66</td><td>363.3</td><td>0.77</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>23.7</td><td>9</td><td>236</td><td>259.7</td><td>0</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.5</td><td>47.9</td><td>18.1</td><td>13.1</td><td>80.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>340.3</td><td>24</td><td>186.7</td><td>527</td><td>65</td><td>449.6</td><td>0.76</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>23.4</td><td>9</td><td>237.7</td><td>261.1</td><td>0</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>41.1</td><td>14.2</td><td>12.5</td><td>68.6</td><td>0.4</td><td>330.1</td><td>21</td><td>154.6</td><td>484.7</td><td>68</td><td>417</td><td>0.79</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>34.9</td><td>12</td><td>256.7</td><td>291.6</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.4</td><td>41.9</td><td>16.1</td><td>11.1</td><td>70.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>362.5</td><td>19</td><td>194.7</td><td>557.2</td><td>65</td><td>431.3</td><td>0.84</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>26.6</td><td>10</td><td>241.4</td><td>268</td><td>0</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.8</td><td>42.1</td><td>28.9</td><td>13.5</td><td>86.5</td><td>1.4</td><td>355.8</td><td>25</td><td>113</td><td>468.9</td><td>76</td><td>473.4</td><td>0.75</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>26.9</td><td>15</td><td>157.4</td><td>184.3</td><td>0</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.5</td><td>37.6</td><td>20.4</td><td>9.4</td><td>68.7</td><td>0.9</td><td>253.9</td><td>27</td><td>142.9</td><td>396.8</td><td>64</td><td>317.5</td><td>0.8</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>13.5</td><td>13</td><td>92.1</td><td>105.6</td><td>0</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.1</td><td>25.2</td><td>6.3</td><td>3.9</td><td>36.1</td><td>0.4</td><td>142.1</td><td>26</td><td>103.7</td><td>245.7</td><td>58</td><td>172.1</td><td>0.83</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>20.6</td><td>9</td><td>217.3</td><td>237.9</td><td>0</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.6</td><td>53.6</td><td>25.4</td><td>17.4</td><td>97.9</td><td>1.5</td><td>337.3</td><td>29</td><td>141.9</td><td>479.2</td><td>70</td><td>451.9</td><td>0.75</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>33.6</td><td>14</td><td>201.5</td><td>235.1</td><td>0</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>44.2</td><td>14.5</td><td>12.8</td><td>72.5</td><td>1.3</td><td>308.9</td><td>24</td><td>120.9</td><td>429.7</td><td>72</td><td>365.5</td><td>0.85</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>33.5</td><td>20</td><td>134.5</td><td>168</td><td>0</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.4</td><td>35.1</td><td>20.6</td><td>8.9</td><td>65.6</td><td>1.4</td><td>235</td><td>29</td><td>161.2</td><td>396.2</td><td>59</td><td>291.2</td><td>0.81</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>25.2</td><td>18</td><td>111.6</td><td>136.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>34.5</td><td>17.3</td><td>12.3</td><td>64.9</td><td>0.4</td><td>202.5</td><td>32</td><td>145.9</td><td>348.3</td><td>58</td><td>237.5</td><td>0.85</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>82.9</td><td>101.9</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>19.2</td><td>3.6</td><td>3.9</td><td>27.4</td><td>0.7</td><td>130.3</td><td>22</td><td>26.8</td><td>157.2</td><td>83</td><td>199.5</td><td>0.65</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>14.3</td><td>15</td><td>78.8</td><td>93.1</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>0</td><td>22.1</td><td>0.8</td><td>5.1</td><td>28.3</td><td>0.6</td><td>122.3</td><td>24</td><td>32.4</td><td>154.8</td><td>79</td><td>213.1</td><td>0.57</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year (i)</th><th colspan="5">Mixed-stock fisheries in North America</th><th colspan="8">Canada - losses from all sources (terminal fisheries, catch and release mortality, bycatch mortality) in year i</th><th rowspan="2">Harvest in home waters as % of total NW Atlantic</th><th rowspan="2">Estimated abundance in North America (2SW)</th><th rowspan="2">Exploitation rate in North America</th></tr><tr><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food 1SW (Year i-1) (a)</th><th>% 1SW of total 2SW equivalents (Year i)</th><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food 2SW (Year i) (a)</th><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food total (Year i)</th><th>SPM (Year i)</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>Total</th><th>USA</th><th>North America-Total Losses</th><th>Terminal losses as % of NA Total</th><th>Greenland Total (Year i - 1)</th><th>NW Atlantic Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1986</td><td>19.5</td><td>16</td><td>105</td><td>124.5</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>0</td><td>27.1</td><td>1.9</td><td>3</td><td>32.5</td><td>0.6</td><td>157.9</td><td>21</td><td>99</td><td>256.9</td><td>61</td><td>266.9</td><td>0.59</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>24.7</td><td>16</td><td>132.3</td><td>157</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.6</td><td>0</td><td>27.1</td><td>1.9</td><td>1.4</td><td>31.1</td><td>0.3</td><td>188.6</td><td>17</td><td>123.7</td><td>312.3</td><td>60</td><td>260</td><td>0.73</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>31.5</td><td>28</td><td>81.2</td><td>112.7</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.7</td><td>0</td><td>27.4</td><td>1.4</td><td>1.4</td><td>30.9</td><td>0.2</td><td>144.1</td><td>22</td><td>123.8</td><td>267.8</td><td>54</td><td>215.2</td><td>0.67</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>21.9</td><td>21</td><td>81.4</td><td>103.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.5</td><td>0</td><td>23.6</td><td>1.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>25.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>129.4</td><td>20</td><td>84.9</td><td>214.2</td><td>60</td><td>195.8</td><td>0.66</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>19.2</td><td>25</td><td>57.4</td><td>76.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.4</td><td>0</td><td>22.8</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.6</td><td>25.1</td><td>0.7</td><td>102.6</td><td>25</td><td>43.6</td><td>146.2</td><td>70</td><td>176</td><td>0.58</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>11.8</td><td>23</td><td>40.5</td><td>52.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.1</td><td>0</td><td>23.4</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.4</td><td>26</td><td>0.2</td><td>78.7</td><td>33</td><td>52.2</td><td>130.9</td><td>60</td><td>148.4</td><td>0.53</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>9.8</td><td>28</td><td>25.1</td><td>34.9</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.1</td><td>23.9</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.1</td><td>27.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>62.5</td><td>44</td><td>79.5</td><td>142</td><td>44</td><td>145.9</td><td>0.43</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>3.1</td><td>19</td><td>13.3</td><td>16.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>0</td><td>18.4</td><td>0.7</td><td>1.2</td><td>20.7</td><td>0.2</td><td>37.6</td><td>56</td><td>29.8</td><td>67.4</td><td>56</td><td>122.1</td><td>0.31</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>2.1</td><td>15</td><td>11.9</td><td>14</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.1</td><td>19.1</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.8</td><td>21.2</td><td>0</td><td>35.6</td><td>60</td><td>1.9</td><td>37.5</td><td>95</td><td>107.2</td><td>0.33</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>1.2</td><td>12</td><td>8.7</td><td>9.9</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.1</td><td>17.8</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>19.3</td><td>0</td><td>29.2</td><td>66</td><td>1.9</td><td>31.1</td><td>94</td><td>134.3</td><td>0.22</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>1</td><td>15</td><td>5.6</td><td>6.7</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.2</td><td>17.1</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.8</td><td>19.4</td><td>0</td><td>26.2</td><td>74</td><td>19.2</td><td>45.4</td><td>58</td><td>113.8</td><td>0.23</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>0.9</td><td>14</td><td>5.6</td><td>6.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>14.1</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.6</td><td>15.9</td><td>0</td><td>22.6</td><td>70</td><td>19.3</td><td>41.9</td><td>54</td><td>93.9</td><td>0.24</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>1.2</td><td>40</td><td>1.8</td><td>2.9</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>7.9</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.3</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>12.2</td><td>74</td><td>13</td><td>25.2</td><td>48</td><td>64.5</td><td>0.19</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>0.2</td><td>17</td><td>0.8</td><td>1</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>6.6</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>8.2</td><td>0</td><td>9.4</td><td>86</td><td>4.3</td><td>13.8</td><td>69</td><td>68.3</td><td>0.14</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>0.1</td><td>12</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>6.3</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>7.6</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>84</td><td>6.4</td><td>15.5</td><td>58</td><td>70.1</td><td>0.13</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year (i)</th><th colspan="5">Mixed-stock fisheries in North America</th><th colspan="10">Canada - losses from all sources (terminal fisheries, catch and release mortality, bycatch mortality) in year i</th><th rowspan="2">Harvest in home waters as % of total NW Atlantic</th><th rowspan="2">Estimated abundance in North America (2SW)</th><th rowspan="2">Exploitation rate in North America</th></tr><tr><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food 1SW (Year i-1) (a)</th><th>% 1SW of total 2SW equivalents (Year i)</th><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food 2SW (Year i) (a)</th><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food total (Year i)</th><th>SPM (Year i)</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>Total</th><th>USA</th><th>North America-Total Losses</th><th>Terminal losses as % of NA Total</th><th>Greenland Total (Year i - 1)</th><th>NW Atlantic Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2001</td><td>0.3</td><td>17</td><td>1.3</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>6.8</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.3</td><td>8.4</td><td>0</td><td>10.2</td><td>82</td><td>5.9</td><td>16.2</td><td>63</td><td>80.9</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>0.3</td><td>19</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>0</td><td>4.2</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>5.2</td><td>0</td><td>6.7</td><td>77</td><td>8.6</td><td>15.3</td><td>44</td><td>51</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>0.3</td><td>15</td><td>1.7</td><td>2</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>6.1</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.2</td><td>7.3</td><td>0</td><td>9.6</td><td>76</td><td>3.2</td><td>12.9</td><td>75</td><td>78.3</td><td>0.12</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>0.3</td><td>11</td><td>2.9</td><td>3.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>6</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.1</td><td>7.3</td><td>0</td><td>10.7</td><td>68</td><td>3.5</td><td>14.2</td><td>76</td><td>76</td><td>0.14</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>0.5</td><td>17</td><td>2.2</td><td>2.7</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>5.3</td><td>1</td><td>0.1</td><td>6.7</td><td>0</td><td>9.7</td><td>69</td><td>4.3</td><td>14.1</td><td>69</td><td>78.2</td><td>0.12</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>0.6</td><td>19</td><td>2.4</td><td>3</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>4.9</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>6.1</td><td>0</td><td>9.5</td><td>64</td><td>4.2</td><td>13.7</td><td>69</td><td>74.7</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>0.6</td><td>21</td><td>2.1</td><td>2.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>4.7</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.1</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>8.9</td><td>68</td><td>4.9</td><td>13.8</td><td>64</td><td>69.7</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>0.5</td><td>14</td><td>3</td><td>3.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>4.5</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.1</td><td>5.7</td><td>0</td><td>9.7</td><td>59</td><td>6.6</td><td>16.3</td><td>59</td><td>76.8</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>0.5</td><td>17</td><td>2.6</td><td>3.1</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>4.6</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.1</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>9.5</td><td>63</td><td>7.5</td><td>17</td><td>56</td><td>90.4</td><td>0.11</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>0.4</td><td>13</td><td>2.9</td><td>3.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>4.2</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.1</td><td>5.4</td><td>0</td><td>9.2</td><td>59</td><td>6.7</td><td>15.9</td><td>58</td><td>73.3</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>0.5</td><td>13</td><td>3.5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.1</td><td>5.9</td><td>1.5</td><td>0.1</td><td>7.7</td><td>0</td><td>12.7</td><td>61</td><td>8.8</td><td>21.5</td><td>59</td><td>146.1</td><td>0.09</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>0.6</td><td>16</td><td>3.3</td><td>3.9</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>0</td><td>4.5</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.1</td><td>5.3</td><td>0</td><td>9.4</td><td>57</td><td>6.9</td><td>16.2</td><td>58</td><td>76</td><td>0.12</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>0.5</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>5.6</td><td>1.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>4.9</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>6.1</td><td>0</td><td>12.9</td><td>47</td><td>7.1</td><td>20</td><td>65</td><td>113.3</td><td>0.11</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>0.4</td><td>12</td><td>3.1</td><td>3.5</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.1</td><td>0</td><td>3.5</td><td>0.6</td><td>0</td><td>4.3</td><td>0</td><td>8.4</td><td>51</td><td>9.6</td><td>18</td><td>47</td><td>83.9</td><td>0.1</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>0.5</td><td>9</td><td>4.8</td><td>5.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.1</td><td>4.1</td><td>0.8</td><td>0</td><td>5.1</td><td>0</td><td>10.8</td><td>47</td><td>11.4</td><td>22.2</td><td>49</td><td>121.6</td><td>0.09</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year (i)</th><th colspan="5">Mixed-stock fisheries in North America</th><th colspan="10">Canada - losses from all sources (terminal fisheries, catch and release mortality, bycatch mortality) in year i</th><th rowspan="2">Harvest in home waters as % of total NW Atlantic</th><th rowspan="2">Estimated abundance in North America (2SW)</th><th rowspan="2">Exploitation rate in North America</th></tr><tr><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food 1SW (Year i-1) (a)</th><th>% 1SW of total 2SW equivalents (Year i)</th><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food 2SW (Year i) (a)</th><th>NF-LAB Comm / Food total (Year i)</th><th>SPM (Year i)</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>Total</th><th>USA</th><th>North America-Total Losses</th><th>Terminal losses as % of NA Total</th><th>Greenland Total (Year i - 1)</th><th>NW Atlantic Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2016</td><td>0.5</td><td>11</td><td>4.3</td><td>4.9</td><td>0.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>4.3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>5.7</td><td>0</td><td>10.8</td><td>53</td><td>11.7</td><td>22.6</td><td>48</td><td>118</td><td>0.09</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>0.4</td><td>8</td><td>4.8</td><td>5.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>3.8</td><td>1.1</td><td>0</td><td>5.2</td><td>0</td><td>10.5</td><td>49</td><td>5.6</td><td>16.2</td><td>65</td><td>117.8</td><td>0.09</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>0.4</td><td>11</td><td>3.2</td><td>3.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>0</td><td>3.1</td><td>1.1</td><td>0</td><td>4.3</td><td>0</td><td>8.1</td><td>53</td><td>5.4</td><td>13.5</td><td>60</td><td>92.4</td><td>0.09</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>0.5</td><td>10</td><td>4.5</td><td>5</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.1</td><td>3.1</td><td>0.7</td><td>0</td><td>4.1</td><td>0</td><td>9.2</td><td>44</td><td>9.6</td><td>18.8</td><td>49</td><td>70.8</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>0.4</td><td>8</td><td>4.8</td><td>5.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.1</td><td>3.2</td><td>1.1</td><td>0</td><td>4.5</td><td>0</td><td>9.9</td><td>45</td><td>6.4</td><td>16.2</td><td>61</td><td>102.7</td><td>0.1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Variations in numbers from previous assessments are due to updates to data inputs and to stochastic variation from Monte Carlo simulation.

NF-LAB Comm / Food 1SW (Year i-1) = Catch of 1SW non-maturing * 0.677057 (M of 0.03 per month for 13 months to July for Canadian terminal fisheries).

NF-LAB Comm / Food 2SW (Year i) = catch of 2SW salmon * 0.970446 (M of 0.03 per month for 1 month to July of Canadian terminal fisheries).

Canada: Losses from all sources = 2SW returns - 2SW spawners (includes losses from harvests from catch and release mortality and other in-river losses such as bycatch mortality but excludes the fisheries at St-Pierre and Miquelon and NF-LAB Comm / Food fisheries).

a - starting in 1998 there was no commercial fishery in Labrador; numbers reflect harvests of the Indigenous and residential subsistence fisheries.

Greenland total catch = estimated catch in year i -1 of 1SW non-maturing salmon of North American origin at Greenland * 0.719 which is the discounted catch for 11 months of mortality at sea as returning 2SW salmon to eastern North America (M of 0.03 per month for 11 months).
<table><caption>Table 4.1.5.1. Correspondence between ICES areas used for the assessment of status of North American salmon stocks and the reporting groups (Figure 4.1.5.1 and Figure 4.1.5.2) defined using the SNP range wide baseline (Jeffrey et al., 2018).</caption><thead><tr><td>ICES region</td><td>Reporting group</td><td>Group acronym</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Québec (North)</td><td>Ungava</td><td>UNG</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Labrador</td><td>Labrador Central</td><td>LAC</td></tr><tr><td>Lake Melville</td><td>MEL</td></tr><tr><td>Labrador South</td><td>LAS</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">Québec</td><td>St Lawrence North Shore Lower</td><td>QLS</td></tr><tr><td>Anticosti</td><td>ANT</td></tr><tr><td>Gaspe Peninsula</td><td>GAS</td></tr><tr><td>Québec City Region</td><td>QUE</td></tr><tr><td>Gulf</td><td>Gulf of St Lawrence</td><td>GUL</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">Scotia-Fundy</td><td>Inner Bay of Fundy</td><td>IBF</td></tr><tr><td>Eastern Nova Scotia</td><td>ENS</td></tr><tr><td>Western Nova Scotia</td><td>WNS</td></tr><tr><td>Saint John River & Aquaculture</td><td>SJR</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8">Newfoundland</td><td>Northern Newfoundland</td><td>NNF</td></tr><tr><td>Western Newfoundland</td><td>WNF</td></tr><tr><td>Newfoundland 1</td><td>NF1</td></tr><tr><td>Newfoundland 2</td><td>NF2</td></tr><tr><td>Fortune Bay</td><td>FTB</td></tr><tr><td>Burin Peninsula</td><td>BPN</td></tr><tr><td>Avalon Peninsula</td><td>AVA</td></tr><tr><td>USA</td><td>Maine, United States</td><td>USA</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10">Europe</td><td>Spain</td><td>SPN</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>FRN</td></tr><tr><td>European Brood stock</td><td>EUB</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom/Ireland</td><td>BRI</td></tr><tr><td>Barents-White Seas</td><td>BAR</td></tr><tr><td>Baltic Sea</td><td>BAL</td></tr><tr><td>Southern Norway</td><td>SNO</td></tr><tr><td>Northern Norway</td><td>NNO</td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>ICE</td></tr><tr><td>Greenland</td><td>GL</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.1.5.2. Genetic mixture analysis of Labrador subsistence fisheries for 2020 using the SNP range wide baseline (Jeffrey et al., 2018). Mean percent values (and 95% credible interval) by range wide reporting groups (Figure 4.1.5.1 and Figure 4.1.5.2). Small <63 cm, Large >=63 cm. Note that credible intervals with a lower bound including zero indicate little support for the mean assignment value. Samples were not analysed in 2020 in SFA 1B.</caption><thead><tr><th>Reporting Group</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>SFA 1A</th><th>SFA 2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Spain</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>European Brood<br>stock</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom /<br>Ireland</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Barents-White<br>Seas</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Baltic Sea</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Southern Norway</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Northern Norway</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Greenland</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Maine, United<br>States</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Western Nova Sco-<br>tia</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Eastern Nova Sco-<br>tia</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Inner Bay of Fundy</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Gulf of St Law-<br>rence</td><td>0.2<br>(0.0, 0.6)</td><td>0.2<br>(0.0, 0.8)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.2<br>(0.0, 0.6)</td></tr><tr><td>Saint John River<br>Aquaculture</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Québec City Re-<br>gion</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Gaspe Peninsulas</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Reporting Group</th><th>Total</th><th>Small</th><th>Large</th><th>SFA 1A</th><th>SFA 2</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Anticosti</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>St Lawrence North Shore Lower</td><td>1.2<br>(0.4, 2.4)</td><td>1.1<br>(0.3, 2.3)</td><td>1.2<br>(0.1, 3.4)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>1.3<br>(0.4, 2.5)</td></tr><tr><td>Newfoundland 2</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Fortune Bay</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Burin Peninsula</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Avalon Peninsula</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Newfoundland 1</td><td>0.4<br>(0.0, 1.1)</td><td>0.2<br>(0.0, 0.8)</td><td>1.0<br>(0.0, 3.3)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.4<br>(0.0, 1.1)</td></tr><tr><td>Western Newfoundland</td><td>0.4<br>(0.0, 1.1)</td><td>0.3<br>(0.0, 0.9)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.4<br>(0.1, 1.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Northern Newfoundland</td><td>1.4<br>(0.7, 2.5)</td><td>1.7<br>(0.8, 3.0)</td><td>0.6<br>(0.0, 2.3)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>1.5<br>(0.7, 2.6)</td></tr><tr><td>Labrador South</td><td>84.9<br>(81.4, 88.0)</td><td>87.5<br>(83.8, 90.8)</td><td>77.1<br>(68.9, 84.3)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>88.7<br>(85.6, 91.5)</td></tr><tr><td>Lake Melville</td><td>1.7<br>(0.8, 3.1)</td><td>2.3<br>(0.9, 4.1)</td><td>1.4<br>(0.0, 4.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>1.7<br>(0.8, 2.8)</td></tr><tr><td>Labrador Central</td><td>8.9<br>(6.2, 12.0)</td><td>6.3<br>(3.5, 9.5)</td><td>15.0<br>(8.5, 22.6)</td><td>95.3<br>(82.3, 99.9)</td><td>5.0<br>(2.9, 7.6)</td></tr><tr><td>Ungava</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>2.4<br>(0.6, 5.3)</td><td>0.0<br>(0.0, 0.0)</td><td>0.4<br>(0.0, 1.0)</td></tr><tr><td>Samples</td><td>741</td><td>582</td><td>158</td><td>28</td><td>713</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.3.1.1. Estimated smolt production by smolt migration year in monitored rivers of eastern North America 1991 to 2020.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Smolt Migration Year</th><th colspan="2">USA</th><th colspan="3">Scotia-Fundy</th><th colspan="5">Gulf</th></tr><tr><th>Narraguagus</th><th>Sheepscot</th><th>Nashwaak</th><th>LaHave</th><th>St Mary's (West Br.)</th><th>Middle</th><th>Margaree</th><th>Northwest Miramichi</th><th>Southwest Miramichi</th><th>Restigouche</th><th>Kedgwick</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1991</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>20 511</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td></td><td>2749</td><td></td><td></td><td>16 550</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td></td><td>2845</td><td></td><td>22 750</td><td>15 600</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td></td><td>4247</td><td></td><td>28 500</td><td>10 420</td><td></td><td></td><td>390 500</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td></td><td>1843</td><td></td><td>15 800</td><td>16 300</td><td></td><td></td><td>162 000</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td></td><td>2562</td><td></td><td>11 000</td><td>15 700</td><td></td><td></td><td>220 000</td><td>306 300</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td></td><td>1774</td><td></td><td>15 000</td><td>11 860</td><td></td><td>63 200</td><td>241 000</td><td>711 400</td><td>360 698</td><td>174 162</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td></td><td>1201</td><td></td><td>9000</td><td>17 845</td><td></td><td>83 100</td><td>286 000</td><td>48 500</td><td>577 895</td><td>69 004</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td></td><td>1284</td><td></td><td>13 600</td><td>20 613</td><td></td><td>105 800</td><td>368 000</td><td>1 167 000</td><td>599 625</td><td>84 953</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td></td><td>1287</td><td></td><td>5 200</td><td>5270</td><td>7350</td><td>94 200</td><td>151 200</td><td></td><td>598 094</td><td>73 563</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td></td><td>2339</td><td></td><td>25 400</td><td>22 971</td><td>25 100</td><td>113 700</td><td>435 000</td><td>1 330 000</td><td>414 597</td><td>127 194</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td></td><td>1177</td><td></td><td>21 550</td><td>24 430</td><td>16 110</td><td>112 400</td><td></td><td>1 344 000</td><td>944 068</td><td>108 899</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Smolt Migration Year</th><th colspan="2">USA</th><th colspan="3">Scotia-Fundy</th><th colspan="4">Gulf</th><th rowspan="2">Restigouche</th><th rowspan="2">Kedgwick</th></tr><tr><th>Narraguagus</th><th>Sheepscot</th><th>Nashwaak</th><th>LaHave</th><th>St Mary's (West Br.)</th><th>Middle</th><th>Margaree</th><th>Northwest Miramichi</th><th>Southwest Miramichi</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2008</td><td>962</td><td></td><td>7 300</td><td>14 450</td><td>15 217</td><td></td><td>128 800</td><td></td><td>901 500</td><td>494 248</td><td>47 020</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>1176</td><td>1498</td><td>15 900</td><td>8644</td><td>14 820</td><td></td><td>96 800</td><td></td><td>1 035 000</td><td>552 013</td><td>136 905</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>2149</td><td>2231</td><td>12 500</td><td>16 215</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>768 000</td><td>2 165 000</td><td>610 462</td><td>94 246</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>1404</td><td>1639</td><td>8750</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>720 238</td><td>268 288</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>969</td><td>849</td><td>11 060</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>729 842</td><td>158 330</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>1237</td><td>829</td><td>10 120</td><td>7159</td><td></td><td>11 103</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>464 256</td><td>103 017</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>1615</td><td>542</td><td>11 100</td><td>29 175</td><td></td><td>11 907</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>237 660</td><td>55 807</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>1201</td><td>572</td><td>7900</td><td>6664</td><td></td><td>24 110</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>535 084</td><td>18 1624</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td></td><td>983</td><td>7150</td><td>25 849</td><td></td><td>14 848</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>267 512</td><td>58 534</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td></td><td>985</td><td></td><td>15 190</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>289 129</td><td>52 788</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>604</td><td>883</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>9 554</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>194 485</td><td>57 077</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>829</td><td>576</td><td>8710</td><td></td><td>1763</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>334 001</td><td>54 920</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.3.1.1 Cont'd. Estimated smolt production by smolt migration year in monitored rivers of eastern North America 1991 to 2020.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Smolt Migration Year</th><th colspan="4">Québec</th><th colspan="4">Newfoundland</th></tr><tr><th>St Jean</th><th>De la Trinite</th><th>Vieux-Fort</th><th>Conne</th><th>Rocky</th><th>Campbellton</th><th>Western Arm Brook</th><th>Garnish</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1991</td><td>113 927</td><td>40 863</td><td></td><td>74 645</td><td>7732</td><td></td><td>13 453</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>154 980</td><td>50 869</td><td></td><td>68 208</td><td>7813</td><td></td><td>15 405</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>142 972</td><td>86 226</td><td></td><td>55 765</td><td>5115</td><td>31 577</td><td>13 435</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>74 285</td><td>55 913</td><td></td><td>60 762</td><td>9781</td><td>41 663</td><td>9 283</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>60 227</td><td>71 899</td><td></td><td>62 749</td><td>7577</td><td>39 715</td><td>15 144</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>104 973</td><td>61 092</td><td></td><td>94 088</td><td>14 261</td><td>58 369</td><td>14 502</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td></td><td>31 892</td><td></td><td>100 983</td><td>16 900</td><td>62 050</td><td>23 845</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>95 843</td><td>28 962</td><td></td><td>69 841</td><td>12 163</td><td>50 441</td><td>17 139</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>114 255</td><td>56 557</td><td></td><td>63 658</td><td>8625</td><td>47 256</td><td>13 500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>50 993</td><td>39 744</td><td></td><td>60 777</td><td>7616</td><td>35 596</td><td>12 706</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>109 845</td><td>70 318</td><td></td><td>86 899</td><td>9392</td><td>37 170</td><td>16 013</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>71 839</td><td>44 264</td><td></td><td>81 806</td><td>10 144</td><td>32 573</td><td>14 999</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>60 259</td><td>53 030</td><td></td><td>71 479</td><td>4440</td><td>35 089</td><td>12 086</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>54 821</td><td>27 051</td><td></td><td>79 667</td><td>13 047</td><td>32 780</td><td>17 323</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>96 002</td><td>34 867</td><td></td><td>66 196</td><td>15 847</td><td>30 123</td><td>8 607</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>102 939</td><td></td><td></td><td>35 487</td><td>13 200</td><td>33 302</td><td>20 826</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>135 360</td><td>42 923</td><td></td><td>63 738</td><td>12 355</td><td>35 742</td><td>16 621</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>45 978</td><td>35 036</td><td></td><td>68 242</td><td>18 338</td><td>40 390</td><td>17 444</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Smolt Migration Year</th><th colspan="4">Québec</th><th colspan="3">Newfoundland</th></tr><tr><th>St Jean</th><th>De la Trinite</th><th>Vieux-Fort</th><th>Conne</th><th>Rocky</th><th>Campbellton</th><th>Western Arm Brook</th><th>Garnish</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2009</td><td>37 297</td><td>32 680</td><td></td><td>71 085</td><td>14 041</td><td>36 722</td><td>18 492</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>47 187</td><td>37 500</td><td></td><td>54 392</td><td>15 098</td><td>41 069</td><td>19 044</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>45 050</td><td>44 400</td><td></td><td>50 701</td><td>9311</td><td>37 033</td><td>20 544</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>40 787</td><td>45 108</td><td></td><td>51 220</td><td>5673</td><td>44 193</td><td>13 573</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>36 849</td><td>42 378</td><td></td><td>66 261</td><td>6989</td><td>40 355</td><td>19 710</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>56 456</td><td>30 741</td><td>30 873</td><td>56 224</td><td>9901</td><td>45 630</td><td>19 771</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td></td><td>47 566</td><td>25 096</td><td>32 557</td><td>6454</td><td>32 759</td><td>14 278</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>58 307</td><td>42 269</td><td>28 234</td><td></td><td>4542</td><td>44 747</td><td>14 255</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>34 261</td><td>27 433</td><td>34 447</td><td>58 803</td><td>5233</td><td>35 910</td><td>15 439</td><td>11 833</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>38 356</td><td>35 519</td><td>16 046</td><td></td><td>3600</td><td>38 464</td><td>13 317</td><td>10 425</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>36 988</td><td>28 230</td><td></td><td>25 241</td><td>1149</td><td>41 040</td><td>12 732</td><td>16 405</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>38 110</td><td>38 892</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.3.2.1. Estimated small salmon returns (medians, 5th percentile, 95th percentile; X 1000) to the six geographic areas and overall for NAC 1970 to 2020. Returns for Scotia-Fundy (SF) do not include those from SFA 22 and a portion of SFA 23.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="8">Median of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">5th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">95th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1970</td><td>49.2</td><td>135.4</td><td>23.7</td><td>63</td><td>26.6</td><td>NA</td><td>298.9</td><td>34.1</td><td>120.1</td><td>19.4</td><td>54</td><td>22.8</td><td>NA</td><td>272.9</td><td>72.6</td><td>150.9</td><td>27.9</td><td>72</td><td>30.3</td><td>NA</td><td>328</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>64.6</td><td>118.6</td><td>18.7</td><td>50</td><td>18.8</td><td>0</td><td>271.8</td><td>44.6</td><td>105.6</td><td>15.4</td><td>42.7</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>244.5</td><td>95.4</td><td>132</td><td>22.1</td><td>57</td><td>21.7</td><td>0</td><td>305.4</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>48.7</td><td>110.7</td><td>15.5</td><td>62.9</td><td>17</td><td>0</td><td>255.6</td><td>33.9</td><td>97.5</td><td>12.8</td><td>53.7</td><td>14.1</td><td>0</td><td>231.6</td><td>71.7</td><td>123.3</td><td>18.4</td><td>72</td><td>19.8</td><td>0</td><td>283.5</td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>13.9</td><td>160.1</td><td>20.7</td><td>63.3</td><td>24.4</td><td>0</td><td>282.6</td><td>9.4</td><td>142.3</td><td>17</td><td>54.1</td><td>20.7</td><td>0</td><td>261.3</td><td>19.8</td><td>177.5</td><td>24.5</td><td>72.3</td><td>28.1</td><td>0</td><td>303.8</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>53.7</td><td>120.7</td><td>20.9</td><td>98.2</td><td>43.5</td><td>0.1</td><td>338.4</td><td>37.6</td><td>107</td><td>17.2</td><td>83.8</td><td>37.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>309.2</td><td>79.8</td><td>134.2</td><td>24.8</td><td>112.9</td><td>50</td><td>0.1</td><td>371.8</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>102.9</td><td>151.1</td><td>22.7</td><td>88.6</td><td>33.9</td><td>0.1</td><td>400.2</td><td>71.5</td><td>133.1</td><td>18.5</td><td>75.6</td><td>30.4</td><td>0.1</td><td>358.4</td><td>153.2</td><td>168.8</td><td>26.7</td><td>101.1</td><td>37.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>454.8</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>73.4</td><td>158.6</td><td>25</td><td>128.9</td><td>52.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>440.8</td><td>51.2</td><td>139</td><td>20.5</td><td>110.8</td><td>46.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>401.5</td><td>108.9</td><td>178</td><td>29.4</td><td>146.6</td><td>59.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>484.4</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>65.6</td><td>159.8</td><td>22.8</td><td>46.3</td><td>46.1</td><td>0.1</td><td>342.2</td><td>45.5</td><td>140</td><td>18.6</td><td>40.1</td><td>40.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>309.6</td><td>97.2</td><td>179.5</td><td>26.9</td><td>52.7</td><td>52.1</td><td>0.1</td><td>379.4</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>33</td><td>139.3</td><td>21.2</td><td>41</td><td>15.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>251.5</td><td>22.8</td><td>121.9</td><td>17.4</td><td>36.2</td><td>14.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>228.2</td><td>48.2</td><td>156.8</td><td>25</td><td>46</td><td>17.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>274.9</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>42.2</td><td>151.9</td><td>27.2</td><td>72.3</td><td>48.9</td><td>0.2</td><td>344</td><td>29.2</td><td>133.1</td><td>22.2</td><td>62.5</td><td>42.4</td><td>0.2</td><td>316</td><td>63.1</td><td>170.5</td><td>32</td><td>82</td><td>55.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>373.2</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>96.3</td><td>172.6</td><td>37.2</td><td>63.2</td><td>70.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>442.1</td><td>66.4</td><td>152.5</td><td>30.5</td><td>54.5</td><td>62.8</td><td>0.8</td><td>400.3</td><td>142.8</td><td>192.5</td><td>43.9</td><td>71.9</td><td>78.5</td><td>0.8</td><td>493.9</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>105.3</td><td>225.5</td><td>52.1</td><td>106.5</td><td>59.4</td><td>1.1</td><td>552.4</td><td>72.8</td><td>197.6</td><td>42.7</td><td>85.4</td><td>51</td><td>1.1</td><td>498.1</td><td>157.2</td><td>253.7</td><td>61.5</td><td>127.5</td><td>67.8</td><td>1.1</td><td>615.5</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>73</td><td>200.3</td><td>29.6</td><td>121.5</td><td>36.1</td><td>0.3</td><td>462.8</td><td>50.5</td><td>177.1</td><td>24.3</td><td>96.3</td><td>31.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>417.6</td><td>108.8</td><td>224.2</td><td>34.9</td><td>146.1</td><td>40.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>512.3</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>45.6</td><td>156.5</td><td>22.5</td><td>37.3</td><td>22.6</td><td>0.3</td><td>285.8</td><td>31.8</td><td>137.9</td><td>18.5</td><td>29.7</td><td>19.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>259.2</td><td>68.3</td><td>175.2</td><td>26.5</td><td>44.7</td><td>25.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>316.1</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>24</td><td>206.4</td><td>25.5</td><td>54.3</td><td>42.8</td><td>0.6</td><td>354.3</td><td>16.7</td><td>180.3</td><td>24.5</td><td>44.6</td><td>36.7</td><td>0.6</td><td>324.9</td><td>35.5</td><td>232.9</td><td>26.5</td><td>63.8</td><td>49</td><td>0.6</td><td>384.6</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>43</td><td>195.4</td><td>27.5</td><td>86.4</td><td>47.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>401.6</td><td>29.7</td><td>168.5</td><td>26.4</td><td>68.3</td><td>40.1</td><td>0.4</td><td>364.4</td><td>64.8</td><td>222.7</td><td>28.7</td><td>104.1</td><td>54.7</td><td>0.4</td><td>440.9</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>65.6</td><td>200.6</td><td>38.5</td><td>161.3</td><td>49.2</td><td>0.8</td><td>518.1</td><td>45.2</td><td>175.3</td><td>37</td><td>127</td><td>41.7</td><td>0.8</td><td>465.7</td><td>97.8</td><td>226</td><td>40</td><td>195.1</td><td>56.8</td><td>0.8</td><td>570.9</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>82</td><td>135.6</td><td>44.1</td><td>123.8</td><td>51.4</td><td>1.1</td><td>439.7</td><td>56.5</td><td>118.6</td><td>42.3</td><td>98.6</td><td>43.4</td><td>1.1</td><td>395.2</td><td>122.8</td><td>152.5</td><td>45.9</td><td>148.8</td><td>59.3</td><td>1.1</td><td>490.5</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>75.9</td><td>217.6</td><td>50.6</td><td>174</td><td>51.8</td><td>1</td><td>572.3</td><td>52.1</td><td>189.8</td><td>48.8</td><td>137.6</td><td>44</td><td>1</td><td>516.1</td><td>113.5</td><td>244.4</td><td>52.5</td><td>209.2</td><td>59.6</td><td>1</td><td>632.1</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>51.7</td><td>107.6</td><td>40.1</td><td>103.8</td><td>54.5</td><td>1.3</td><td>360.3</td><td>35.8</td><td>94.9</td><td>38.6</td><td>81.7</td><td>46.6</td><td>1.2</td><td>326.1</td><td>77.1</td><td>120.4</td><td>41.6</td><td>125.3</td><td>62.6</td><td>1.3</td><td>396.6</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>30.3</td><td>152.3</td><td>45.4</td><td>117.9</td><td>55.3</td><td>0.7</td><td>403.2</td><td>20.8</td><td>138.1</td><td>43.9</td><td>93.8</td><td>46.5</td><td>0.7</td><td>369.6</td><td>45.4</td><td>166.4</td><td>47</td><td>142.3</td><td>64</td><td>0.7</td><td>435.9</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>24.4</td><td>105.8</td><td>36.4</td><td>86.1</td><td>28.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>281.8</td><td>16.6</td><td>96.4</td><td>35.2</td><td>68.3</td><td>24.5</td><td>0.3</td><td>258.6</td><td>36.5</td><td>114.9</td><td>37.7</td><td>103.8</td><td>32</td><td>0.3</td><td>305.5</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>34.2</td><td>228.9</td><td>40</td><td>193.7</td><td>34</td><td>1.2</td><td>533.7</td><td>24.1</td><td>200.4</td><td>38.7</td><td>165.3</td><td>29.4</td><td>1.2</td><td>489.9</td><td>51.2</td><td>257.7</td><td>41.5</td><td>222.1</td><td>38.7</td><td>1.2</td><td>577.9</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>45.9</td><td>265.9</td><td>34.6</td><td>136.6</td><td>25.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>511.2</td><td>33.3</td><td>235.5</td><td>33.4</td><td>90.5</td><td>21.9</td><td>0.5</td><td>451.6</td><td>66.8</td><td>295.1</td><td>35.7</td><td>184.4</td><td>29.5</td><td>0.5</td><td>571.6</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="7">Median of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="7">5th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="7">95th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1994</td><td>33.8</td><td>160.9</td><td>33</td><td>67.8</td><td>10.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>307.7</td><td>25.2</td><td>138.6</td><td>32</td><td>57.5</td><td>9.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>281.1</td><td>48.5</td><td>183</td><td>34</td><td>78.2</td><td>11.6</td><td>0.4</td><td>335</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>48</td><td>204.7</td><td>26.6</td><td>61</td><td>20</td><td>0.2</td><td>362.1</td><td>36.1</td><td>173.9</td><td>25.7</td><td>52.3</td><td>17.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>326.3</td><td>67.2</td><td>234.6</td><td>27.4</td><td>70</td><td>22.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>397.5</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>90</td><td>313.7</td><td>35.2</td><td>57.5</td><td>31.8</td><td>0.7</td><td>531.1</td><td>67.9</td><td>269.6</td><td>34.2</td><td>48.1</td><td>27.5</td><td>0.6</td><td>478.4</td><td>127.2</td><td>357.6</td><td>36.2</td><td>66.6</td><td>36.1</td><td>0.7</td><td>588.4</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>95.3</td><td>176.9</td><td>27.6</td><td>31.1</td><td>9.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>341.6</td><td>73.7</td><td>158.7</td><td>26.7</td><td>25.1</td><td>8.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>310.7</td><td>130.3</td><td>194.3</td><td>28.5</td><td>37</td><td>10.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>380.9</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>150.9</td><td>183.7</td><td>28.7</td><td>40.5</td><td>20.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>424.7</td><td>102.7</td><td>171.4</td><td>27.7</td><td>34.6</td><td>18.7</td><td>0.4</td><td>374.3</td><td>199.9</td><td>196</td><td>29.7</td><td>46.6</td><td>22</td><td>0.4</td><td>475.1</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>146.7</td><td>201.3</td><td>30</td><td>36.3</td><td>10.6</td><td>0.4</td><td>425.2</td><td>100</td><td>185.6</td><td>28.9</td><td>31.6</td><td>9.8</td><td>0.4</td><td>375.2</td><td>195</td><td>217.2</td><td>31.1</td><td>40.9</td><td>11.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>476.2</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>181.7</td><td>228.8</td><td>28</td><td>51.5</td><td>12.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>502.8</td><td>123.5</td><td>216.9</td><td>26.1</td><td>45.1</td><td>11.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>442.7</td><td>239.7</td><td>240.9</td><td>29.8</td><td>57.9</td><td>13.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>561.4</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>145.2</td><td>156.2</td><td>18.9</td><td>42.8</td><td>5.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>369</td><td>98.7</td><td>148.1</td><td>18.2</td><td>37.6</td><td>5</td><td>0.3</td><td>321.3</td><td>191.7</td><td>164.5</td><td>19.6</td><td>48.2</td><td>5.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>415.8</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>102.6</td><td>155.8</td><td>30.3</td><td>68.7</td><td>9.8</td><td>0.4</td><td>367.7</td><td>66.6</td><td>143.2</td><td>29.4</td><td>59.7</td><td>9</td><td>0.4</td><td>328.1</td><td>139</td><td>167.8</td><td>31.2</td><td>77.9</td><td>10.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>407.3</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>85.8</td><td>242.4</td><td>25.3</td><td>41.5</td><td>5.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>400.9</td><td>51.9</td><td>233.1</td><td>24.5</td><td>35.9</td><td>5.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>365.2</td><td>119</td><td>252</td><td>26.1</td><td>47</td><td>6.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>435.8</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>95.2</td><td>210</td><td>34.2</td><td>76.6</td><td>8.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>424.6</td><td>72.3</td><td>192.1</td><td>32.4</td><td>65.9</td><td>7.6</td><td>0.3</td><td>393</td><td>117.7</td><td>228</td><td>35.9</td><td>87.4</td><td>9.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>456.4</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>220.5</td><td>221.9</td><td>23</td><td>47.1</td><td>7.5</td><td>0.3</td><td>520</td><td>165.9</td><td>176.5</td><td>21.9</td><td>39.2</td><td>6.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>446.3</td><td>275.4</td><td>266.4</td><td>24.1</td><td>55.2</td><td>8.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>592.9</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>213.5</td><td>212.8</td><td>28.1</td><td>58.1</td><td>10.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>522.8</td><td>139.8</td><td>194.1</td><td>27</td><td>48.4</td><td>9.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>446.7</td><td>285.9</td><td>231.3</td><td>29.2</td><td>68</td><td>11.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>598.7</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>195</td><td>183.8</td><td>21.4</td><td>41.4</td><td>7.7</td><td>0.3</td><td>449.3</td><td>138.3</td><td>158.6</td><td>20.3</td><td>33.2</td><td>7</td><td>0.3</td><td>386.9</td><td>251</td><td>208.6</td><td>22.5</td><td>49.6</td><td>8.5</td><td>0.3</td><td>511.6</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>204</td><td>247.7</td><td>35.7</td><td>63.7</td><td>15.4</td><td>0.8</td><td>567.8</td><td>149</td><td>222.4</td><td>34.3</td><td>50.7</td><td>13.9</td><td>0.8</td><td>504.3</td><td>259.1</td><td>273.2</td><td>37.2</td><td>77</td><td>16.8</td><td>0.8</td><td>631.3</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>103.1</td><td>222.9</td><td>20.8</td><td>25.4</td><td>4.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>376.3</td><td>59.9</td><td>194.4</td><td>19.8</td><td>20.4</td><td>3.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>322.5</td><td>144.9</td><td>250.9</td><td>21.9</td><td>30.6</td><td>4.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>429.2</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>121.6</td><td>267.7</td><td>27.5</td><td>73.7</td><td>14.9</td><td>0.5</td><td>506.3</td><td>82.8</td><td>256.1</td><td>26.1</td><td>64.3</td><td>13.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>464</td><td>160.9</td><td>279.3</td><td>28.8</td><td>83.5</td><td>16.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>548.7</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>245.4</td><td>243.1</td><td>36.9</td><td>76.7</td><td>9.4</td><td>1.1</td><td>612.2</td><td>148.3</td><td>216</td><td>35.4</td><td>62.4</td><td>8.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>510.7</td><td>345.6</td><td>270.7</td><td>38.4</td><td>90.4</td><td>10.4</td><td>1.1</td><td>719.1</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>175.1</td><td>270.9</td><td>23.2</td><td>18.8</td><td>0.6</td><td>0</td><td>488.1</td><td>112.7</td><td>250.7</td><td>22.1</td><td>14.9</td><td>0.6</td><td>0</td><td>422.4</td><td>235.3</td><td>290.3</td><td>24.2</td><td>22.6</td><td>0.7</td><td>0</td><td>552.1</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>155</td><td>187.9</td><td>18.8</td><td>24.4</td><td>2.1</td><td>0.1</td><td>388.4</td><td>90.7</td><td>172.5</td><td>17.8</td><td>19.4</td><td>1.9</td><td>0.1</td><td>321.8</td><td>219.8</td><td>203.3</td><td>19.7</td><td>29.5</td><td>2.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>455.8</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>266.1</td><td>169.9</td><td>22</td><td>15</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.1</td><td>475</td><td>185.2</td><td>155.1</td><td>21</td><td>12.6</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>391.6</td><td>350.1</td><td>185</td><td>22.9</td><td>17.3</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.1</td><td>559.3</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>258.6</td><td>283.1</td><td>36.9</td><td>39.5</td><td>4.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>621.9</td><td>183.1</td><td>253.5</td><td>35.5</td><td>34.9</td><td>3.8</td><td>0.1</td><td>540.4</td><td>331.3</td><td>312.9</td><td>38.2</td><td>44.3</td><td>4.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>700.8</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>204.7</td><td>208.2</td><td>33.2</td><td>24.1</td><td>2.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>472.3</td><td>119.7</td><td>184</td><td>31.7</td><td>19.5</td><td>2.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>383.6</td><td>290.4</td><td>231.8</td><td>34.7</td><td>28.9</td><td>2.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>562.6</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>161.8</td><td>191.8</td><td>24.4</td><td>22</td><td>3.9</td><td>0.4</td><td>405.3</td><td>88.5</td><td>158.9</td><td>23.2</td><td>18.4</td><td>3.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>323.4</td><td>238.2</td><td>224.5</td><td>25.5</td><td>25.7</td><td>4.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>488.9</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>285.7</td><td>123.2</td><td>23.8</td><td>17.5</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>451.8</td><td>179.7</td><td>107.4</td><td>22.7</td><td>14.6</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>344.8</td><td>393.1</td><td>139</td><td>24.8</td><td>20.3</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>559.9</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="7">Median of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="7">5th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="7">95th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2019</td><td>116</td><td>237.4</td><td>20.9</td><td>15.7</td><td>3.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>394</td><td>67.6</td><td>183.4</td><td>19.9</td><td>12.8</td><td>3.2</td><td>0.4</td><td>318.1</td><td>165.3</td><td>291.6</td><td>21.8</td><td>18.8</td><td>3.8</td><td>0.4</td><td>470</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>197.9</td><td>202.4</td><td>26</td><td>25.9</td><td>3.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>456</td><td>138.1</td><td>174.8</td><td>24.9</td><td>22.2</td><td>2.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>387.6</td><td>256.6</td><td>230.8</td><td>27.2</td><td>29.6</td><td>3.4</td><td>0.2</td><td>521.1</td></tr></tbody></table>

% Change [(2020-2019)/2019] (*values not shown as 2020 values are previous years mean)

70% * 25% * * -41% *

Rank (highest = 1 to lowest) over 50 years (1971 to 2020)

9 21 29 42 45 36 18
<table><caption>Table 4.3.2.2. Estimated large salmon returns (medians, 5th percentile, 95th percentile; X 1000) to the six geographic areas and overall for NAC 1970 to 2020. Returns for Scotia-Fundy (SF) do not include those from SFA 22 and a portion of SFA 23.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="8">Median of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">5<sup>th</sup> percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">95<sup>th</sup> percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1970</td><td>10.1</td><td>14.9</td><td>103.4</td><td>69.6</td><td>20.3</td><td>NA</td><td>218.8</td><td>5</td><td>11.8</td><td>84.8</td><td>67.1</td><td>18</td><td>NA</td><td>198.2</td><td>17.1</td><td>17.9</td><td>121.9</td><td>72</td><td>22.6</td><td>NA</td><td>238.8</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>14.3</td><td>12.5</td><td>59.2</td><td>40.1</td><td>15.9</td><td>0.7</td><td>143.1</td><td>7.1</td><td>9.9</td><td>48.6</td><td>37.6</td><td>14.1</td><td>0.6</td><td>128.3</td><td>24.1</td><td>15.1</td><td>69.9</td><td>42.5</td><td>17.6</td><td>0.7</td><td>158.2</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>12.3</td><td>12.7</td><td>77.2</td><td>57</td><td>19</td><td>1.4</td><td>180</td><td>6.1</td><td>10.1</td><td>63.4</td><td>48.9</td><td>17.1</td><td>1.4</td><td>161.2</td><td>20.8</td><td>15.2</td><td>91.1</td><td>65</td><td>20.8</td><td>1.4</td><td>198.8</td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>17.1</td><td>17.3</td><td>85.4</td><td>53.4</td><td>14.8</td><td>1.4</td><td>189.9</td><td>8.5</td><td>13.7</td><td>69.9</td><td>45.6</td><td>13.4</td><td>1.4</td><td>168.9</td><td>29.2</td><td>20.8</td><td>100.6</td><td>61.3</td><td>16.1</td><td>1.4</td><td>211.6</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>17.2</td><td>14.3</td><td>114.5</td><td>77.6</td><td>28.5</td><td>1.4</td><td>254.1</td><td>8.3</td><td>12.7</td><td>93.9</td><td>65.9</td><td>26.3</td><td>1.4</td><td>226.8</td><td>28.8</td><td>15.9</td><td>134.7</td><td>89.4</td><td>30.8</td><td>1.4</td><td>280.9</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>15.9</td><td>18.4</td><td>97.1</td><td>50.3</td><td>30.6</td><td>2.3</td><td>215.3</td><td>7.8</td><td>16.1</td><td>79.6</td><td>43.1</td><td>28</td><td>2.3</td><td>192.9</td><td>26.7</td><td>20.7</td><td>114.7</td><td>57.9</td><td>33.2</td><td>2.4</td><td>237.8</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>18.3</td><td>16.6</td><td>96.2</td><td>48.8</td><td>28.8</td><td>1.3</td><td>210.7</td><td>9</td><td>14.7</td><td>79</td><td>41.5</td><td>26</td><td>1.3</td><td>188</td><td>31</td><td>18.6</td><td>113.8</td><td>56.1</td><td>31.6</td><td>1.3</td><td>234</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>16.2</td><td>14.6</td><td>113.4</td><td>87.7</td><td>38.1</td><td>2</td><td>272.7</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>93.4</td><td>75.2</td><td>34.7</td><td>2</td><td>246.1</td><td>27.4</td><td>16.2</td><td>134.3</td><td>100.4</td><td>41.5</td><td>2</td><td>300.4</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>12.7</td><td>11.4</td><td>102.8</td><td>43.8</td><td>22.2</td><td>4.2</td><td>197.4</td><td>6.4</td><td>10.3</td><td>84</td><td>38.8</td><td>20.6</td><td>4.2</td><td>175.8</td><td>21.4</td><td>12.4</td><td>120.9</td><td>48.8</td><td>24</td><td>4.2</td><td>218.3</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>7.2</td><td>7.2</td><td>56.5</td><td>17.9</td><td>12.8</td><td>1.9</td><td>103.8</td><td>3.6</td><td>6.3</td><td>46.4</td><td>15.7</td><td>11.6</td><td>1.9</td><td>91.9</td><td>12.2</td><td>8.1</td><td>66.6</td><td>20</td><td>14</td><td>2</td><td>115.4</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>17.3</td><td>12.1</td><td>134.2</td><td>62.5</td><td>43.8</td><td>5.8</td><td>276.4</td><td>8.5</td><td>11.1</td><td>110.2</td><td>54.8</td><td>39.5</td><td>5.7</td><td>247.9</td><td>29.2</td><td>13</td><td>158.6</td><td>70.2</td><td>47.9</td><td>5.8</td><td>304.6</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>15.7</td><td>28.9</td><td>105.3</td><td>39.3</td><td>28.2</td><td>5.6</td><td>223.7</td><td>7.7</td><td>25.3</td><td>86.6</td><td>33</td><td>25.5</td><td>5.6</td><td>200.3</td><td>26.3</td><td>32.4</td><td>124.6</td><td>45.7</td><td>31</td><td>5.7</td><td>247.3</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>11.5</td><td>11.6</td><td>93.6</td><td>54.2</td><td>23.7</td><td>6.1</td><td>201</td><td>5.7</td><td>10.1</td><td>76.8</td><td>42.9</td><td>21.6</td><td>6</td><td>178.3</td><td>19.5</td><td>13.1</td><td>110.4</td><td>65.4</td><td>25.8</td><td>6.1</td><td>223.7</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>8.3</td><td>12.5</td><td>77</td><td>40.7</td><td>20.6</td><td>2.2</td><td>161.4</td><td>4.1</td><td>11.3</td><td>63.1</td><td>33.8</td><td>18.4</td><td>2.1</td><td>144.3</td><td>14.1</td><td>13.6</td><td>90.7</td><td>47.5</td><td>22.8</td><td>2.2</td><td>178.6</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>6</td><td>12.4</td><td>64</td><td>32.7</td><td>24.5</td><td>3.2</td><td>143</td><td>2.9</td><td>9.2</td><td>62.2</td><td>23.3</td><td>21.2</td><td>3.2</td><td>131.4</td><td>10.1</td><td>15.6</td><td>65.8</td><td>42.1</td><td>27.9</td><td>3.3</td><td>154.5</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>4.8</td><td>11</td><td>66.7</td><td>44.6</td><td>34.2</td><td>5.5</td><td>166.9</td><td>2.3</td><td>7.7</td><td>64.6</td><td>31.9</td><td>29.3</td><td>5.5</td><td>152.5</td><td>7.9</td><td>14.2</td><td>68.9</td><td>57.1</td><td>39.1</td><td>5.6</td><td>181.6</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>8.2</td><td>12.3</td><td>78.3</td><td>68.7</td><td>28.2</td><td>6.2</td><td>201.9</td><td>4</td><td>9.4</td><td>76.4</td><td>49.1</td><td>23.9</td><td>6.1</td><td>181.1</td><td>13.7</td><td>15.1</td><td>80.2</td><td>87.9</td><td>32.7</td><td>6.2</td><td>223.1</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>11</td><td>8.4</td><td>73.7</td><td>46.4</td><td>17.7</td><td>3.1</td><td>160.9</td><td>5.4</td><td>6.5</td><td>71.8</td><td>34</td><td>15</td><td>3.1</td><td>145.9</td><td>18.5</td><td>10.4</td><td>75.6</td><td>58.8</td><td>20.3</td><td>3.1</td><td>175.5</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>6.9</td><td>13</td><td>81.3</td><td>53.5</td><td>16.4</td><td>3.3</td><td>174.6</td><td>3.4</td><td>9.9</td><td>78.9</td><td>39.5</td><td>13.7</td><td>3.3</td><td>159</td><td>11.6</td><td>16</td><td>83.6</td><td>67.7</td><td>19.2</td><td>3.3</td><td>190</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>6.7</td><td>6.9</td><td>74</td><td>42.4</td><td>18.5</td><td>3.2</td><td>152.1</td><td>3.2</td><td>5.4</td><td>72.1</td><td>31.3</td><td>15.6</td><td>3.2</td><td>139.3</td><td>11.2</td><td>8.5</td><td>75.9</td><td>53.6</td><td>21.4</td><td>3.2</td><td>164.5</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>3.9</td><td>10.3</td><td>72.8</td><td>56.5</td><td>16</td><td>5.1</td><td>164.5</td><td>1.9</td><td>8.3</td><td>70.1</td><td>39.7</td><td>13.5</td><td>5</td><td>146.9</td><td>6.4</td><td>12.2</td><td>75.4</td><td>73.5</td><td>18.5</td><td>5.1</td><td>182.5</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>1.9</td><td>7.6</td><td>65.7</td><td>57.4</td><td>15.6</td><td>2.6</td><td>150.8</td><td>0.9</td><td>6.1</td><td>63.3</td><td>39.7</td><td>13.4</td><td>2.6</td><td>132.7</td><td>3.1</td><td>9</td><td>68.1</td><td>75.1</td><td>17.9</td><td>2.7</td><td>169.1</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>7.5</td><td>31.5</td><td>65.8</td><td>60</td><td>14.3</td><td>2.5</td><td>181.9</td><td>4</td><td>22.1</td><td>63.5</td><td>51.3</td><td>12.3</td><td>2.4</td><td>167.8</td><td>12.7</td><td>40.8</td><td>68.2</td><td>68.5</td><td>16.3</td><td>2.5</td><td>195.9</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>9.5</td><td>17.1</td><td>50.6</td><td>63.8</td><td>10.1</td><td>2.2</td><td>153.5</td><td>6</td><td>13.8</td><td>49.6</td><td>34.8</td><td>8.9</td><td>2.2</td><td>123.9</td><td>15.2</td><td>20.4</td><td>51.6</td><td>93.2</td><td>11.2</td><td>2.3</td><td>183.5</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="7">Median of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="7">5<sup>th</sup> percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="7">95<sup>th</sup> percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1994</td><td>13.1</td><td>17.4</td><td>51.2</td><td>41.3</td><td>6.3</td><td>1.3</td><td>131.1</td><td>8.6</td><td>13.8</td><td>50.3</td><td>33.1</td><td>5.7</td><td>1.3</td><td>120.4</td><td>20.6</td><td>20.9</td><td>52.1</td><td>49.4</td><td>7</td><td>1.4</td><td>142.3</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>25.8</td><td>19.1</td><td>59.2</td><td>48.2</td><td>7.5</td><td>1.7</td><td>162.3</td><td>18.3</td><td>14.7</td><td>58.2</td><td>41.3</td><td>6.6</td><td>1.7</td><td>150.1</td><td>38.2</td><td>23.3</td><td>60.3</td><td>55.2</td><td>8.4</td><td>1.8</td><td>176.5</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>18.5</td><td>28.9</td><td>53.7</td><td>40.7</td><td>10.9</td><td>2.4</td><td>155.7</td><td>13.3</td><td>23.8</td><td>52.6</td><td>32.7</td><td>9.6</td><td>2.4</td><td>144.1</td><td>27</td><td>34</td><td>54.8</td><td>48.9</td><td>12.2</td><td>2.4</td><td>168.2</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>16.3</td><td>28</td><td>44.4</td><td>35.9</td><td>5.6</td><td>1.6</td><td>132.2</td><td>11.6</td><td>22.9</td><td>43.6</td><td>28.2</td><td>5</td><td>1.6</td><td>121.4</td><td>23.8</td><td>33.1</td><td>45.3</td><td>43.3</td><td>6.2</td><td>1.6</td><td>143.4</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>13.5</td><td>35.2</td><td>34</td><td>30.2</td><td>3.8</td><td>1.5</td><td>118.3</td><td>8</td><td>27.4</td><td>33.2</td><td>24.7</td><td>3.5</td><td>1.5</td><td>107</td><td>18.9</td><td>43.1</td><td>34.8</td><td>35.8</td><td>4.2</td><td>1.5</td><td>129.7</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>16</td><td>32.1</td><td>37.2</td><td>27.4</td><td>4.9</td><td>1.2</td><td>118.9</td><td>9.6</td><td>25</td><td>36</td><td>23.2</td><td>4.6</td><td>1.2</td><td>108</td><td>22.6</td><td>39.2</td><td>38.4</td><td>31.7</td><td>5.3</td><td>1.2</td><td>129.5</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>22.1</td><td>27</td><td>35.5</td><td>30.3</td><td>2.9</td><td>0.5</td><td>118.2</td><td>13.1</td><td>23</td><td>34</td><td>25.6</td><td>2.6</td><td>0.5</td><td>107.2</td><td>30.9</td><td>31.1</td><td>37</td><td>34.9</td><td>3.1</td><td>0.5</td><td>129.3</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>23.3</td><td>17.8</td><td>37.3</td><td>40</td><td>4.7</td><td>0.8</td><td>123.9</td><td>13.9</td><td>15.1</td><td>36</td><td>35</td><td>4.3</td><td>0.8</td><td>112.6</td><td>32.6</td><td>20.5</td><td>38.6</td><td>44.9</td><td>5.1</td><td>0.8</td><td>135.2</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>16.8</td><td>16.8</td><td>26.5</td><td>23.5</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.5</td><td>85.7</td><td>9.9</td><td>13.7</td><td>25.5</td><td>19.7</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>76.9</td><td>24</td><td>19.9</td><td>27.4</td><td>27.2</td><td>1.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>94.5</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>14.1</td><td>24.4</td><td>42.1</td><td>40</td><td>3.5</td><td>1.2</td><td>125.4</td><td>7.4</td><td>19.3</td><td>40.5</td><td>33.6</td><td>3.2</td><td>1.2</td><td>114.6</td><td>20.9</td><td>29.4</td><td>43.7</td><td>46.3</td><td>3.9</td><td>1.2</td><td>136.3</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>17.1</td><td>22.2</td><td>36.6</td><td>39.5</td><td>3.1</td><td>1.3</td><td>119.7</td><td>11.6</td><td>17</td><td>35.4</td><td>32.4</td><td>2.8</td><td>1.3</td><td>109.3</td><td>22.5</td><td>27.4</td><td>37.8</td><td>46.8</td><td>3.4</td><td>1.3</td><td>130.5</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>21</td><td>28.4</td><td>35.5</td><td>38.3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>126.1</td><td>12.1</td><td>20.5</td><td>34.3</td><td>31</td><td>1.8</td><td>1</td><td>112</td><td>29.8</td><td>36.2</td><td>36.6</td><td>45.3</td><td>2.2</td><td>1</td><td>140.3</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>21.1</td><td>35.7</td><td>32.9</td><td>38</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>131.7</td><td>13.3</td><td>29.9</td><td>31.9</td><td>31.3</td><td>2.7</td><td>1</td><td>119.6</td><td>29</td><td>41.4</td><td>33.9</td><td>44.7</td><td>3.3</td><td>1</td><td>143.8</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>21.9</td><td>29.6</td><td>30.2</td><td>34.9</td><td>1.6</td><td>1</td><td>119.1</td><td>13</td><td>23.3</td><td>29.2</td><td>29.6</td><td>1.5</td><td>0.9</td><td>106.9</td><td>30.9</td><td>35.7</td><td>31.1</td><td>40.2</td><td>1.7</td><td>1</td><td>131.5</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>26.1</td><td>28.9</td><td>36.3</td><td>28.8</td><td>3.3</td><td>1.8</td><td>125.2</td><td>15.9</td><td>22.5</td><td>34.8</td><td>22.9</td><td>2.9</td><td>1.8</td><td>111.3</td><td>36.4</td><td>35.1</td><td>37.7</td><td>34.5</td><td>3.6</td><td>1.8</td><td>138.9</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>39.4</td><td>34.6</td><td>35.1</td><td>36.2</td><td>3.1</td><td>2.1</td><td>150.4</td><td>20.7</td><td>24</td><td>33.9</td><td>30.6</td><td>2.8</td><td>2.1</td><td>127.7</td><td>58</td><td>44.9</td><td>36.3</td><td>42</td><td>3.4</td><td>2.1</td><td>173.3</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>18.8</td><td>35.4</td><td>37.8</td><td>32.8</td><td>2.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>128.3</td><td>11.6</td><td>28.8</td><td>36.7</td><td>27.4</td><td>2.3</td><td>1.1</td><td>116.8</td><td>26</td><td>42</td><td>38.9</td><td>38.3</td><td>2.7</td><td>1.1</td><td>140</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>57.9</td><td>43.5</td><td>47.7</td><td>67</td><td>4.8</td><td>3.1</td><td>224</td><td>33</td><td>31.3</td><td>46.4</td><td>53.5</td><td>4.3</td><td>3.1</td><td>192.7</td><td>82.4</td><td>55.5</td><td>49.1</td><td>80.5</td><td>5.3</td><td>3.1</td><td>254.9</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>33.8</td><td>28.9</td><td>33.6</td><td>27.6</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.9</td><td>126.1</td><td>20.4</td><td>23.3</td><td>32.5</td><td>22.7</td><td>1.2</td><td>0.9</td><td>110.6</td><td>47</td><td>34.4</td><td>34.7</td><td>32.6</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.9</td><td>141.7</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>64.4</td><td>37.7</td><td>38.5</td><td>35.9</td><td>3.2</td><td>0.5</td><td>180.3</td><td>39.6</td><td>25.8</td><td>37.4</td><td>28.6</td><td>2.8</td><td>0.5</td><td>151.3</td><td>88.7</td><td>49.8</td><td>39.6</td><td>43.2</td><td>3.5</td><td>0.5</td><td>209</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>62.5</td><td>20.2</td><td>22.1</td><td>23.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>129.3</td><td>38.4</td><td>16.4</td><td>21.5</td><td>18.8</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.3</td><td>105</td><td>85.3</td><td>23.9</td><td>22.7</td><td>28.2</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>152.8</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>88.7</td><td>36.8</td><td>36.4</td><td>33.7</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.8</td><td>197.1</td><td>53.5</td><td>29.2</td><td>35.3</td><td>27.9</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.8</td><td>160.6</td><td>124</td><td>44.6</td><td>37.5</td><td>39.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.8</td><td>233.6</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>72.6</td><td>32</td><td>39.3</td><td>38.1</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.4</td><td>184</td><td>39.8</td><td>24.8</td><td>38</td><td>30.3</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>149.4</td><td>105.1</td><td>39.4</td><td>40.6</td><td>46</td><td>1.7</td><td>0.4</td><td>218.1</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>77</td><td>22.2</td><td>38.1</td><td>35.3</td><td>1.2</td><td>0.7</td><td>174.3</td><td>36.5</td><td>16.9</td><td>36.8</td><td>29.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.7</td><td>132.8</td><td>116.7</td><td>27.6</td><td>39.4</td><td>40.8</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.7</td><td>214.7</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>46.1</td><td>11.2</td><td>28.6</td><td>39.2</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.5</td><td>127.4</td><td>25.4</td><td>8.4</td><td>27.7</td><td>31.1</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>104.3</td><td>67.1</td><td>14</td><td>29.5</td><td>47.4</td><td>1.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>150.2</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>27.1</td><td>30.7</td><td>30.6</td><td>23.2</td><td>0.7</td><td>1.1</td><td>113.4</td><td>14.2</td><td>20.8</td><td>29.6</td><td>17.9</td><td>0.7</td><td>1.1</td><td>95.8</td><td>40.4</td><td>40.7</td><td>31.5</td><td>28.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>1.1</td><td>131.3</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="7">Median of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="7">5<sup>th</sup> percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="7">95<sup>th</sup> percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020</td><td>45.8</td><td>25.6</td><td>38.8</td><td>42.9</td><td>1.2</td><td>1.5</td><td>155.6</td><td>44.4</td><td>19.4</td><td>37.7</td><td>35.3</td><td>1</td><td>1.5</td><td>145.8</td><td>47.3</td><td>31.7</td><td>39.8</td><td>50.3</td><td>1.3</td><td>1.5</td><td>165.3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="12">Change [(2020-2019)/2019] (*values not shown as 2020 values are previous years mean)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>69%</td><td>*</td><td>27%</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>30%</td><td>*</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12">Rank (highest = 1 to lowest) over 50 years (1971 to 2020)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>8</td><td>20</td><td>31</td><td>20</td><td>47</td><td>26</td><td>25</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.3.2.3. Estimated 2SW salmon returns (medians, 5th percentile, 95th percentile; X 1000) to the six geographic areas and overall for NAC 1970 to 2020. Returns for Scotia-Fundy (SF) do not include those from SFA 22 and a portion of SFA 23.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="8">Median of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">5th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">95th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1970</td><td>10.1</td><td>4.1</td><td>75.5</td><td>59.6</td><td>17.1</td><td>NA</td><td>166.9</td><td>5</td><td>3.1</td><td>61.9</td><td>57.5</td><td>15</td><td>NA</td><td>151.2</td><td>17.1</td><td>5.2</td><td>89</td><td>61.7</td><td>19.2</td><td>NA</td><td>182.2</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>14.3</td><td>3.6</td><td>43.2</td><td>34.8</td><td>13.5</td><td>0.7</td><td>110.4</td><td>7.1</td><td>2.6</td><td>35.5</td><td>32.6</td><td>11.9</td><td>0.6</td><td>98.2</td><td>24.1</td><td>4.6</td><td>51</td><td>37</td><td>15.1</td><td>0.7</td><td>123.4</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>12.3</td><td>3.7</td><td>56.4</td><td>49.4</td><td>16</td><td>1.4</td><td>139.7</td><td>6.1</td><td>2.7</td><td>46.3</td><td>42.3</td><td>14.3</td><td>1.4</td><td>124.3</td><td>20.8</td><td>4.7</td><td>66.5</td><td>56.4</td><td>17.7</td><td>1.4</td><td>155.1</td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>17.1</td><td>4.6</td><td>62.4</td><td>47.7</td><td>12.9</td><td>1.4</td><td>146.6</td><td>8.5</td><td>3.5</td><td>51</td><td>40.6</td><td>11.7</td><td>1.4</td><td>129.3</td><td>29.2</td><td>5.8</td><td>73.4</td><td>54.7</td><td>14.1</td><td>1.4</td><td>164.6</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>17.2</td><td>3.6</td><td>83.6</td><td>67.2</td><td>27.1</td><td>1.4</td><td>200.5</td><td>8.3</td><td>2.9</td><td>68.5</td><td>57.1</td><td>24.8</td><td>1.4</td><td>178.3</td><td>28.8</td><td>4.4</td><td>98.3</td><td>77.3</td><td>29.4</td><td>1.4</td><td>222.6</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>15.9</td><td>5.2</td><td>70.9</td><td>43</td><td>28.8</td><td>2.3</td><td>166.9</td><td>7.8</td><td>3.9</td><td>58.1</td><td>36.6</td><td>26.3</td><td>2.3</td><td>148.7</td><td>26.7</td><td>6.5</td><td>83.7</td><td>49.4</td><td>31.5</td><td>2.4</td><td>184.9</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>18.3</td><td>4.4</td><td>70.2</td><td>40.2</td><td>26.7</td><td>1.3</td><td>161.8</td><td>9</td><td>3.3</td><td>57.7</td><td>34.2</td><td>23.8</td><td>1.3</td><td>143</td><td>31</td><td>5.4</td><td>83.1</td><td>46.4</td><td>29.4</td><td>1.3</td><td>181.1</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>16.2</td><td>3.5</td><td>82.8</td><td>80.6</td><td>32.3</td><td>2</td><td>218</td><td>8</td><td>2.9</td><td>68.2</td><td>69</td><td>28.9</td><td>2</td><td>195.4</td><td>27.4</td><td>4.2</td><td>98</td><td>92.1</td><td>35.7</td><td>2</td><td>241.1</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>12.7</td><td>3.6</td><td>75</td><td>36.3</td><td>18.8</td><td>4.2</td><td>151.1</td><td>6.4</td><td>2.9</td><td>61.3</td><td>32.1</td><td>17.2</td><td>4.2</td><td>134.3</td><td>21.4</td><td>4.2</td><td>88.3</td><td>40.5</td><td>20.4</td><td>4.2</td><td>167.9</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>7.2</td><td>1.7</td><td>41.2</td><td>12</td><td>10.5</td><td>1.9</td><td>75</td><td>3.6</td><td>1.3</td><td>33.8</td><td>10.6</td><td>9.4</td><td>1.9</td><td>65.8</td><td>12.2</td><td>2.1</td><td>48.6</td><td>13.4</td><td>11.6</td><td>2</td><td>84.1</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>17.3</td><td>3.9</td><td>98</td><td>56.8</td><td>38.7</td><td>5.8</td><td>221.2</td><td>8.5</td><td>3.2</td><td>80.5</td><td>49.8</td><td>34.8</td><td>5.7</td><td>198.1</td><td>29.2</td><td>4.6</td><td>115.8</td><td>63.9</td><td>42.6</td><td>5.8</td><td>244.1</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>15.7</td><td>7</td><td>76.9</td><td>24.3</td><td>23.2</td><td>5.6</td><td>153.3</td><td>7.7</td><td>5.5</td><td>63.2</td><td>20.4</td><td>20.8</td><td>5.6</td><td>135.3</td><td>26.3</td><td>8.6</td><td>91</td><td>28.4</td><td>25.7</td><td>5.7</td><td>171.7</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>11.5</td><td>3.2</td><td>68.3</td><td>41.8</td><td>16.7</td><td>6.1</td><td>148.2</td><td>5.7</td><td>2.5</td><td>56</td><td>32.7</td><td>14.8</td><td>6</td><td>130.1</td><td>19.5</td><td>3.8</td><td>80.6</td><td>51</td><td>18.6</td><td>6.1</td><td>165.8</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>8.3</td><td>3.7</td><td>56.2</td><td>31.3</td><td>16.5</td><td>2.2</td><td>118.4</td><td>4.1</td><td>3</td><td>46.1</td><td>25.7</td><td>14.5</td><td>2.1</td><td>105.2</td><td>14.1</td><td>4.4</td><td>66.2</td><td>36.8</td><td>18.5</td><td>2.2</td><td>132</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>6</td><td>3.4</td><td>46.7</td><td>29.5</td><td>21.4</td><td>3.2</td><td>110.5</td><td>2.9</td><td>2.5</td><td>45.4</td><td>20.7</td><td>18.3</td><td>3.2</td><td>100</td><td>10.1</td><td>4.3</td><td>48</td><td>38.3</td><td>24.6</td><td>3.3</td><td>121</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>4.8</td><td>2.7</td><td>48.7</td><td>36.1</td><td>29.7</td><td>5.5</td><td>127.8</td><td>2.3</td><td>1.9</td><td>47.1</td><td>25.3</td><td>25.4</td><td>5.5</td><td>115.4</td><td>7.9</td><td>3.6</td><td>50.3</td><td>46.7</td><td>34</td><td>5.6</td><td>139.9</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>8.2</td><td>3.3</td><td>57.2</td><td>57.4</td><td>21.4</td><td>6.2</td><td>153.9</td><td>4</td><td>2.4</td><td>55.8</td><td>40.7</td><td>18.2</td><td>6.1</td><td>135.8</td><td>13.7</td><td>4.2</td><td>58.6</td><td>73.6</td><td>24.7</td><td>6.2</td><td>171.4</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>11</td><td>2.4</td><td>53.8</td><td>35.7</td><td>13.7</td><td>3.1</td><td>120</td><td>5.4</td><td>1.7</td><td>52.4</td><td>25.8</td><td>11.6</td><td>3.1</td><td>107.5</td><td>18.5</td><td>3</td><td>55.2</td><td>45.8</td><td>15.7</td><td>3.1</td><td>132.5</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>6.9</td><td>3.4</td><td>59.3</td><td>42.5</td><td>11.8</td><td>3.3</td><td>127.5</td><td>3.4</td><td>2.4</td><td>57.6</td><td>31.1</td><td>9.9</td><td>3.3</td><td>114.8</td><td>11.6</td><td>4.4</td><td>61</td><td>53.9</td><td>13.7</td><td>3.3</td><td>140.5</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>6.7</td><td>1.7</td><td>54</td><td>28</td><td>14.6</td><td>3.2</td><td>108.4</td><td>3.2</td><td>1.2</td><td>52.6</td><td>20.5</td><td>12.4</td><td>3.2</td><td>99.4</td><td>11.2</td><td>2.1</td><td>55.4</td><td>35.7</td><td>16.9</td><td>3.2</td><td>117.7</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>3.9</td><td>2.7</td><td>53.1</td><td>36.8</td><td>11.6</td><td>5.1</td><td>113.3</td><td>1.9</td><td>2</td><td>51.2</td><td>26.2</td><td>9.9</td><td>5</td><td>101.9</td><td>6.4</td><td>3.4</td><td>55.1</td><td>47.5</td><td>13.4</td><td>5.1</td><td>124.8</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>1.9</td><td>2.1</td><td>48</td><td>35.9</td><td>13</td><td>2.6</td><td>103.6</td><td>0.9</td><td>1.6</td><td>46.2</td><td>24.6</td><td>11.1</td><td>2.6</td><td>91.9</td><td>3.1</td><td>2.5</td><td>49.7</td><td>46.9</td><td>14.9</td><td>2.7</td><td>115</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>7.5</td><td>8.2</td><td>48</td><td>37.8</td><td>12</td><td>2.5</td><td>116.3</td><td>4</td><td>5.4</td><td>46.3</td><td>31.9</td><td>10.3</td><td>2.4</td><td>108</td><td>12.7</td><td>10.9</td><td>49.8</td><td>43.7</td><td>13.7</td><td>2.5</td><td>124.7</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>9.5</td><td>4.4</td><td>37</td><td>43.3</td><td>8.1</td><td>2.2</td><td>105</td><td>6</td><td>3.2</td><td>36.2</td><td>23.2</td><td>7.2</td><td>2.2</td><td>84.1</td><td>15.2</td><td>5.5</td><td>37.7</td><td>63.3</td><td>9</td><td>2.3</td><td>125.4</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="8">Median of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">5th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">95th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1994</td><td>13.1</td><td>4</td><td>37.4</td><td>30.2</td><td>5.2</td><td>1.3</td><td>91.8</td><td>8.6</td><td>2.9</td><td>36.7</td><td>24</td><td>4.7</td><td>1.3</td><td>83.2</td><td>20.6</td><td>5.2</td><td>38</td><td>36.5</td><td>5.7</td><td>1.4</td><td>101.5</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>25.8</td><td>3.8</td><td>43.2</td><td>39.6</td><td>6.8</td><td>1.7</td><td>121.5</td><td>18.3</td><td>2.6</td><td>42.5</td><td>33.6</td><td>6</td><td>1.7</td><td>110.9</td><td>38.2</td><td>5.1</td><td>44</td><td>45.6</td><td>7.6</td><td>1.8</td><td>135</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>18.5</td><td>5.7</td><td>39.2</td><td>29.3</td><td>9.2</td><td>2.4</td><td>104.7</td><td>13.3</td><td>4.1</td><td>38.4</td><td>23</td><td>8.1</td><td>2.4</td><td>95.7</td><td>27</td><td>7.3</td><td>40</td><td>35.5</td><td>10.3</td><td>2.4</td><td>115.1</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>16.3</td><td>6</td><td>32.4</td><td>24</td><td>4.6</td><td>1.6</td><td>85.4</td><td>11.6</td><td>4.2</td><td>31.8</td><td>18.4</td><td>4.1</td><td>1.6</td><td>76.9</td><td>23.8</td><td>7.8</td><td>33.1</td><td>29.8</td><td>5</td><td>1.6</td><td>94.8</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>8.8</td><td>6.5</td><td>24.8</td><td>16.3</td><td>2.6</td><td>1.5</td><td>60.5</td><td>5.2</td><td>4.5</td><td>24.2</td><td>12.8</td><td>2.4</td><td>1.5</td><td>54.9</td><td>12.4</td><td>8.4</td><td>25.4</td><td>19.9</td><td>2.8</td><td>1.5</td><td>66.3</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>10.5</td><td>6.3</td><td>27.2</td><td>15.9</td><td>4.2</td><td>1.2</td><td>65.2</td><td>6.3</td><td>4.4</td><td>26.3</td><td>13.1</td><td>3.9</td><td>1.2</td><td>59.5</td><td>14.9</td><td>8.2</td><td>28</td><td>18.8</td><td>4.5</td><td>1.2</td><td>71</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>14.4</td><td>6.4</td><td>25.9</td><td>17.1</td><td>2.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>66.7</td><td>8.6</td><td>4.5</td><td>24.8</td><td>14.1</td><td>2.2</td><td>0.5</td><td>59.6</td><td>20.4</td><td>8.2</td><td>27</td><td>20</td><td>2.6</td><td>0.5</td><td>73.9</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>15.2</td><td>2.5</td><td>27.2</td><td>27</td><td>4.3</td><td>0.8</td><td>76.9</td><td>9</td><td>1.7</td><td>26.3</td><td>23.3</td><td>3.9</td><td>0.8</td><td>69.5</td><td>21.6</td><td>3.3</td><td>28.2</td><td>30.7</td><td>4.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>84.7</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>11</td><td>2.4</td><td>19.3</td><td>14.1</td><td>1</td><td>0.5</td><td>48.3</td><td>6.5</td><td>1.6</td><td>18.6</td><td>11.5</td><td>0.9</td><td>0.5</td><td>42.8</td><td>15.8</td><td>3.3</td><td>20</td><td>16.6</td><td>1</td><td>0.5</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>9.2</td><td>3.4</td><td>30.8</td><td>26</td><td>3.3</td><td>1.2</td><td>74</td><td>4.9</td><td>2.2</td><td>29.6</td><td>21.4</td><td>3</td><td>1.2</td><td>67.1</td><td>13.8</td><td>4.5</td><td>31.9</td><td>30.8</td><td>3.6</td><td>1.2</td><td>80.7</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>11.2</td><td>3.3</td><td>26.7</td><td>25.5</td><td>2.7</td><td>1.3</td><td>70.8</td><td>7.5</td><td>2.1</td><td>25.8</td><td>20.3</td><td>2.5</td><td>1.3</td><td>63.9</td><td>15</td><td>4.6</td><td>27.6</td><td>30.7</td><td>2.9</td><td>1.3</td><td>77.5</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>13.7</td><td>4.4</td><td>25.9</td><td>26.6</td><td>1.7</td><td>1</td><td>73.3</td><td>7.9</td><td>2.5</td><td>25</td><td>21.4</td><td>1.5</td><td>1</td><td>65</td><td>19.7</td><td>6.3</td><td>26.7</td><td>32</td><td>1.8</td><td>1</td><td>81.7</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>13.8</td><td>5.3</td><td>24</td><td>22.8</td><td>2.5</td><td>1</td><td>69.6</td><td>8.7</td><td>3.6</td><td>23.3</td><td>18.4</td><td>2.3</td><td>1</td><td>62.3</td><td>19.1</td><td>7.2</td><td>24.7</td><td>27.4</td><td>2.8</td><td>1</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>14.3</td><td>4.2</td><td>22</td><td>22.5</td><td>1.4</td><td>1</td><td>65.3</td><td>8.5</td><td>2.6</td><td>21.3</td><td>18.8</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.9</td><td>58</td><td>20.5</td><td>5.7</td><td>22.7</td><td>26.1</td><td>1.5</td><td>1</td><td>72.8</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>17.1</td><td>3.9</td><td>26.5</td><td>18.8</td><td>3.1</td><td>1.8</td><td>71.1</td><td>10.4</td><td>2.4</td><td>25.4</td><td>14.7</td><td>2.7</td><td>1.7</td><td>62.7</td><td>24.1</td><td>5.3</td><td>27.6</td><td>23.1</td><td>3.4</td><td>1.8</td><td>79.7</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>25.6</td><td>4.6</td><td>25.6</td><td>24.1</td><td>2.7</td><td>2.1</td><td>84.7</td><td>13.5</td><td>2.8</td><td>24.8</td><td>20</td><td>2.4</td><td>2.1</td><td>71.7</td><td>37.7</td><td>6.4</td><td>26.5</td><td>28.2</td><td>2.9</td><td>2.1</td><td>97.8</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>12.2</td><td>4.7</td><td>27.6</td><td>20.3</td><td>2</td><td>1.1</td><td>67.8</td><td>7.5</td><td>3.1</td><td>26.8</td><td>16.3</td><td>1.8</td><td>1.1</td><td>61.1</td><td>17.1</td><td>6.2</td><td>28.4</td><td>24.3</td><td>2.2</td><td>1.1</td><td>74.5</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>37.6</td><td>3.7</td><td>34.9</td><td>53.6</td><td>4.6</td><td>3</td><td>137.4</td><td>21.4</td><td>2.4</td><td>33.9</td><td>42.5</td><td>4.2</td><td>3</td><td>117.1</td><td>53.9</td><td>5</td><td>35.8</td><td>64.7</td><td>5.1</td><td>3.1</td><td>157.3</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>21.9</td><td>2.3</td><td>24.5</td><td>19.6</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.9</td><td>70.3</td><td>13.3</td><td>1.6</td><td>23.7</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>0.9</td><td>60.8</td><td>30.7</td><td>3</td><td>25.3</td><td>23.2</td><td>1.2</td><td>0.9</td><td>80.1</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>41.8</td><td>4.8</td><td>28.1</td><td>25.5</td><td>2.9</td><td>0.5</td><td>103.7</td><td>25.9</td><td>3.1</td><td>27.3</td><td>20.1</td><td>2.6</td><td>0.5</td><td>86.5</td><td>58.1</td><td>6.6</td><td>28.9</td><td>30.9</td><td>3.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>121.2</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>40.4</td><td>2.9</td><td>16.2</td><td>17.3</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.3</td><td>77.8</td><td>24.9</td><td>1.9</td><td>15.7</td><td>13.6</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.3</td><td>61.8</td><td>56</td><td>3.8</td><td>16.6</td><td>21</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>93.9</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>57.6</td><td>4.9</td><td>26.6</td><td>22.2</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.8</td><td>112.8</td><td>34.7</td><td>3.3</td><td>25.8</td><td>18</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>89.6</td><td>81.3</td><td>6.6</td><td>27.4</td><td>26.5</td><td>0.7</td><td>0.8</td><td>137.1</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>47.1</td><td>4.4</td><td>28.7</td><td>27.8</td><td>1.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>109.9</td><td>25.6</td><td>2.9</td><td>27.7</td><td>21.7</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>87.4</td><td>69</td><td>5.9</td><td>29.6</td><td>33.8</td><td>1.7</td><td>0.4</td><td>132.9</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>49.9</td><td>3.8</td><td>27.8</td><td>26.3</td><td>1.1</td><td>0.7</td><td>109.5</td><td>23.6</td><td>2.4</td><td>26.8</td><td>21.7</td><td>1</td><td>0.7</td><td>83</td><td>76.4</td><td>5.1</td><td>28.8</td><td>30.8</td><td>1.2</td><td>0.7</td><td>136.5</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>29.9</td><td>2.2</td><td>20.9</td><td>31.5</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>86.3</td><td>16.5</td><td>1.3</td><td>20.2</td><td>24.4</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>71.1</td><td>44.1</td><td>3.1</td><td>21.5</td><td>38.5</td><td>1.6</td><td>0.5</td><td>102.5</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="8">Median of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">5th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">95th percentile of estimated returns (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2019</td><td>17.6</td><td>5</td><td>22.3</td><td>17.2</td><td>0.7</td><td>1.1</td><td>64</td><td>9.2</td><td>2.6</td><td>21.6</td><td>12.9</td><td>0.6</td><td>1.1</td><td>53.9</td><td>26.4</td><td>7.4</td><td>23</td><td>21.5</td><td>0.8</td><td>1.1</td><td>74.3</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>29.7</td><td>2.9</td><td>28.3</td><td>31.2</td><td>1.1</td><td>1.5</td><td>94.7</td><td>27.4</td><td>1.6</td><td>27.5</td><td>25.2</td><td>1</td><td>1.4</td><td>88.1</td><td>32.2</td><td>4.1</td><td>29.1</td><td>37.2</td><td>1.2</td><td>1.5</td><td>101.4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="20">% Change [(2020-2019)/2019] (*values not shown as 2020 values are previous years mean)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>69%</td><td>*</td><td>27%</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>28%</td><td>*</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="20">Rank (highest = 1 to lowest) over 50 years (1971 to 2020)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>8</td><td>39</td><td>31</td><td>23</td><td>45</td><td>26</td><td>30</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.3.3.1. Estimated small salmon spawners (medians, 5th percentile, 95th percentile; X 1000) to the six geographic areas and overall for NAC 1970 to 2019. Spawners for Scotia-Fundy (SF) do not include those from SFA 22 and a portion of SFA 23.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="8">Median of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">5th percentile of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">95th percentile of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1970</td><td>45.2</td><td>105.2</td><td>13.8</td><td>39.4</td><td>18.4</td><td>NA</td><td>222.9</td><td>30.1</td><td>89.7</td><td>11.3</td><td>30.3</td><td>14.7</td><td>NA</td><td>197.5</td><td>68.6</td><td>120.3</td><td>16.3</td><td>48.4</td><td>22.2</td><td>NA</td><td>251.7</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>60.7</td><td>92.1</td><td>11.7</td><td>32.7</td><td>12.1</td><td>0</td><td>209.8</td><td>40.7</td><td>78.4</td><td>9.6</td><td>25.6</td><td>9.3</td><td>0</td><td>182.7</td><td>91.4</td><td>105.8</td><td>13.8</td><td>39.7</td><td>14.9</td><td>0</td><td>244</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>45.7</td><td>86.4</td><td>10.3</td><td>40.3</td><td>10.8</td><td>0</td><td>194.1</td><td>31</td><td>73.2</td><td>8.4</td><td>31</td><td>7.9</td><td>0</td><td>169.8</td><td>68.8</td><td>99</td><td>12.1</td><td>49.4</td><td>13.7</td><td>0</td><td>222.3</td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>6.4</td><td>124.5</td><td>13.7</td><td>45.6</td><td>18.2</td><td>0</td><td>208.6</td><td>1.9</td><td>106.7</td><td>11.2</td><td>36.7</td><td>14.7</td><td>0</td><td>187.4</td><td>12.3</td><td>141.8</td><td>16.2</td><td>54.6</td><td>21.9</td><td>0</td><td>229.9</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>51.2</td><td>94.2</td><td>12.6</td><td>76.1</td><td>33.1</td><td>0</td><td>268.7</td><td>35.1</td><td>80.6</td><td>10.3</td><td>61.5</td><td>26.7</td><td>0</td><td>239.3</td><td>77.3</td><td>107.9</td><td>14.8</td><td>90.8</td><td>39.5</td><td>0</td><td>301.7</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>98.9</td><td>117.7</td><td>14.5</td><td>67</td><td>26.2</td><td>0.1</td><td>325.5</td><td>67.5</td><td>99.7</td><td>11.9</td><td>54.4</td><td>22.7</td><td>0.1</td><td>284.4</td><td>149.3</td><td>135.1</td><td>17.1</td><td>80</td><td>29.6</td><td>0.1</td><td>379.1</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>67.7</td><td>123.9</td><td>16.2</td><td>90</td><td>40.7</td><td>0.2</td><td>340.8</td><td>45.4</td><td>104.4</td><td>13.3</td><td>72.2</td><td>34.4</td><td>0.1</td><td>301.8</td><td>103.1</td><td>143.5</td><td>19.1</td><td>108</td><td>47</td><td>0.2</td><td>384.2</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>61</td><td>125.2</td><td>15</td><td>24.9</td><td>32</td><td>0.1</td><td>259.4</td><td>40.9</td><td>105.7</td><td>12.3</td><td>18.7</td><td>26.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>227.8</td><td>92.6</td><td>144.7</td><td>17.7</td><td>30.9</td><td>38</td><td>0.1</td><td>297.1</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>30.3</td><td>110.6</td><td>14.3</td><td>22.8</td><td>9</td><td>0.1</td><td>188</td><td>20.1</td><td>93.1</td><td>11.7</td><td>18</td><td>7.7</td><td>0.1</td><td>165.6</td><td>45.5</td><td>128.2</td><td>16.9</td><td>27.6</td><td>10.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>211.1</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>38.1</td><td>120.8</td><td>19.8</td><td>49.8</td><td>36.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>266.3</td><td>25.1</td><td>101.8</td><td>16.3</td><td>40.1</td><td>30</td><td>0.2</td><td>238.6</td><td>59</td><td>139.5</td><td>23.4</td><td>59.4</td><td>43.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>296.2</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>92.5</td><td>136.3</td><td>26</td><td>43.4</td><td>49.7</td><td>0.7</td><td>350.1</td><td>62.6</td><td>116.4</td><td>21.3</td><td>35</td><td>41.8</td><td>0.7</td><td>309.1</td><td>139</td><td>156.5</td><td>30.7</td><td>52.1</td><td>57.6</td><td>0.7</td><td>401</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>100.1</td><td>179</td><td>38.6</td><td>70</td><td>40.3</td><td>1</td><td>430.5</td><td>67.6</td><td>151</td><td>31.7</td><td>49.2</td><td>32</td><td>1</td><td>378.3</td><td>152</td><td>206.3</td><td>45.6</td><td>90.6</td><td>48.6</td><td>1</td><td>493</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>68.9</td><td>158.7</td><td>21.1</td><td>89.6</td><td>24.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>365</td><td>46.4</td><td>135.6</td><td>17.3</td><td>64.3</td><td>19.7</td><td>0.3</td><td>319.9</td><td>104.7</td><td>182.3</td><td>24.9</td><td>114.2</td><td>29.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>413</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>41.2</td><td>124.6</td><td>15.1</td><td>23.7</td><td>14.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>220.9</td><td>27.4</td><td>105.5</td><td>12.3</td><td>16.2</td><td>12.1</td><td>0.3</td><td>193.6</td><td>64</td><td>143.2</td><td>17.8</td><td>31.3</td><td>17.6</td><td>0.3</td><td>250.5</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>21.1</td><td>167</td><td>20.8</td><td>22</td><td>32.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>264.7</td><td>13.8</td><td>140.1</td><td>19.8</td><td>12.4</td><td>26.6</td><td>0.5</td><td>233.7</td><td>32.6</td><td>193.9</td><td>21.9</td><td>31.4</td><td>38.9</td><td>0.5</td><td>295.9</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>39.9</td><td>159.2</td><td>21.1</td><td>59.7</td><td>36.2</td><td>0.4</td><td>317.9</td><td>26.6</td><td>131.8</td><td>20</td><td>42.3</td><td>28.9</td><td>0.4</td><td>279.9</td><td>61.7</td><td>186.6</td><td>22.3</td><td>77.2</td><td>43.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>356.9</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>62.1</td><td>162.8</td><td>28.2</td><td>121.8</td><td>39.4</td><td>0.7</td><td>417.6</td><td>41.7</td><td>137.5</td><td>26.7</td><td>88.4</td><td>31.9</td><td>0.7</td><td>366.1</td><td>94.3</td><td>188.2</td><td>29.6</td><td>156.5</td><td>47.1</td><td>0.7</td><td>470.3</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>76.6</td><td>110.9</td><td>33.2</td><td>90.7</td><td>41.2</td><td>1.1</td><td>355.9</td><td>51.1</td><td>93.9</td><td>31.4</td><td>65.8</td><td>33.1</td><td>1.1</td><td>311.1</td><td>117.4</td><td>127.8</td><td>35</td><td>115.2</td><td>48.9</td><td>1.1</td><td>405.6</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>70.4</td><td>177.8</td><td>36.8</td><td>127.8</td><td>42.1</td><td>0.9</td><td>457.2</td><td>46.6</td><td>149.7</td><td>35</td><td>92.7</td><td>34.3</td><td>0.9</td><td>402</td><td>108</td><td>204.9</td><td>38.6</td><td>163.2</td><td>49.9</td><td>0.9</td><td>517.4</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>47</td><td>89.2</td><td>31.2</td><td>70.1</td><td>43.6</td><td>1.1</td><td>283.4</td><td>31.1</td><td>76.2</td><td>29.7</td><td>48.1</td><td>35.5</td><td>1.1</td><td>249.9</td><td>72.4</td><td>102</td><td>32.6</td><td>91.8</td><td>51.6</td><td>1.1</td><td>320.3</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>27</td><td>122.2</td><td>33.3</td><td>84.7</td><td>43.9</td><td>0.6</td><td>312.5</td><td>17.5</td><td>107.8</td><td>31.8</td><td>60.9</td><td>35.2</td><td>0.6</td><td>279.9</td><td>42.1</td><td>136.6</td><td>34.8</td><td>109</td><td>52.9</td><td>0.6</td><td>346.5</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>22</td><td>85.2</td><td>26.6</td><td>66.9</td><td>22.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>223.9</td><td>14.3</td><td>75.6</td><td>25.4</td><td>49.2</td><td>18.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>200.6</td><td>34.2</td><td>94.4</td><td>27.8</td><td>84.2</td><td>26</td><td>0.2</td><td>247.7</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>31.5</td><td>205.3</td><td>27.8</td><td>160</td><td>26.3</td><td>1.1</td><td>453.5</td><td>21.3</td><td>176</td><td>26.4</td><td>131.9</td><td>21.7</td><td>1.1</td><td>408.6</td><td>48.5</td><td>234.2</td><td>29.2</td><td>188.1</td><td>31</td><td>1.1</td><td>497.7</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>43.3</td><td>239.4</td><td>22.6</td><td>113.3</td><td>20.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>441</td><td>30.6</td><td>209.2</td><td>21.5</td><td>65.6</td><td>16.7</td><td>0.4</td><td>380.7</td><td>64.2</td><td>268.9</td><td>23.7</td><td>160.4</td><td>24.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>500.3</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="8">Median of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">5th percentile of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">95th percentile of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1994</td><td>30.9</td><td>129.7</td><td>21.2</td><td>45.3</td><td>9.1</td><td>0.4</td><td>237.8</td><td>22.3</td><td>107.1</td><td>20.3</td><td>35.6</td><td>8</td><td>0.4</td><td>211.1</td><td>45.6</td><td>151.8</td><td>22.2</td><td>54.9</td><td>10.2</td><td>0.4</td><td>265.3</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>45.2</td><td>171.3</td><td>18</td><td>48.2</td><td>17.9</td><td>0.2</td><td>302</td><td>33.3</td><td>140.5</td><td>17.1</td><td>39.6</td><td>15.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>266.2</td><td>64.4</td><td>201.4</td><td>18.9</td><td>57</td><td>20.4</td><td>0.2</td><td>338.6</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>87</td><td>275.1</td><td>23.2</td><td>35.3</td><td>28.3</td><td>0.7</td><td>451.8</td><td>65</td><td>230.6</td><td>22.3</td><td>28.8</td><td>24</td><td>0.6</td><td>399.1</td><td>124.3</td><td>318.4</td><td>24.2</td><td>41.8</td><td>32.5</td><td>0.7</td><td>507.3</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>92.8</td><td>151.7</td><td>18.9</td><td>19.4</td><td>8.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>292.4</td><td>71.1</td><td>134.2</td><td>18</td><td>14.9</td><td>7.2</td><td>0.4</td><td>261.7</td><td>127.7</td><td>169.7</td><td>19.8</td><td>23.9</td><td>9.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>331.3</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>148.4</td><td>158.3</td><td>21.7</td><td>26</td><td>19.9</td><td>0.4</td><td>375</td><td>100.2</td><td>146</td><td>20.6</td><td>21.4</td><td>18.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>324.9</td><td>197.4</td><td>170.7</td><td>22.7</td><td>30.5</td><td>21.6</td><td>0.4</td><td>425.8</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>144.2</td><td>176.3</td><td>23.8</td><td>21.8</td><td>10.2</td><td>0.4</td><td>377.1</td><td>97.4</td><td>160.5</td><td>22.7</td><td>18.3</td><td>9.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>327.3</td><td>192.5</td><td>192.2</td><td>24.9</td><td>25.4</td><td>11</td><td>0.4</td><td>427.5</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>178.4</td><td>204.7</td><td>21.4</td><td>31.7</td><td>12</td><td>0.3</td><td>448.2</td><td>120.2</td><td>192.8</td><td>19.6</td><td>26.8</td><td>11</td><td>0.3</td><td>389.2</td><td>236.4</td><td>216.5</td><td>23.3</td><td>36.5</td><td>13</td><td>0.3</td><td>508.1</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>142.7</td><td>133.6</td><td>13.9</td><td>26.4</td><td>5.1</td><td>0.3</td><td>322.2</td><td>96.2</td><td>125.5</td><td>13.2</td><td>22.4</td><td>4.7</td><td>0.3</td><td>275.2</td><td>189.2</td><td>141.6</td><td>14.6</td><td>30.4</td><td>5.5</td><td>0.3</td><td>369</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>100</td><td>132.8</td><td>21.4</td><td>44</td><td>9.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>308.1</td><td>64</td><td>120.7</td><td>20.5</td><td>36.8</td><td>8.7</td><td>0.4</td><td>269.6</td><td>136.4</td><td>145.1</td><td>22.3</td><td>51</td><td>10.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>347.6</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>83.2</td><td>219.7</td><td>19.4</td><td>25.5</td><td>5.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>353.5</td><td>49.3</td><td>210</td><td>18.6</td><td>21.6</td><td>5.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>318.1</td><td>116.4</td><td>229.2</td><td>20.2</td><td>29.6</td><td>6.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>388.1</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>92.8</td><td>188.4</td><td>26.3</td><td>49.3</td><td>8.1</td><td>0.3</td><td>365.1</td><td>69.9</td><td>170.2</td><td>24.6</td><td>40.9</td><td>7.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>334.5</td><td>115.3</td><td>206.6</td><td>28.1</td><td>57.5</td><td>8.9</td><td>0.3</td><td>395.8</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>217.8</td><td>197.1</td><td>18.3</td><td>29.5</td><td>7.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>469.8</td><td>163.2</td><td>152.8</td><td>17.2</td><td>23.7</td><td>6.6</td><td>0.3</td><td>398.6</td><td>272.7</td><td>243.5</td><td>19.4</td><td>35.1</td><td>8</td><td>0.3</td><td>543.7</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>211.3</td><td>190.7</td><td>21.6</td><td>37.8</td><td>10</td><td>0.5</td><td>471.6</td><td>137.6</td><td>172.3</td><td>20.4</td><td>30.3</td><td>9.1</td><td>0.4</td><td>395.5</td><td>283.6</td><td>209.8</td><td>22.7</td><td>45.3</td><td>11</td><td>0.5</td><td>547.6</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>192.7</td><td>167.7</td><td>16.7</td><td>26.7</td><td>7.5</td><td>0.3</td><td>411.5</td><td>136.1</td><td>142.6</td><td>15.6</td><td>20.8</td><td>6.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>349.3</td><td>248.7</td><td>192.5</td><td>17.8</td><td>32.6</td><td>8.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>474.8</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>201.5</td><td>217.3</td><td>26.9</td><td>40.9</td><td>15.1</td><td>0.8</td><td>503.6</td><td>146.5</td><td>192.5</td><td>25.5</td><td>30.8</td><td>13.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>440.8</td><td>256.5</td><td>243.1</td><td>28.3</td><td>51.1</td><td>16.6</td><td>0.8</td><td>565.8</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>101.4</td><td>197.4</td><td>16.2</td><td>15.6</td><td>4.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>335</td><td>58.2</td><td>169.2</td><td>15.2</td><td>11.7</td><td>3.7</td><td>0.2</td><td>281.3</td><td>143.2</td><td>225.8</td><td>17.2</td><td>19.5</td><td>4.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>386.7</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>119.6</td><td>235.2</td><td>21.4</td><td>47.4</td><td>14.8</td><td>0.5</td><td>439.3</td><td>80.9</td><td>223.8</td><td>20.1</td><td>40.2</td><td>13.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>397.5</td><td>159</td><td>246.7</td><td>22.8</td><td>54.5</td><td>16.3</td><td>0.5</td><td>480.7</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>243.2</td><td>214</td><td>28.2</td><td>49.8</td><td>9.4</td><td>1.1</td><td>546.5</td><td>146.1</td><td>187</td><td>26.7</td><td>39.4</td><td>8.4</td><td>1.1</td><td>443.9</td><td>343.4</td><td>240.6</td><td>29.7</td><td>60.2</td><td>10.3</td><td>1.1</td><td>650.5</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>173.4</td><td>246.7</td><td>17.8</td><td>11.5</td><td>0.6</td><td>0</td><td>449.6</td><td>111</td><td>226.5</td><td>16.7</td><td>8.5</td><td>0.5</td><td>0</td><td>384.1</td><td>233.6</td><td>266.9</td><td>18.8</td><td>14.5</td><td>0.6</td><td>0</td><td>514.1</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>153.2</td><td>163.4</td><td>14.6</td><td>14.9</td><td>2.1</td><td>0.1</td><td>348.4</td><td>88.9</td><td>147.9</td><td>13.6</td><td>11.1</td><td>1.9</td><td>0.1</td><td>281.8</td><td>218</td><td>179</td><td>15.5</td><td>18.8</td><td>2.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>414.6</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>264.1</td><td>146</td><td>16.8</td><td>8.7</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.1</td><td>437.7</td><td>183.2</td><td>130.7</td><td>15.8</td><td>7.1</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.1</td><td>355.5</td><td>348.1</td><td>161</td><td>17.8</td><td>10.5</td><td>1.5</td><td>0.1</td><td>522.2</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>256.8</td><td>252.3</td><td>28.1</td><td>37.4</td><td>4.2</td><td>0.2</td><td>577.8</td><td>181.3</td><td>222.4</td><td>26.7</td><td>33.1</td><td>3.8</td><td>0.1</td><td>495.9</td><td>329.6</td><td>282.1</td><td>29.5</td><td>41.9</td><td>4.6</td><td>0.2</td><td>659</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>202.7</td><td>177.7</td><td>26.3</td><td>23.1</td><td>2.5</td><td>0.2</td><td>431.9</td><td>117.6</td><td>153.8</td><td>24.8</td><td>18.5</td><td>2.3</td><td>0.2</td><td>343</td><td>288.3</td><td>201.3</td><td>27.8</td><td>27.7</td><td>2.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>522.4</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>160</td><td>173.1</td><td>19.1</td><td>21.1</td><td>3.9</td><td>0.4</td><td>377.5</td><td>86.7</td><td>139.7</td><td>17.9</td><td>17.4</td><td>3.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>296.8</td><td>236.4</td><td>205.7</td><td>20.3</td><td>24.7</td><td>4.3</td><td>0.4</td><td>461.2</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>284.8</td><td>113.6</td><td>18.1</td><td>17</td><td>1.3</td><td>0.3</td><td>435.4</td><td>178.8</td><td>97.8</td><td>17.1</td><td>14.1</td><td>1.2</td><td>0.3</td><td>328.9</td><td>392.2</td><td>129.6</td><td>19.2</td><td>19.9</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.3</td><td>544.2</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>114.7</td><td>216.5</td><td>16.5</td><td>15.4</td><td>3.5</td><td>0.4</td><td>367.6</td><td>66.2</td><td>163.7</td><td>15.5</td><td>12.4</td><td>3.2</td><td>0.4</td><td>291.8</td><td>164</td><td>270.8</td><td>17.4</td><td>18.3</td><td>3.8</td><td>0.4</td><td>443.7</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="8">Median of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">5th percentile of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">95th percentile of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020</td><td>196.6</td><td>179.9</td><td>21.1</td><td>25</td><td>3.1</td><td>0.2</td><td>425.6</td><td>136.7</td><td>151.3</td><td>20</td><td>21.3</td><td>2.8</td><td>0.2</td><td>358.9</td><td>255.3</td><td>207.8</td><td>22.2</td><td>28.7</td><td>3.4</td><td>0.2</td><td>492.4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="15">Change [(2020-2019)/2019] (*values not shown as 2020 values are previous years mean)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>71%</td><td>*</td><td>28%</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>-41%</td><td>*</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15">Rank (highest = 1 to lowest) over 50 years (1971 to 2020)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>9</td><td>16</td><td>24</td><td>36</td><td>45</td><td>36</td><td>17</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><caption>Table 4.3.3.2. Estimated large salmon spawners (medians, 5th percentile, 95th percentile; X 1000) to the six geographic areas and overall for NAC 1970 to 2020. Spawners for Scotia-Fundy (SF) do not include those from SFA 22 and a portion of SFA 23.</caption><thead><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th colspan="8">Median of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">5th percentile of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th><th colspan="8">95th percentile of estimated spawners (X 1000)</th></tr><tr><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th><th>LAB</th><th>NF</th><th>QC</th><th>GF</th><th>SF</th><th>US</th><th>NAC</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1970</td><td>9.6</td><td>12.7</td><td>39.1</td><td>11.9</td><td>7.9</td><td>NA</td><td>81.5</td><td>4.4</td><td>9.7</td><td>32.1</td><td>9.6</td><td>5.6</td><td>NA</td><td>71</td><td>16.6</td><td>15.8</td><td>46.3</td><td>14.2</td><td>10.2</td><td>NA</td><td>92.6</td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>13.8</td><td>11</td><td>20.3</td><td>11.8</td><td>8.2</td><td>0.5</td><td>65.6</td><td>6.6</td><td>8.5</td><td>16.6</td><td>9.4</td><td>6.4</td><td>0.5</td><td>55.9</td><td>23.6</td><td>13.5</td><td>23.9</td><td>14.2</td><td>9.9</td><td>0.5</td><td>76.9</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>11.9</td><td>11.3</td><td>39.6</td><td>33.3</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>109.6</td><td>5.6</td><td>8.7</td><td>32.5</td><td>25.5</td><td>10.1</td><td>1</td><td>96</td><td>20.4</td><td>13.9</td><td>46.7</td><td>41.2</td><td>13.8</td><td>1</td><td>123.3</td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>16.1</td><td>15.4</td><td>40.5</td><td>35.4</td><td>7.6</td><td>1.1</td><td>116.7</td><td>7.5</td><td>11.9</td><td>33.1</td><td>27.8</td><td>6.3</td><td>1.1</td><td>101.3</td><td>28.2</td><td>18.9</td><td>47.6</td><td>43</td><td>9</td><td>1.1</td><td>133</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>16.4</td><td>13.1</td><td>48.9</td><td>55.9</td><td>15.2</td><td>1.1</td><td>151.2</td><td>7.5</td><td>11.5</td><td>40.1</td><td>44.5</td><td>12.9</td><td>1.1</td><td>132.4</td><td>28</td><td>14.6</td><td>57.8</td><td>67.2</td><td>17.5</td><td>1.2</td><td>170</td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>15.6</td><td>17.2</td><td>40.8</td><td>33.8</td><td>17.9</td><td>1.9</td><td>127.5</td><td>7.5</td><td>14.9</td><td>33.4</td><td>26.4</td><td>15.3</td><td>1.9</td><td>112.6</td><td>26.4</td><td>19.4</td><td>48.1</td><td>41</td><td>20.5</td><td>2</td><td>143</td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>17.5</td><td>15.6</td><td>38.8</td><td>29.2</td><td>16.9</td><td>1.1</td><td>119.5</td><td>8.1</td><td>13.6</td><td>31.8</td><td>22.1</td><td>14.1</td><td>1.1</td><td>104.5</td><td>30.1</td><td>17.6</td><td>45.8</td><td>36.1</td><td>19.8</td><td>1.1</td><td>136</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>14.9</td><td>11.8</td><td>55.7</td><td>55.7</td><td>21.5</td><td>0.6</td><td>160.9</td><td>6.7</td><td>10.2</td><td>45.8</td><td>43.1</td><td>18.1</td><td>0.6</td><td>141.6</td><td>26.1</td><td>13.5</td><td>65.9</td><td>68</td><td>25</td><td>0.6</td><td>181.1</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>12</td><td>9.8</td><td>51.3</td><td>19.4</td><td>10.9</td><td>3.3</td><td>106.9</td><td>5.6</td><td>8.8</td><td>41.9</td><td>14.6</td><td>9.2</td><td>3.3</td><td>93.7</td><td>20.6</td><td>10.8</td><td>60.4</td><td>24.2</td><td>12.6</td><td>3.3</td><td>120.7</td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>6.6</td><td>6.6</td><td>21.9</td><td>8.8</td><td>7.9</td><td>1.5</td><td>53.5</td><td>3</td><td>5.7</td><td>18</td><td>6.7</td><td>6.7</td><td>1.5</td><td>47</td><td>11.6</td><td>7.5</td><td>25.8</td><td>10.9</td><td>9.2</td><td>1.5</td><td>60.6</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>16.4</td><td>10.1</td><td>60.8</td><td>34.4</td><td>23.9</td><td>4.3</td><td>150.5</td><td>7.6</td><td>9.2</td><td>49.9</td><td>26.8</td><td>19.8</td><td>4.2</td><td>132.5</td><td>28.3</td><td>11.1</td><td>71.9</td><td>42</td><td>28.1</td><td>4.3</td><td>168.9</td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>15.2</td><td>27.5</td><td>44.8</td><td>16</td><td>12.7</td><td>4.3</td><td>120.8</td><td>7.2</td><td>23.9</td><td>36.7</td><td>9.7</td><td>10</td><td>4.3</td><td>105.9</td><td>25.8</td><td>31</td><td>52.8</td><td>22.2</td><td>15.5</td><td>4.4</td><td>136.4</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>10.9</td><td>10.4</td><td>45.5</td><td>26.9</td><td>10.4</td><td>4.6</td><td>109.2</td><td>5.1</td><td>8.9</td><td>37.2</td><td>15.8</td><td>8.3</td><td>4.6</td><td>92.5</td><td>18.9</td><td>11.9</td><td>53.6</td><td>38.3</td><td>12.5</td><td>4.7</td><td>125.8</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>7.9</td><td>11.1</td><td>29.7</td><td>17.9</td><td>5.7</td><td>1.8</td><td>74.4</td><td>3.7</td><td>9.9</td><td>24.3</td><td>11.2</td><td>3.6</td><td>1.8</td><td>63.8</td><td>13.6</td><td>12.3</td><td>35</td><td>24.9</td><td>8</td><td>1.8</td><td>85.4</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>5.5</td><td>11.9</td><td>37.7</td><td>28.5</td><td>20.1</td><td>2.5</td><td>106.4</td><td>2.4</td><td>8.7</td><td>35.9</td><td>19.2</td><td>16.6</td><td>2.5</td><td>94.6</td><td>9.6</td><td>15.1</td><td>39.5</td><td>37.9</td><td>23.3</td><td>2.6</td><td>117.8</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>4.5</td><td>10.9</td><td>36.5</td><td>43.2</td><td>28.6</td><td>4.9</td><td>128.7</td><td>2</td><td>7.6</td><td>34.4</td><td>30.6</td><td>23.7</td><td>4.8</td><td>114.1</td><td>7.6</td><td>14.2</td><td>38.7</td><td>55.9</td><td>33.4</td><td>4.9</td><td>143.3</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>7.7</td><td>12.2</td><td>41.1</td><td>66.9</td><td>24.8</td><td>5.6</td><td>158.6</td><td>3.6</td><td>9.4</td><td>39.2</td><td>47.4</td><td>20.4</td><td>5.5</td><td>137.4</td><td>13.3</td><td>15.1</td><td>43</td><td>85.8</td><td>29.3</td><td>5.6</td><td>179.4</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>10.4</td><td>8.4</td><td>36.5</td><td>44</td><td>16.1</td><td>2.8</td><td>118.6</td><td>4.8</td><td>6.5</td><td>34.6</td><td>31.2</td><td>13.4</td><td>2.8</td><td>103.3</td><td>17.9</td><td>10.4</td><td>38.5</td><td>56.4</td><td>18.7</td><td>2.8</td><td>133.5</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>6.2</td><td>13</td><td>43.7</td><td>51.8</td><td>14.8</td><td>3</td><td>132.7</td><td>2.7</td><td>9.9</td><td>41.3</td><td>37.7</td><td>12.1</td><td>3</td><td>117.1</td><td>10.9</td><td>16.1</td><td>46.1</td><td>65.9</td><td>17.5</td><td>3.1</td><td>148.4</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>6.2</td><td>6.9</td><td>41.7</td><td>40.6</td><td>18.1</td><td>2.8</td><td>116.4</td><td>2.8</td><td>5.4</td><td>39.8</td><td>29.7</td><td>15.2</td><td>2.8</td><td>104.1</td><td>10.7</td><td>8.4</td><td>43.6</td><td>51.7</td><td>21</td><td>2.8</td><td>129.3</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>3.5</td><td>10.2</td><td>41.5</td><td>54.9</td><td>15.2</td><td>4.4</td><td>129.7</td><td>1.5</td><td>8.3</td><td>38.9</td><td>37.9</td><td>12.8</td><td>4.3</td><td>112.2</td><td>6.1</td><td>12.1</td><td>44.2</td><td>71.6</td><td>17.7</td><td>4.4</td><td>147.4</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>1.8</td><td>7.5</td><td>33.6</td><td>56.2</td><td>14.1</td><td>2.4</td><td>115.7</td><td>0.8</td><td>6.1</td><td>31.3</td><td>38.2</td><td>11.9</td><td>2.4</td><td>97.3</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>36</td><td>73.8</td><td>16.3</td><td>2.4</td><td>133.8</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>6.7</td><td>31.4</td><td>33</td><td>58.1</td><td>13</td><td>2.3</td><td>144.8</td><td>3.2</td><td>22.1</td><td>30.6</td><td>49.4</td><td>11</td><td>2.3</td><td>130.8</td><td>12</td><td>40.7</td><td>35.3</td><td>66.7</td><td>15</td><td>2.3</td><td>159</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>9.1</td><td>17</td><td>25.5</td><td>63</td><td>8.7</td><td>2.1</td><td>125.8</td><td>5.6</td><td>13.6</td><td>24.5</td><td>33.6</td><td>7.6</td><td>2</td><td>95.8</td><td>14.8</td><td>20.3</td><td>26.5</td><td>92.2</td><td>9.9</td><td>2.1</td><td>155.4</td></tr></tbody></table>