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NOAA-NMFS-NWFSC TM-31: Data Collection -- Groundfish (cont):

Table 2.7.
Number of nominal Pacific ocean percha species-composition samples collected in Washington, 1968-92.

PSMFC areab
Year 2B 2C 3A 3B 3S 3N 3D 5A 5B
1968 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
1969 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 7
1970 0 0 0 4 0 4 1 13 17
1971 0 0 0 5 9 0 2 16 25
1972 0 0 3 1 7 1 3 18 34
1973 0 0 0 4 8 1 0 12 35
1974 0 0 0 1 13 1 0 14 34
1975 0 0 3 13 7 1 1 10 16
1976 0 0 0 8 10 3 1 9 2
1977 0 0 0 3 9 0 1 21 7
1978 0 2 8 2 16 0 0 1 1
1979 0 0 2 7 32 0 2 12 0
1980 1 7 38 10 19 0 4 9 7
1981 0 5 41 20 21 0 0 0 0
1982 0 7 20 25 33 0 0 0 0
1983 0 5 25 17 25 0 0 0 0
1984 0 3 35 31 30 0 0 0 0
1985 0 2 27 11 21 0 0 0 0
1986 0 0 42 38 48 0 0 0 0
1987 0 0 19 37 54 0 0 0 0
1989 0 1 55 24 64 0 0 0 0
1990 0 1 26 21 62 0 0 0 0
1991 0 1 56 36 90 0 0 0 0
1992 0 0 28 31 88 0 0 0 0

aNominal Pacific ocean perch is a multispecies market category used to report rockfish landings on Marine Fish Receiving Tickets.

bThe PSMFC area denotes the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission area. The coastal regions of the Pacific Ocean are partitioned into the PSMFC areas (geographical units) for monitoring and management purposes.