FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 85, NO. 3 



7I* 70* 69' «8" 67' 66* «5* 64* 83* 62* 6r SO" 59' M* 57* 56* 5S* 54- 53* 52" 51* 50- 49' 4»' 47- *t' 48* 44" 4S" 42* 



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72* 7r 70* W M* «7* S6* SS" •4* M« 62* Sr 60' 99* 5»' 57' 5«* 5S- 54" »)• 52" 51' SO* 49* 4»* 47* 46* 49* 44" 4S' 42* 



Figure 1. — Map of major place names mentioned in the text. 



vision (since they contain different stocks) dur- 

 ing, and subsequent to, years of heaviest exploita- 

 tion. 



MATERIALS AND METHODS 



All data were collected during research vessel 

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surveys for groundfish, carried out on an annual 

 basis by Newfoundland-based research vessels or 

 chartered vessels used for research purposes. All 

 vessels used otter trawls with small mesh (12.7- 

 28.1 mm) nylon liners in the cod end to prevent 

 the escape of juvenile fish. Catch records of sets 

 which experienced enough damage to the gear 



