1999 

 NATIONAL OVERVIEW 



Total number of stocks by 

 degree of fishery utilization in OLO '92 



Degree of 



fishery utilization 



(1992) Total 



Number of stocks by degree 

 of fishery utilization in OLO '99 



Over 



Full 



Under 



Unknown 



59 

 56 

 26 

 47 



42 (-17) 

 6 (+6) 

 3 (+3) 

 3 (+3) 



16(+16) 



41 (-15) 



4 (-1-4) 



8 (-1-8) 



1 (-1-1) 

 7 1-1-7) 

 18 (-8) 

 3(-f3) 



0(0) 

 2 (-1-2) 



1 (-1-1) 

 33 (-14) 



Table 11 



Change in degree of fishery 

 utilization (above) and in 

 stock level status relative to 

 LTPY (below) between OLO 

 ■92 and OLO '99 (Units 1- 

 20). 



Total 



54 (-5) 



69 (-1-13) 



29 {+3] 



36 (-11) 



Total number of stocks by stock- 

 level status relative to LTPY in OLO '92 



Number of stocks by stock- 

 level status relative to LTPY in OLO '99 



Stock- 

 level status 

 (1992) 



Total 



Below 



Near 



Above 



Unknown 



56 

 64 

 25 

 43 



Total 



71 (-1-15) 



57 (-7) 



24 ( 



36 (-7) 



Table shows the number of stocks in eacti OLO '92 category (over, full, under, below, near, above, and unknown) that have 

 stayed in the same category or shifted to a different category in OLO '99 These comparisons can be interpreted as changes 

 between the late 1980's and the mid 1990's Stocks not appearing in both OLO '92 and OLO '99 are not included in this 

 summary Entries of "variable by river" from OLO '92 for alewife, American shad, and sturgeons (Unit 3) have been inter- 

 preted as overutilized and below LTPY in OLO '99 



bluefish in the Northeast Region; and albacore, blue marlin, and bigeve tima in the North- 

 east and Southeast Regions. In aggregate, then, the changes in utiHzation levels were posi- 

 tive during this time period, resulting in a net reduction in the number of overutili'/,ed 

 stocks. In terms ot scientific iinderstandinu, the utilization level became known for 14 



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