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List of Figures 



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Figure 1 - Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank Region; 



United States and Canadian Claim Lines 



and ICNAF Subareas and Divisions 3 



Figure 2 - Category "A" and "B" Management Decision 



Paths 13 



Figure 3 - Northwest Atlantic Area Map. 51 



Figure 4 - Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank Region 



Surface Currents Within Slope Water 



and Coastal Water Masses 53 



Figure 5 - Distributional Charts of Commercially- 

 Important Species 57 



a. Argentine 57 



b. Cod 58 



c. Cusk 59 



d. Haddock 60 



e. Red Hake 61 



f. Silver Hake 62 



g. White Hake 63 



h. Herring 64 



i. Lobster 65 



j . Mackerel 66 



k. Pollock 67 



1. Redfish 68 



m. Scallops 69 



n. Loligo squid 70 



o. Illex squid 71 



Figure 6 - U.S. Sea Scallop Catch, Effort and Catch 



Per Unit Effort (CPUE) , Subdivision 5Ze, . . .106 



Figure 7 - Landings of Agreement Species Compared 

 with Total Landings by State 

 (Maine-Virginia) Ill 



Figure 8 - Potential Long-Term Increase (or Decrease) 



in Average Annual Harvest 122 



Figure 9 - Allocation of Primary Management Authority 



by Value of Potential Harvest 125 



Figure 10 - Distribution of the Value of Potential 



Annual Long-Term Catch Shares 128 



