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ABUNDANCE INDEX (EAST) 



ABUNDANCE INDEX (WEST) 



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YEARS 



Figure 5. --Estimated total catch (10^ MT), relative abundance (kg/lOO 

 hooks), and effective effort (10^ hooks) for Indian Ocean black marlin. 

 (From Wetherall et al . see text footnote 1.) 



