■130- 



Z5 



O 



SWORDFISH 



y^BUNDANCE INDEX (NORTH) 



ABUNDANCE INDEX (SOUTH) 



/i 



TOTAL CATCH 



o 

 o 



X 



1.5 



< 

 o 



z 



1965 

 YEARS 



Figure 6. --Estimated total catch (10^ MT) and relative abundance (kg/lOO 

 hooks) for Indian Ocean swordfish. Abundance indices are given for two 

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



