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Table 5. Northern Wolffish abundance (total population) indices based on Newfoundland and Labrador fall research trawl survey data.
YEAR ABUNDANCE INDEX (MILLIONS)*
2G 2H 2J 3K 3L 3N 3O 2J3KL
1977     10.46 0.11        
1978 3.81 3.33 6.23 4.75        
1979 3.18 4.67 5.15 4.02        
1980     7.37 3.23        
1981 4.48 4.69 5.18 2.61 1.20     8.99
1982     5.88 2.34 1.32     9.54
1983     4.97 2.42 1.03     8.42
1984     4.59 2.59 1.26     8.44
1985     2.73 2.29 1.20     6.23
1986     2.54 0.83 0.90     4.26
1987 0.23 0.35 1.22 1.30 0.38     2.91
1988 0.16 0.18 1.27 1.06 1.00     3.34
1989     0.73 0.61 0.48     1.82
1990     0.62 0.61 0.34 0.00 0.00 1.57
1991 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.32 0.24 0.04 0.00 0.68
1992     0.07 0.10 0.16 0.04 0.00 0.33
1993     0.04 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.14
1994     0.03 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.02 0.21
Research Gear Change
1995     0.00 0.12 0.10 0.21 0.13 0.22
1996 0.00 0.05 0.18 0.28 0.55 0.09 0.02 1.00
1997 0.07 0.01 0.33 0.30 0.35 0.28 0.04 0.99
1998 0.06 0.01 0.18 0.42 0.39 0.32 0.12 1.00
1999 0.04 0.18 0.14 0.64 0.48 0.19 0.03 1.26
2000     0.29 0.38 0.28 0.18 0.03 0.95
2001   0.00 0.12 0.46 0.26 0.26 0.03 0.84
2002     0.11 0.18 0.44 0.27 0.08 0.73
2003     0.10 0.08 0.22 0.16 0.04 0.40
2004   0.13 0.25 0.85 0.09 0.10 0.03 1.19
2005     0.61 0.76 0.49 0.21 0.12 1.86
2006   0.17 0.46 0.83 1.24 0.20 0.02 2.53
2007     0.74 1.34 0.62 0.37 0.16 2.70
2008   0.15 0.68 0.70 0.72 0.20 0.09 2.11
2009     0.70 0.64 0.52 0.40 0.04 1.86

* Blanks indicate that no survey was conducted.

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