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Preliminary 2009 Estimates are available for Waves 1 through 4, and 6. Final estimates are available for 2008 and earlier.

Preliminary catch and effort estimates for Wave 6 (November-December) are now available.  Preliminary estimates for Wave 5 (September-October) of 2009 are not available at this time.  We are working to resolve issues related to small sample sizes and problems in the performance of the Coastal Household Telephone Survey for Wave 5, and we will not be posting estimates until that work is completed.  We expect that Wave 5 estimates will be available when we post final data in mid-April.

Queries of the catch data can now be made for any species.  Please select the "Custom Time Series" query to the right under "Catch Data".

Preliminary estimates of participation, effort, and catch are posted 45 days following the end of a wave (e.g. Wave 3 data for May-June, are usually posted by August 15).  Final data, including any changes due to quality assurance measures or new census data, are generally posted by April 15 of the following year.

Care is advised when comparing catch estimates across an extended time series because of differences in sampling coverage through the years.  PSEs are presented with all estimates as a measure of precision.  Large PSEs indicate high variability around estimates and therefore low precision.  Weight estimates are minimums and may not reflect the actual total weight landed or harvested.  Use caution with these values.  Please review the GLOSSARY for other import tips on usage.

Each time you use this site you will be required to acknowledge that you have read the above information.  Please take care to read it thoroughly, as it will help you understand updates to our estimates.

The user acknowledges that preliminary statistics will be revised before being posted as final, and that the direction and magnitude of revisions can not be predicted.
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