Appendix 1. Alternative catch histories (Table 3 in the 1998 SEW report for the large coastal complex and modified from Tables 5 and 4 for the sandbar and blacktip, respectively) to account for increased landings and dead discards. Numbers of fish in thousands.

Large coastal complex

Year

Commercial

Landings

Pelagic longline discards

Recreational catches

Unreported catches

Bottom longline discards

Total

1981

24.3

10

265.0

   

299.3

1982

24.3

10

413.9

   

448.2

1983

26.2

10

324.6

   

360.8

1984

35.8

10

254.6

   

300.4

1985

33.3

10

366.1

   

409.4

1986

108.0

10

426.1

24.9

 

603.8

1987

209.4

9.7

314.4

70.3

 

499.0

1988

549.2

11.4

300.6

113.3

 

974.5

1989

702.0

10.5

221.1

96.3

 

1029.9

1990

535.0

8.0

213.2

52.1

 

808.3

1991

400.4

7.5

293.3

11.3

 

712.5

1992

430.4

20.9

304.9

   

756.2

1993

254.1

7.3

249.0

 

25.4

535.8

1994

228.0

8.8

160.9

 

22.8

420.5

1995

222.4

6.1

183.4

 

22.2

434.1

1996

164.5

5.7

184.5

 

16.4

371.1

1997

98.4

5.6

161.9

 

9.8

275.7

 

Sandbar shark

Year

Commercial

Landings

Recreational catches

Unreported catches

Total

1986

33.3

123.7

6.2

163.2

1987

127.3

32.5

17.6

177.5

1988

152.5

64.8

56.7

274.0

1989

234.9

27.4

48.1

310.4

1990

224.3

58.8

26.0

309.2

1991

183.4

37.0

5.6

225.9

1992

193.3

36.3

 

229.6

1993

103.8

26.6

 

130.4

1994

132.5

15.0

 

147.5

1995

82.7

24.9

 

107.6

1996

64.0

35.2

 

99.2

1997

32.0

40.9

 

72.9

Appendix 1 (continued).

Blacktip shark

Year

Commercial

Landings

Recreational catches

Unreported catches

Mexican catches

Total

1986

88.8

162.4

18.7

15.6

285.5

1987

142.8

129.5

52.7

22.4

347.4

1988

322.0

139.8

56.7

29.0

547.5

1989

373.9

111.4

48.2

35.7

569.2

1990

200.2

94.1

26.0

42.5

362.9

1991

267.7

150.8

5.6

49.2

473.3

1992

352.2

157.7

 

55.9

565.7

1993

225.9

109.0

 

62.6

397.5

1994

191.5

66.1

 

62.6

320.1

1995

139.5

67.0

 

62.6

269.1

1996

95.1

78.0

 

62.6

235.7

1997

75.6

68.3

 

62.6

206.5

 

Appendix 2. Alternative catch history modified from Table 3 in the 1998 SEW report (scenario run by one of the reviewers) to account for increased landings and non-U.S. catches. Numbers of fish in thousands.

Large coastal complex

Year

Commercial

Landings

Pelagic longline discards

Recreational catches

Unreported catches

Bottom longline discards

Non-U.S. catches

Total

1981

32.4

10

265.0

   

100.0

407.4

1982

32.4

10

413.9

   

100.0

556.3

1983

35.0

10

324.6

   

100.0

469.6

1984

47.8

10

254.6

   

100.0

412.4

1985

44.4

10

366.1

   

100.0

520.5

1986

162.0

10

426.1

24.9

 

100.0

723.0

1987

314.1

9.7

314.4

70.3

 

100.0

808.5

1988

823.8

11.4

300.6

113.3

 

100.0

1349.1

1989

1053.0

10.5

221.1

96.3

 

100.0

1480.9

1990

802.8

8.0

213.2

52.1

 

100.0

1176.1

1991

600.6

7.5

293.3

11.3

 

100.0

1012.7

1992

645.6

20.9

304.9

   

100.0

1071.4

1993

338.8

7.3

249.0

 

25.4

100.0

720.5

1994

228.0

8.8

160.9

 

22.8

100.0

520.5

1995

222.4

6.1

183.4

 

22.2

100.0

534.1

1996

164.5

5.7

184.5

 

16.4

100.0

471.1

1997

98.4

5.6

161.9

 

9.8

100.0

375.7