Table 1 Single species landings per unit of fishing power (LPUP) by the English and Welsh trawl fleet.
From: The effects of 118 years of industrial fishing on UK bottom trawl fisheries
Species | Early averaged LPUP (t) (s.d.) | Early LPUP timescale | Latest averaged LPUP (t) (s.d.) | Latest LPUP timescale | Percent decline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cod | 4.27 (0.350) | 1889–1893 | 0.58 (0.074) | 2003–2007 | 86.6 |
Brill | 0.20 (0.010) | 1890–1894 | 0.03 (0.005) | 2003–2007 | 85.7 |
Plaice | 8.18 (0.344) | 1889–1893 | 0.23 (0.024) | 2003–2007 | 97.2 |
Skates and rays | 1.34 (0.092) | 1902–1906 | 0.22 (0.008) | 2003–2007 | 83.4 |
Turbot | 0.21 (0.040) | 1903–1907 | 0.03 (0.003) | 2003–2007 | 84.8 |
Wolffish | 0.19 (0.026) | 1903–1907 | 0.01 (0.002) | 2001–2005 | 95.8 |
Conger eel | 0.20 (0.021) | 1902–1906 | 0.02 (0.003) | 2002–2006 | 89.2 |
Haddock | 20.72 (1.335) | 1889–1893 | 0.19 (0.041) | 2003–2007 | 99.1 |
Hake | 1.63 (0.392) | 1891–1895 | 0.07 (0.014) | 2003–2007 | 95.2 |
Halibut | 1.03 (0.154) | 1890–1894 | 0.00 (0.000) | 2002–2006 | 99.8 |
Ling | 1.17 (0.146) | 1889–1893 | 0.05 (0.009) | 2003–2007 | 95.7 |
