Smooth Dogfish Summary Data
The data presented in this file were last updated in May 2023.
Abundance indices are presented through the Fall 2022 cruise. 
General Information Index Strata
Catch Distribution - 2022
Catch and Sampling History
Season Year Number Caught Biomass Caught (kg) Presence at Index Stations (%) Number Measured Age Specimens Ages Read Stomach Specimens Stomachs Analyzed
Spring 2008           927 2,490.9 96.1 688 297 0 288 286
  2009           947 2,746.4 82.4 725 236 0 221 216
  2010           402 1,232.6 76.5 399 188 0 181 174
  2011           521 1,741.5 61.8 458 186 0 173 171
  2012           189 627.3 50.0 189 138 0 132 123
  2013           411 1,236.1 65.7 411 176 0 167 163
  2014           321 961.3 59.8 321 140 0 137 137
  2015           292 948.8 61.8 292 178 0 174 173
  2016           365 1,104.7 58.8 357 187 0 176 176
  2017           856 1,512.3 13.7 856 181 0 163 162
  2018           789 2,462.7 55.9 757 236 0 229 225
  2019           676 1,828.8 63.7 656 251 0 241 241
  2020  No Sampling Due to COVID-19 Restrictions 
  2021           354 1,041.8 34.3 354 155 0 150 146
  2022           273 884.9 51.0 273 167 0 152 150
Fall 2007        1,684 1,557.7 54.7 759 196 0 194 192
  2008           414 364.8 48.7 386 162 0 161 161
  2009        1,178 847.5 76.0 1,178 333 0 330 323
  2010           758 690.5 60.7 602 223 0 215 215
  2011           606 612.1 58.0 606 205 0 203 203
  2012           783 946.2 43.3 783 161 0 158 151
  2013           549 770.3 53.3 459 174 0 170 166
  2014           490 560.2 50.0 432 165 0 157 157
  2015           545 544.1 56.7 545 186 0 179 179
  2016           224 182.6 36.0 224 109 0 105 103
  2017           286 598.7 40.7 286 149 0 146 146
  2018        1,026 1,278.1 50.7 714 185 0 179 179
  2019           343 377.2 36.7 343 118 0 112 110
  2020           387 545.6 50.7 387 159 0 152 152
  2021           339 737.4 48.7 339 169 0 159 156
  2022           405 623.5 48.7 405 170 0 158 70