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TOTAL ESTIMATES FOR LOBSTER FISHERY IN MAINE (1967-present)
Based on Commercial Port Sampling Program
  Catch in Catch in Total Total Total Total Total Total
Year Pounds Numbers Value Trap-hauls Boat-days Man-days Man-hours THSOD
                 
1967 16,489,196 14,175,747 13,405,850 27,031,469 197,216 240,367 1,788,416 partial year
1968 20,501,732 17,550,287 14,644,094 34,169,553 219,176 261,969 1,908,914 73,220,471
1969 19,834,780 16,952,803 16,125,837 32,516,033 246,793 290,747 2,072,600 90,158,091
1970 18,172,269 15,400,228 16,983,429 30,800,456 185,261 227,837 1,755,775 82,601,223
1971 17,558,351 15,007,138 17,214,070 32,515,465 213,709 261,363 2,002,092 97,546,394
1972 16,256,467 13,894,416 16,759,244 26,220,108 162,014 206,668 1,542,359 101,602,919
1973 17,044,194 14,322,852 21,851,531 33,419,988 185,303 242,587 1,860,720 100,259,965
1974 16,457,666 13,829,971 22,857,869 26,979,780 168,831 227,693 1,677,642 78,369,838
1975 17,017,411 14,421,535 27,447,437 34,034,822 188,705 245,031 1,903,514 100,102,418
1976 19,001,053 16,102,587 27,942,725 30,646,860 187,350 263,757 1,925,132 105,561,406
1977 18,487,138 15,535,410 28,886,153 34,881,392 195,342 266,500 2,027,098 108,747,871
1978 19,130,459 16,212,253 33,562,209 32,983,550 185,373 257,962 2,020,112 95,652,295
1979 22,133,235 18,444,362 40,987,472 35,698,766 211,801 293,739 2,132,296 96,231,456
1980 21,980,691 18,165,860 37,897,743 33,816,448 172,195 256,155 1,950,372 95,568,221
1981 22,631,619 18,859,682 44,375,723 32,330,884 195,336 271,851 2,029,742 94,298,412
1982 22,893,287 19,077,739 48,709,121 34,686,798 197,492 291,449 2,184,474 109,015,650
1983 21,974,946 18,466,341 49,943,059 32,316,097 175,575 258,559 2,036,603 109,874,730
1984 19,538,689 16,419,066 46,520,688 34,890,516 186,580 344,537 2,119,164 122,116,806
1985 20,121,180 16,908,555 43,741,696 34,103,695 194,201 271,578 2,106,930 117,943,611
1986 19,704,317 16,284,560 45,823,993 31,276,694 188,306 263,815 1,943,226 115,907,747
1987 19,732,080 16,443,400 51,926,526 29,450,866 156,059 227,328 1,828,738 98,660,400
1988 21,633,664 17,612,735 58,550,443 28,134,628 150,735 223,268 1,777,167 103,160,305
1989 23,420,609 19,041,146 55,763,355 32,083,026 169,850 251,186 1,922,874 130,114,494  
1990 28,076,858 22,642,627 61,036,648 33,031,598 183,605 269,348 2,076,691 127,622,082
1991 30,845,889 24,875,717 65,629,551 32,131,134 170,053 272,370 2,053,654 118,638,035
1992 26,887,382 21,509,906 65,578,980 33,609,228 162,756 250,138 1,927,411 134,436,910
1993 29,977,667 23,982,134 69,715,505 31,891,135 183,687 280,322 2,090,493 136,262,123
1994 38,934,169 30,656,826 92,700,402 38,548,682 184,121 302,260 2,355,364 144,200,626
1995 37,208,324 29,069,003 100,563,038 38,359,096 191,243 312,570 2,376,010 128,304,565
1996 36,222,628 28,978,102 97,898,994 33,231,769 169,852 289,226 2,341,476 144,890,512
1997 47,022,555 37,025,633 134,350,157 37,921,415 185,838 326,206 2,616,725 162,146,741
1998 47,036,836 37,932,932 130,657,878 41,997,175 209,677 353,554 2,842,105 180,910,908
1999 53,494,418 42,455,887 178,314,727 43,847,884 214,949 365,100 2,886,909 198,127,474
2000 57,215,406 44,353,028 178,798,144 37,890,997 191,407 345,587 2,740,201 168,280,606
2001 47,762,319 37,025,053 144,734,300 35,119,352 188,315 338,092 2,635,890 170,579,711
2002 62,315,110 48,306,287 201,016,484 42,391,231 215,997 388,450 3,107,986 201,016,484
2003 54,976,864 42,950,675 198,551,280 35,027,641 178,970 330,920 2,596,332 170,679,416
2004 70,955,778 53,754,377 283,823,112 58,641,139 287,620 538,359 4,256,495 272,906,838
2005 64,192,495 49,378,842 291,784,068 50,150,387 257,181 613,285 4,848,376 256,769,980
 
Estimates lobster fishery.  Catch in Pounds is taken from Maine landings.
Landings is divided by Port-sampling catch & effort data.
from yearly summaries
mean weight  lbs/value lbs/TH lbs/Boat Day lbs/Man day lbs/Man Hour lbs/THSOD
Catch in Pounds Catch in Numbers Total Value Total Trap-Hauls Total Boat-Days Total Man-Days Total Man-Hours  Total THSOD
1998 1.24 0.36 1.12 224.33 133.04 16.55 0.26
47,036,836 37,932,932 130,657,878 41,997,175 209,677 353,554 2,842,105 180,910,908
1999 1.26 0.3 1.22 248.87 146.52 18.53 0.27
53,494,418 42,455,887 178,314,727 43,847,884 214,949 365,100 2,886,909 198,127,474
1985 1.19 0.46 0.59 103.61 74.09 9.55 0.1706
20,121,180 16,908,555 43,741,696 34,103,695 194,201 271,578 2,106,930 117,943,611
1.29 0.32 1.51 298.92 165.56 20.88 0.34
2000 57,215,406 44,353,028 178,798,144 37,890,997 191,407 345,587 2,740,201 168,280,606
1.29 0.33 1.36 253.63 141.27 18.12 0.28
2001 47,762,319 37,025,053 144,734,300 35,119,352 188,315 338,092 2,635,890 170,579,711
1.29 0.31 1.47 288.5 160.42 20.05 0.31
2002 62,315,110 48,306,287 201,016,484 42,391,231 215,997 388,450 3,107,986 201,016,484
1.28 0.28 1.57 307.18 166.13 21.17 0.32
2003 54,976,864 42,950,675 198,551,280 35,027,641 178,970 330,920 2,596,332 170,679,416
1.32 0.25 1.21 246.70 131.80 16.67 0.26
2004 70,955,778 53,754,377 283,823,112 58,641,139 287,620 538,359 4,256,495 272,906,838
1.3 0.22 1.28 249.6 104.67 13.24 0.25
2005 64,192,495 49,378,842 291,784,068 50,150,387 257,181 613,285 4,848,376 256,769,980