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Figure 11.2: Commercial trawling effort (total area swept in square kilometres) by Trawl Catch Effort Processing Returns (TCEPR) vessels, 1990–2005

Data source: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.

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Year

Area (km2)

1990

35191.67

1991

45277.12

1992

48285.84

1993

51865.06

1994

46411.91

1995

57807.71

1996

57595.93

1997

57944.56

1998

67555.81

1999

60269.7

2000

60555.34

2001

58347.99

2002

60460.87

2003

61345.84

2004

55555.86

2005

50281.69