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Section 1 of the Report: (58 K)

• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Executive Summary

• Chapter 1 - Introduction

• Chapter 2 - Landings

• Chapter 3 - Effort

• Chapter 4 - Gulf of Maine Cod Trip Limit Analysis

• Chapter 5 - Status and Projections Results for 11 Stocks

• Chapter 6 - Status of the Other Large Mesh Regulated Species

• Chapter 7 - Description of the GOM Cod Fishery, 1996 - 2000

• Chapter 8 - Management Options for Fishing Year 2002

• Glossary
• References

• Appendix I - Statistical Areas Associated with Stock Definitions

• Appendix II - Preliminary Prorated Monthly Landings for January through December 2000
• Appendix III - Preliminary Prorated Monthly Landings for January through June 2001
• Appendix IV - The Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank Cod Fishery in the May 2000 - April 2001 Fishing Year: Numbers of Vessels and Landings by Selected Ports, States, Gear Sector, and Vessel Sizes
• Appendix V - Summary of Status Determination Criteria
• Appendix VI - Summary of New Projections Used in the 2000 MSMC Report