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Section 1 of the Report: (55 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 Analyses
• Chapter 5 - Status and Projections Results for 11 Stocks
• Chapter 6 - Status of the Other Large Mesh Regulated Species
• Chapter 7 - Fishing Mortality Objectives and Days-At-Sea (DAS) Reductions
• Chapter 8 - Options for 2000

• References
• Glossary

• Appendix I - Statistical Areas Associated with Stock Definitions
• Appendix II - Preliminary Prorated Monthly Landings for January through December 1998
• Appendix III - Preliminary Prorated Monthly Landings for January through May 1999

• Appendix IV - The Gulf of Maine Cod Fishery: Numbers of Vessels and Landings by Selected Ports, States, Gear Sector, and Vessel Sizes
• Appendix V - Expected change in DAS usage for 1999 DAS allocation options (Analysis reprinted from the 1998 MSMC report.)
• Appendix VI - Summary of Framework 30 Area Closure Measures for Georges Bank cod
• Appendix VII - Management Proposal from David T. Goethel

• Projection Results