Tope (Galeorhinus galeus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: Appendix 1

Appendix 1. Estimated catch (t) of tope along the west coast of North America

Estimated catch (t) of tope along the west coast of North America. Data sources: California-Ripley (1946), Canada-Barraclough (1946) and Bailey (1952), Oregon (Westrheim 1950), Washington (Department of the Interior Information Service). California landings 1938-1940 are based on proportion (52.9%) of total shark landings found in Ripley (1946). Canadian, Washington, and Oregon liver landings converted to whole weights based on 10:1 conversion from Bailey (1952). Estimated number of sharks based on mean weight of 21 kg.
Year	California Total Sharks (t)	California Estimated catch (t) of tope	Washington Estimated catch (t) of tope	Oregon Estimated catch (t) of tope	Canada Estimated catch (t) of tope	Total	Estimated number of sharks
1930	293
1931	270
1932	385
1933	213
1934	238
1935	251
1936	214
1937	414
1938	3400	1799				1799	85667
1939	4176	2209				2209	105190
1940	3557	1881			12	1893	90143
1941		2168		452	105	2725	129762
1942		903	330	498	221	1952	92952
1943		810	1271	1222	144	3447	164143
1944		286	379	679	278	1622	77238
1945				317	160	477	22714
1946				452	41	493	23476
1947				362	47	409	19476
1948				226	24	251	11905
1949				271	18	290	13762
Total (t)		10056	1980	4479	1050	17565	836428