Swordfish logbook newsletter - 1991

This is the second annual Swordfish Logbook Newsletter. The primary purpose of this report is to summarize data and activities related to the mandatory large pelagics logbook program. This newsletter serves as a vehicle for dissemination of information to those directly involved in the fishery. In addition to updating catch, effort, CPUE, and location information, and detailing revisions to the 1992 daily logbook forms, this year's newsletter includes sections pertaining to swordfish regulations, mandatory dealer reporting, preliminary monthly landings for 1991, age and growth studies, additional analyses based on logbook data (Farber, 1992; Farber and Turner, 1992), and comments received from Captains.