Table 4. Population estimates, fishing mortality, and other parameters by length interval. Numbers were calculated using Jones length-based cohort analysis
Length interval | Estimated yearly tilapia (number) | Tilapia number N (L1) | Fishing mortality (yr1) F (L1, L2) |
8–10 | 756,049 | 13279865 | 0.670521537 |
10–12 | 938,480 | 10744618 | 0.960474637 |
12–14 | 1,033,516 | 8262836 | 1.281195947 |
14–16 | 904,413 | 5952384 | 1.428288614 |
16–18 | 804,187 | 4043023 | 1.721391293 |
18–20 | 582,388 | 2493381 | 1.823903426 |
20–22 | 501,351 | 1398175 | 1.988521896 |
22–24 | 379,047 | 588780 | 1.205129519 |
24–26 | 46,019 | 85579 | 1.620036924 |
26–28 | 8,955 | 15461 | 1.479395883 |
28–30 | 329 | 1128 | 0.996644485 |
30 & above | 219 | 112 | 1.96 |
Grand Total | 5,954,953 | 46,865,341 | |