Marine Trophic Index in LME: California Current

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Year	Mean trophic level	Mean max. length (cm)	FiB Index	Expansion factor
1950	2.89	47.8	0	1
1951	3.06	52	-0.12	0.89
1952	3.47	64.4	0.32	1.38
1953	3.36	55.9	-0.19	0.83
1954	3.13	53.7	-0.62	0.54
1955	3.11	52.2	-0.62	0.54
1956	3.23	55.6	-0.3	0.74
1957	3.25	57.8	-0.34	0.71
1958	2.94	49.1	-0.8	0.45
1959	3.16	56.8	-0.54	0.58
1960	3.22	59.7	-0.38	0.68
1961	3.27	59.9	-0.16	0.85
1962	3.36	62.2	-0.01	0.99
1963	3.39	61.2	0.14	1.15
1964	3.44	66	0.38	1.46
1965	3.48	64.3	0.48	1.62
1966	3.72	65.2	1.47	4.35
1967	3.76	66.7	1.69	5.42
1968	3.68	70	1.31	3.71
1969	3.66	70.3	1.63	5.1
1970	3.61	69.9	1.74	5.7
1971	3.71	70.2	1.72	5.58
1972	3.57	69.9	1.51	4.53
1973	3.56	64.2	1.47	4.35
1974	3.63	64.8	1.67	5.31
1975	3.55	59.6	1.69	5.42
1976	3.55	60.2	1.69	5.42
1977	3.4	54.4	1.28	3.6
1978	3.36	56	1.07	2.92
1979	3.33	53	1.21	3.35
1980	3.13	45.8	0.85	2.34
1981	3.21	48.3	1.2	3.32
1982	3.18	49.1	0.97	2.64
1983	3.27	56.9	0.92	2.51
1984	3.36	59.8	1.1	3
1985	3.29	57.7	1.04	2.83
1986	3.35	59.1	1.33	3.78
1987	3.44	59.1	1.71	5.53
1988	3.37	58.8	1.38	3.97
1989	3.34	56.7	1.32	3.74
1990	3.45	63.3	1.33	3.78
1991	3.17	59	0.39	1.48
1992	3.29	63.2	0.66	1.93
1993	3.44	65.5	1.1	3
1994	3.59	66.7	1.72	5.58
1995	3.42	62.3	1.34	3.82
1996	3.4	61.4	1.37	3.94
1997	3.43	58.9	1.61	5
1998	3.47	64.9	1.46	4.31
1999	3.47	58.5	1.63	5.1
2000	3.39	55.1	1.55	4.71
2001	3.28	54	1.3	3.67
2002	3.2	54.4	1.06	2.89
2003	3.25	57.9	1.07	2.92
2004	3.37	59.8	1.41	4.1
2005	3.39	58.2	1.55	4.71
2006	3.38	57.8	1.52	4.57

TL	SLMax(cm)	Common Name	Scientific Name
4.57999992370605	287	Striped marlin	Tetrapturus audax
4.53000020980835	611	Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias
4.5	498	Mako sharks	Isurus
4.5	400	Thresher sharks	Alopias
4.5	279	Indo-Pacific sailfish	Istiophorus platypterus
4.5	90	Pacific sierra	Scomberomorus sierra
4.5	219	Bigeye tuna	Thunnus obesus
4.5	189	Shortbill spearfish	Tetrapturus angustirostris
4.5	152	California flounder	Paralichthys californicus
4.48999977111816	138	Coryphaena	Coryphaena
4.48999977111816	449	Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
4.48000001907349	66	Greenland halibut	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
4.47714281082153	367	Billfishes	Istiophoridae
4.46000003814697	112	Monkfishes	Lophius
4.46000003814697	367	Black marlin	Makaira indica
4.46000003814697	410	Indo-Pacific blue marlin	Makaira mazara
4.44999980926514	100	Kamchatka flounder	Atheresthes evermanni
4.40333318710327	179	Barracudas	Sphyraena
4.40000009536743	227	Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri
4.40000009536743	121	Chinook salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
4.38500022888184	164	Amberjacks	Seriola
4.36999988555908	172	Common dolphinfish	Coryphaena hippurus
4.34999990463257	108	Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis
4.34999990463257	75	North Pacific hake	Merluccius productus
4.34428596496582	376	Tuna	Thunnus
4.34000015258789	231	Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares
4.34000015258789	200	Escolar	Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
4.32000017166138	125	Lingcod	Ophiodon elongatus
4.30999994277954	136	Albacore	Thunnus alalunga
4.30000019073486	130	Piked dogfish	Squalus acanthias
4.28000020980835	392	Shortfin mako	Isurus oxyrinchus
4.2622218132019	150	Mackerels tunas and bonitos	Scombridae
4.26000022888184	69	Arrowtooth flounder	Atheresthes stomias
4.25	88	Coho salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch
4.24176502227783	207	Requiem sharks	Carcharhinidae
4.23999977111816	289	Blue shark	Prionace glauca
4.2350001335144	60	Frigate tuna	Auxis
4.23199987411499	90	Dogfish sharks	Squalidae
4.21999979019165	200	Opah	Lampris guttatus
4.21000003814697	400	Bigeye thresher	Alopias superciliosus
4.21000003814697	623	Thintail thresher	Alopias vulpinus
4.21000003814697	135	Tope shark	Galeorhinus galeus
4.21000003814697	300	Pacific bluefin tuna	Thunnus orientalis
4.20888900756836	90	Weakfishes	Cynoscion
4.19999980926514	238	Silky shark	Carcharhinus falciformis
4.19999980926514	63	Black rockfish	Sebastes melanops
4.19999980926514	93	Pacific bonito	Sarda chiliensis lineolata
4.19000005722046	62	Pink salmon	Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
4.18599987030029	421	Hammerhead and bonnethead and scoophead shark	Sphyrnidae
4.17999982833862	122	Roudi escolar	Promethichthys prometheus
4.15000009536743	150	Cutlassfishes	Trichiuridae
4.1399998664856	97	Jumbo flying squid	Dosidicus gigas
4.13424253463745	32	Squids	Teuthida
4.13000011444092	115	Pacific halibut	Hippoglossus stenolepis
4.11999988555908	45	Saffron cod	Eleginus gracilis
4.1100001335144	54	Yellowtail rockfish	Sebastes flavidus
4.07999992370605	246	Oilfish	Ruvettus pretiosus
4.07000017166138	164	Yellowtail amberjack	Seriola lalandi
4.07000017166138	54	Yellow snapper	Lutjanus argentiventris
4.05999994277954	63	West American sand sole	Psettichthys melanostictus
4.05999994277954	164	Totoaba	Totoaba macdonaldi
4.05230808258057	164	Jacks and pompanos	Carangidae
4.05000019073486	70	Petrale sole	Eopsetta jordani
4.02400016784668	98	Snappers	Lutjanus
4.01999998092651	28	Pacific pompano	Peprilus simillimus
4.01749992370605	98	Snappers	Lutjanidae
4.01000022888184	100	Pacific cod	Gadus macrocephalus
4.01000022888184	82	Northern red snapper	Lutjanus campechanus
4	300	Sharks rays and skates etc	Sharks or rays and chimaeras
3.98279094696045	190	Sea basses or groupers and fairy basslets	Serranidae
3.97000002861023	60	Alfonsinos	Beryx
3.95000004768372	121	Pacific salmon	Oncorhynchus
3.92333340644836	115	Snooks	Centropomus
3.91666698455811	43	Scorpionfishes or rockfishes	Scorpaenidae
3.91417288780212	80	Cods	Gadiformes
3.88000011444092	29	California market squid	Loligo opalescens
3.87538504600525	82	Grenadiers or rattails	Macrouridae
3.86666703224182	72	Codlings	Moridae
3.84999990463257	40	Curlfin sole	Pleuronichthys decurrens
3.84349989891052	190	Groupers	Epinephelus
3.82999992370605	98	Sablefish	Anoplopoma fimbria
3.81333303451538	50	Sculpins	Cottidae
3.80988097190857	27	Cephalopods	Cephalopoda
3.79999995231628	63	Canary rockfish	Sebastes pinniger
3.7960000038147	83	Skates	Raja
3.77125000953674	20	Lefteye flounders	Bothidae
3.76205897331238	200	Drums or croakers	Sciaenidae
3.73000001907349	76	Sockeye salmon	Oncorhynchus nerka
3.72562503814697	111	Smooth-hounds	Mustelus
3.71000003814697	30	Pacific saury	Cololabis saira
3.70000004768372	102	Ocean whitefish	Caulolatilus princeps
3.68666696548462	102	Pompanos	Trachinotus
3.6800000667572	49	Widow rockfish	Sebastes entomelas
3.6800000667572	97	Spotted ratfish	Hydrolagus colliei
3.64000010490417	50	Flathead sole	Hippoglossoides elassodon
3.6324999332428	37	Scads	Decapterus
3.6175000667572	50	Butterfishes	Stromateidae
3.61374998092651	205	Skates and rays	Rajiformes
3.60999989509583	100	Brown smooth-hound	Mustelus henlei
3.60999989509583	80	Shortspine thornyhead	Sebastolobus alascanus
3.58999991416931	148	Rainbow runner	Elagatis bipinnulata
3.58588194847107	70	Emperors or scavengers	Lethrinidae
3.57999992370605	68	Octopuses	Octopoda
3.57999992370605	60	Okhostk atka mackerel	Pleurogrammus azonus
3.57999992370605	31	Pacific tomcod	Microgadus proximus
3.57999992370605	46	Chilipepper	Sebastes goodei
3.57450008392334	25	Flyingfishes	Exocoetidae
3.57180309295654	50	Flatfishes	Pleuronectiformes
3.5699999332428	78	Black skipjack	Euthynnus lineatus
3.55999994277954	66	Pacific jack mackerel	Trachurus symmetricus
3.53143930435181	56	Perch-likes	Perciformes
3.50999999046326	75	Chimaeras	Hydrolagus
3.50999999046326	91	Bocaccio	Sebastes paucispinis
3.50999999046326	99	Cabezon	Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
3.5	42	Pacific ocean perch	Sebastes alutus
3.49000000953674	25	Round herring	Etrumeus teres
3.48799991607666	30	Squirrelfishes and soldierfishes	Holocentridae
3.47857093811035	62	Sea catfishes	Ariidae
3.47000002861023	91	Chum salmon	Oncorhynchus keta
3.47000002861023	25	Surf smelt	Hypomesus pretiosus
3.46499991416931	32	Smelts	Osmeridae
3.45749998092651	55	Goatfishes	Mullidae
3.45000004768372	80	Hagfishes	Myxinidae
3.45000004768372	75	Alaska Pollock	Theragra chalcogramma
3.45000004768372	41	Pacific sanddab	Citharichthys sordidus
3.45000004768372	49	English sole	Parophrys vetulus
3.4300000667572	34	White croaker	Genyonemus lineatus
3.39615392684937	18	Sea stars	Asteroidea
3.39000010490417	108	Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss
3.35863590240479	80	Grunts	Haemulidae
3.34999990463257	36	Argentines	Argentina
3.32999992370605	48	Atka mackerel	Pleurogrammus monopterygius
3.3199999332428	75	Starry flounder	Platichthys stellatus
3.30999994277954	18	Penaeid shrimps	Penaeidae
3.30864906311035	164	Porgies	Sparidae
3.29999995231628	140	Salmonids	Salmonidae
3.29999995231628	25	Eelpouts	Lycodes
3.29999995231628	20	Pacific rock crab	Cancer productus
3.28999996185303	30	Tonguefishes	Cynoglossidae
3.28500008583069	49	Western croakers	Micropogonias
3.27999997138977	150	Stingrays	Dasyatis
3.26999998092651	62	Dover sole	Microstomus pacificus
3.25250005722046	53	Triggerfishes	Balistidae
3.24000000953674	25	Herrings	Clupeiformes
3.24000000953674	25	Eulachon	Thaleichthys pacificus
3.24000000953674	39	Yellowfin sole	Limanda aspera
3.24000000953674	60	Rex sole	Glyptocephalus zachirus
3.24000000953674	3	Ocean shrimp	Pandalus jordani
3.21000003814697	125	White weakfish	Atractoscion nobilis
3.21000003814697	49	Rock sole	Lepidopsetta bilineata
3.20250010490417	12	Silversides	Atherinidae
3.19000005722046	9	Crongonid shrimp	Crangonidae
3.19000005722046	62	American shad	Alosa sapidissima
3.15000009536743	16	Capelin	Mallotus villosus
3.15000009536743	31	Pacific herring	Clupea pallasii pallasii
3.09999990463257	12	Craylets and squat lobsters	King crabs and squat-lobsters
3.08999991416931	52	Chub mackerel	Scomber japonicus
3.06162858009338	11	Gastropods	Gastropoda
3.03200006484985	25	Mojarras	Gerreidae
3	25	Crustaceans	Crustacea
2.96000003814697	19	Californian anchovy	Engraulis mordax
2.89000010490417	26	Pacific thread herring	Opisthonema libertate
2.8199999332428	15	King crabs	Lithodidae
2.8199999332428	14	King crabs	Paralithodes
2.8199999332428	40	Red king crab	Paralithodes camtschaticus
2.70000004768372	34	Penaeus shrimps	Penaeus
2.70000004768372	17	Crystal shrimp	Farfantepenaeus brevirostris
2.65000009536743	13	Natantian decapods	Shrimps and prawns
2.59999990463257	30	Marine crabs	Brachyura
2.59999990463257	40	Tropical spiny lobsters	Panulirus
2.59999990463257	16	Pandalus shrimps	Pandalus
2.59999990463257	21	Dungeness crab	Cancer magister
2.59999990463257	10	Humpy shrimp	Pandalus goniurus
2.52500009536743	120	Mullets	Mugilidae
2.47000002861023	15	Pacific anchoveta	Cetengraulis mysticetus
2.4300000667572	30	South American pilchard	Sardinops sagax
2.38000011444092	15	Starfishes	Starfish and other echinoderms
2.36999988555908	50	Bobo mullet	Joturus pichardi
2.29999995231628	20	Pacific snow crabs	Chionoecetes
2.27900004386902	45	Surgeonfishes and tangs and unicornfishes	Acanthuridae
2.26999998092651	15	Clams cockles and arkshells	Clams or cockles and arkshells
2.20000004768372	4	Ghost shimps	Callianassa
2.20000004768372	9	Sculptured shrimps	Sclerocrangon
2.09999990463257	8	Sea urchins	Strongylocentrotus
2.04999995231628	58	Sea chubs	Kyphosus
2.02999997138977	22	Gaper clams	Tresus
2.00368404388428	41	Parrotfishes	Scaridae
2	46	Sea cucumbers	Holothuroidea
2	10	Sea mussels	Mytilidae
2	8	Venus clams	Veneridae
2	25	Cupped oysters	Crassostrea
2	30	Abalones	Haliotis
2	23	Stromboid conchs	Strombus
2	6	Ark clams	Arca
2	6	Olympia flat oyster	Ostrea lurida
2	10	Pacific calico scallop	Argopecten ventricosus
2	12	Pacific cupped oyster	Crassostrea gigas
2	23	Pacific geoduck	Panopea abrupta
2	7	Sand gaper	Mya arenaria
2	13	Weathervane scallop	Patinopecten caurinus

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