| Year | All Stations Annual Mean Zooplankton Biomass (g(ww)/m2) | Total Number of Sampled Stations@ | Annual Mean C.V. ×10−2 (see text)* |
| 1969 | 42 | 204 | 50 |
| 1970 | 51 | 131 | 50 |
| 1971 | 41 | 109 | 42 |
| 1972 | 33 | 132 | 43 |
| 1973 | 39 | 105 | 42 |
| 1974 | 36 | 125 | 47 |
| 1975 | 28 | 95 | 40 |
| 1976 | 32 | 85 | 38 |
| 1977 | 35 | 74 | 41 |
| 1978 | 33 | 74 | 36 |
| 1979 | 33 | 71 | 33 |
| 1980 | 36 | 73 | 45 |
| 1981 | 27 | 69 | 48 |
| 1982 | 32 | 75 | 39 |
| 1983 | 23 | 102 | 49 |
| 1984 | 25 | 84 | 34 |
| 1985 | 19 | 157 | 59 |
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| Grand Mean 33 | Total Number of Sampled Stations:1765 | Grand Mean 43 |