The following catch per effort data were recorded for a Chilean fishery. Three different types of gear were used and the fishery was restricted to Chiles territorial waters. Provide an estimate of the total size of (in metric tons) of the population at the end of the year that is what is the size of the population at the end of this fishery? Plot your data and results. List any assumptions (be specific) that you made.

Month Catch (metric tons) Effort 1 649 174 2 752 212 3 721 207 4 836 294 5 837 281 6 641 202 7 627 205 8 523 175 9 489 186 10 752 257 11 737 283 12 762 307