Table 2.— Total PCB content of the edible portions of targeted samples in respect to length, weight, age, and lipid content. Mean ranges 



are in parentheses. 



Species and location 



No. of samples Length (cm) 



Weight (kg) 



Age (yr) 



Lipid content (%) 



Total PCB's (ppm) 



Gulf menhaden 



Bay St. Louis, Miss. 



Galveston Bay. Tex. 



San Luis Pass, Tex 

 Gafftopsail catfish 



Galveston Bay, Tex. 



San Luis Pass. Tex. 

 Red hake 



New York Bight 

 Atlantic tomcod 



Hudson River 

 Silver hake 



San Luis Pass, Tex. 

 Striped bass 



Hudson River 



New York Bight Apex 



San Joaquin River, Calif, (off Antioch) 



Sacramento River, Calif, (off Clarksberg) 



Chipp's Island, Calif. 



Martinez Shore. Calif. 



Coos River. Oreg. 



Lake Mead, Nev. 

 White perch 



Hudson River 



Cape May Peninsula 

 Kelp bass 



Backside Catahna 



Frontside Catalina 

 Bluefish 



Sandy Hook Bay 

 Sheepshead 



Galveston Bay, Tex 



San Luis Pass, Tex 

 Weakfish 



Sandy Hook Bay 



Cape May Peninsula 

 Speckled trout 



East Bay. Fla 



Mobile, Ala. 



Bay St Louis, Miss. 



Chandeleur Sound, La. 



Galveston Bay, Tex. 



San Luis Pass. Tex. 

 Spot 



Sandy Hook Bay 



Cape May Peninsula 



Galveston Bay, Tex. 



San Luis Pass. Tex. 

 Black drum 



Galveston Bay, Tex. 



San Luis Pass, Tex. 

 Red drum 



Galveston Bay. Tex. 



San Luis Pass, Tex. 

 Silver perch 



Galveston Bay, Tex. 



San Luis Pass, Tex. 

 Atlantic croaker 



Galveston Bay. Tex. 



San Luis Pass, Tex. 

 Southern kingfish 



San Luis Pass, Tex. 

 White croaker 



Inside LA Harbor 



Outside LA Harbor 

 Opaleye 



Frontside Catalina 



Backside Catalina 

 Halfmoon 

 Inside LA Harbor 



Outside LA Harbor 

 Frontside Catalina 

 Backside Catalina 

 White seaperch 

 Inside LA Harbor 



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