individuals to total individuals caught over time, or 

 from the number of tagged individuals caught per unit 

 of fishing effort over a specified period of time 

 (Jones 1976). 



In conclusion, we believe this procedure can be of 

 value to fishery biologists desiring to investigate 

 migration and movement (and perhaps mortality) of 

 deep-dwelling fishes not markable by more conven- 

 tional methods. 



Acknowledgments 



We initiated our studies of tilefish and their fishery 

 largely through the urgings of our friend the late 

 Lionel A. Walford. The project could not have suc- 

 ceeded without the cooperation of longline fishermen 

 from Barnegat Light, N.J. Captains John Larson and 

 Ron Minor, owner and operator, respectively, of the 

 longliner Lori L, kindly allowed us to set and retrieve 

 tagging longlines. Captains Mike and Augie Ciell set 

 and retrieved tagging longlines from FV Panther. 

 Captains Keith Larson, Richard Moch, Curt Blen- 

 singer, and Bob McKnight returned recaptured tags. 

 Valuable statistical advice was provided by Richard 

 J. Trout, Rutgers University. 



The work reported in this article was supported by 

 NOAA Sea Grant Program NA81AA-D-00065, proj- 

 ect R/F2, through the New Jersey Sea Grant Pro- 

 gram; New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 

 (NJAES Publication No. D-12409-11-83); and the 

 Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, 

 Rutgers University. This article is Sea Grant publica- 

 tion NJSG 83-95. 



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C. B. Grimes 



Forestry and Wildlife Section 

 Department of Horticulture and Forestry 

 Rutgers University 

 Neiv Brunswick, NJ 089t>:< 



Ecology Graduate Program 



Rutgers University 



New Brunswick, NJ 08903 



Department of Biological Sciences and 



Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies 

 Rutgers University 

 New Brunswick. NJ 08903 



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