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Table 5. — Relationship of standard length and percent mature for weakfish from 

 North Carolina by sex and area (1967-69). 



«100 

 105 

 110 

 115 

 120 

 125 

 130 

 135 

 140 

 145 

 150 

 155 

 160 

 165 

 170 

 175 

 180 

 185 

 190 

 195 

 200 

 205 

 210 

 215 

 220 

 225 

 230 

 235 

 240 



>240 



Total 



42 



469 



100 



411 



473 



'Midpoint of length interval (102.6 to 107.5 = 105, etc.] 



Table 6. — Relationship of age-group and standard length to percent sexually mature by sex for weakfish from the vicinity of 



Morehead City, N.C. ( 1968-69). 



slOO 

 110 

 115 

 120 

 125 

 130 

 135 

 140 

 145 

 150 

 155 

 160 

 165 

 170 

 175 

 180 

 185 

 190 

 195 

 200 



>200 



Total 

 Mean 



42 

 2 



7 



2 



2 



1 



4 



2 



7 



7 



13 



22 



31 



35 



14 



7 



4 



203 











14 











100 



50 



50 



43 



71 



77 



96 



100 



97 



100 



100 



100 



100 



67 



100 



122 



244 



229 



26 



1 

 1 



1 

 29 



32 



73 



99 



95 



100 



100 

 100 



100 

 100 



100 



'Midpoint of length interval. 



the female weakfish of age-group I less than 175 

 mm SL (n = 21). All females in age-group II were 

 mature (n = 32). Males of age-group from Pam- 

 lico Sound were sexually mature at 150 mm SL 

 while males in age-group I reached maturity at 



135 mm SL (Table 7). All age-group II males 

 examined from this area were sexually mature {n 

 = 89). Females of age-group in the Pamlico 

 Sound area reached sexual maturity at 175 mm 

 SL (n = 3, 1 immature) while age- group I females 



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