GRANT: AGE COMPOSITION OF STRIPED BASS 



es tend to obscure, or even eliminate, peaks in 

 landings contributed by Koo's Chesapeake- 

 wide dominant year classes. Thus only long- 

 term trends in abundance remain evident 

 (Figui'e 1). 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The author acknowledges with thanks the 

 following colleagues for their helpful dis- 

 cussions and assistance: Edwin B. Joseph, 

 Victor G. Burrell, Jr.. C.E. Richards. William 

 H. Kriete, Jr., George R. Thomas, and James 

 C. Owens. Reviews of the manuscript by 

 Jackson Davis and John V. Merriner were 

 most helpful. Also appreciated are the drafting 

 of figures by Jane Davis, photography by Ken 

 Thornberry and manuscript typing by Louise 

 DeBolt and Linda Jenkins. 



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