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Table 2. — The distribution and mean total length (mm) of menhaden by date collected, kilometers upstream from 

 Bogue Inlet, and salinity i%o) in the White Oak River estuary, March-August 1969. 



^ Abundance index is the number of young menhaden for 100^ of water. 



Larvae 



Prejuveniles 



Juveniles 



1969 

 Mar. 17 

 Mar. 27 



Apr. I 



Apr. 9 



Apr. 16 

 May 1 

 Mar. 17 

 Mar. 27 



Apr. 1 



Apr. 9 

 Apr. 16 

 May 1 

 May 27 

 May 27 

 June 26 

 July 16^ 



0.292 



0.293 

 0.302 

 0.291 

 0.332 

 0.310 



0.331 

 0.317 

 0.355 

 0.321 

 0.358 

 0.299 

 0.394 

 0.376 

 0.342 

 0,364 

 0.381 

 0.396 

 0.402 

 0.497 



0.303 



0.309 



0.326 



0.253 



0.331 



0.326 



0.357 



0.444 



0.305 



0.387 



0.435 



.555 

 .551 

 .526 



0.314 



0.390 



0.599 



0.540 



0.476 



0.420 



0.517 



0.547 



0.542 



0.516 



0.498 

 0.507 



0.535 



' Sample sizes after July 16 were too small to show trends 



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