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Figure 8. — Distribution of butterfish during October-November. 



OCTOBER-NOVEMBER DISTRIBUTION 



The distribution of American plaice, haddock, 

 yellowtail flounder, and butterfish during Octo- 

 ber-November 1956, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 

 1968 is shown in Figures 5-8. 



During 1956, 1961, and 1964, the catches of 

 American plaice were confined to the area north 



of lat 41 °N and east of Cape Cod. In 1965, 1966, 

 and 1968, plaice were found over a much more 

 extensive area. In these years plaice occurred 

 along the southern edge of Georges Bank and 

 off southern New England as far west as long 

 72°W. The abundance of plaice, as indicated by 

 the average catch per tow, was greater during 

 the latter 3 years. 



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