UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Fred A. Seaton, Secretary 

 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, Arnie J. Suomela, Commissioner 



DECLINE OF THE YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER 



(LIMANDA FERRUGINEA) 



OFF NEW ENGLAND 



By WILLIAM F. ROYCE, RAYMOND J. BULLER, AND ERNEST D. PREMETZ 



FISHERY BULLETIN 146 



From Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service 



VOLUME 59 



UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE • WASHINGTON • 1959 



For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. 



Price 55 cents 



