NOTE Powell et a\ Larval and juvenile fishes off Nortfi Carolina 



435 



Q. 

 O 



Q 



Day 1 







20 



40 



60 



80 

 100 

 120 

 140 

 160 

 50 



Station 



60 



70 



80 



90 100 110 



50 60 



Day 2 



station 



70 80 90 100 110 



Station 



50 60 



70 



80 



90 100 110 



50 



60 



70 



80 



90 100 110 



Distance offstiore (km) 



Figure 5 



Temperature r C) and salinity (ppt) sections across a transect from middle-shelf to Gulf Stream 

 waters of 24-h duration. Sampling periods and locations: day 1 is from 14 September 1994, 2111 

 h (station 2) to 15 September, 0620 h (station .5); day 2 from 16 September, 2108 h (station li to 

 16 September, 0625 h (station 5). Station 1 was not sampled on day 1. 



and Ray, 1986) and an indicator that certain larvae 

 spawned in the Gulf of Mexico as well as other organ- 

 isms (Pietrafesa, 1989) can be transported to shelf 

 waters off North Carolina. 



Our study and previous studies (Eldridge et al., 

 1978) indicate that the 1 m x 2 m neuston net is as 

 effective in sampling large larvae and juveniles as is 

 the frame trawl, although a comparison has not been 

 made by using both nets as neuston nets. Eldridge et 

 al. made a large number of neuston tows (24 day, 24 

 night) and, in some cases, collected larger fishes (e.g. 

 Decapterus sp, Selar crumenopthalmus and Priacan- 



thidae). However, they did not collect any Acanthu- 

 ridae, Trichopsetta, and Antigonia sp(p)., taxa that 

 were relatively common in frame trawl collections. A 

 comparison between the two gear types for neuston 

 tows could be informative. 



Ichthyoplankton distribution in 

 relation to hydrography 



Factors influencing the hydrography of the waters off 

 North Carolina are complex and dynamic (Pietrafesa, 

 1989; Pomeroy et al., 1993; Verity et al., 1993) and 



