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Results 



Distribution 



The distribution of G. ptstilliger during the 1997 and 1998 

 eastern Bering Sea surveys was limited to depths <50 m; 



areas of highest concentration were located around south- 

 ern Kuskokwini and Togiak Bays for both survey years 

 (Fig. 2). In 1997, G. pistilliger were caught in QQ9c of the 

 trawls <50 m (;!=86 for each year), compared with 51% 

 in 1998. The 1997 CPUE ranged from 0.19 to 101, with 

 a mean of 15.81 (SD=22.78); the population estimate for 



