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that dolphinfish in North Carolina and Florida grow 

 more slowly than in the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico 

 (<I)'=6.67), and Barbados, or that values of /C in the 

 northern areas are underestimated (Table 4). These 



slower growth rates are derived from unvalidated 

 studies of scales. Furthermore, the age at the time 

 of first annulus formation may be significantly less 

 than one year, depending on the difference between 



