U.S. Department 

 of Commerce 



William M. Daley 



Secretary 



National Oceanic 

 and Atmospheric 

 Administration 



D. James Baker 



Under Secretary for 

 Oceans and Atmosphere 



National Marine 

 Fislieries Service 



Penelope D. Dalton 



Assistant Administrator 

 for Fisheries 



Scientific Editor 



Dr. John V. Merriner 



Editorial Assistant 

 Sarah Shoffler 



Southeast Fisheries Science Center 

 National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 

 101 Pivers Island Road 

 Beaufort, NC 28516 





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Dr. Andrew E. Dizon National Marine Fisheries Service 



Dr. Harlyn O. Halvorson University of Massachusetts, Boston 



Dr. Ronald W. Hardy University of Idaho, Hagerman 



Dr. Richard D. Methot National Marine Fisheries Service 



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The Fishery Bulletin carries original research reports and technical notes on investigations in 

 fishery science, engineering, and economics. It began as the Bulletin of the United States Fish 

 Commission in 1881; it became the Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries in 1904 and the Fishery 

 Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service in 1941. Separates were issued as documents through 

 volume 46: the last document was No. 1103. Beginning with volume 47 in 1931 and continuing 

 through volume 62 in 1963, each separate appeared as a numbered bulletin. A new system 

 began in 1963 with volume 63 in which papers are bound together in a single issue of the 

 bulletin. Beginning with volume 70, number 1, January 1972, the Fishery Bulletin became a 

 periodical, issued quarterly. In this form, it is available by subscription from the Superintendent 

 of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. It is also available free in 

 limited numbers to libraries, research institutions, State and Federal agencies, and in exchange 

 for other scientific publications. 



