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Figure 3 



Bimonthly distribution of leopard shark recoveries in and around San Francisco Bay, California, 1979-88, for which recapture location 

 and date were known. 



Of the recoveries, 81.5% were reported by sport 

 anglers, 12.0% by commercial fishermen, and 6.5% of 

 the fish were found on shore or had an unknown recap- 

 ture method. Those recovered by recreational anglers 

 were rather evenly divided between shore and boat 

 anglers, with skiff fishermen dominating the latter 



category. The important role of recreational anglers 

 in the recovery of tagged fish appears to reemphasize 

 the predominance of recreational users of the leopard 

 shark resource. 



Over the 9-year period, most fish were recaptured 

 diu-ing the months of September (20%) and June (13%); 



