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25 

 20 

 15 

 10 

 5 

 



June 1992 n =61 



1 Year 

 Birth Mode ^105 cm FL 



Mode = 65cm FL ■■! 



■Illll 



February 1993 n =61 



25 

 20 

 15 

 10 

 5 

 



25 

 20 

 15 

 10 

 5 

 



July 1992 rt, = 31 



8 8 2 8 S S R 



S 8 



August 1992h =33 



8 8 £ 8 S ? S 



September 1991 n = 21 



En 35 r-- 35 Cfi o 

 August 1993 n 



25 T 



20 I 



15 I 

 10 i 



5 







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= 116 ; 



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Fork length (cm) 



Figure 4 



Monthly length-frequency data for the 1992 year class used for obtaining length-frequency growth rates for 

 small (<160 cm FL) tiger sharks in the nursery area. First and partial second year growth for the 1992 year class 

 is represented with the solid line. Second and partial third year growth for the 1991 year class is represented by 

 the dashed line. 



